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090526 #SocialRecruiting Links

On May 26, 2009, in All, Daily Links, JohnSumser.com, Social Recruiting, Social Software, Sourcing, by John Sumser

Thought For the Day: Sourcing is not social. Using social tools for sourcing is not social. Networking is social. That involves communicating with other people. Social Recruiting and Your Job Search The dos and don’ts for candidates. Quotes David MAnaster . Light on the “How to be social” part of social recruiting. The Future of [...]

What Is Social Recruiting?

On April 8, 2009, in All, Employment Branding, Futures, Industry Analysis, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Recruiting Strategy, Social Recruiting, Social Software, Sourcing, by John Sumser

What Is Social Recruiting (April 08, 2009) I’ve started a conversation about the nature of Social Recruiting on an Australian Wiki. It’s my contention that using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn et all to recruit is not necessarily social recruiting. It’s a desktop variant of Recruitment advertising. It’s an advanced form of sourcing. That’s not to say that [...]

080906 Dallas Recruiting Roadshow

On September 6, 2008, in All, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Recruiting Roadshow, Sourcing, by John Sumser

(September 06, 2008) On September 25, 2008, the Recruiting

ATS.3 (Applicant Tracking Systems)

On May 19, 2008, in All, Applicant Tracking Systems, Employment Branding, Fitures, JohnSumser.com, Sourcing, by John Sumser

There are seven essential, interrelated components of an Applicant Tracking System. (You might take a look at this great little piece …Animals are Tracked, People have relationships.) The actual functionality is very simple and can all be generated from a single database. The

Great Job Posting

On April 9, 2008, in All, Industry Analysis, Job Boards, JohnSumser.com, Sourcing, by John Sumser

This short article gives a great example of a powerful job ad.

Inflection.2

On March 12, 2008, in All, Industry Analysis, JohnSumser.com, Sourcing, by John Sumser

There are a number of converging elements that make up the current inflection point. They include The Redefinition of the Sourcing Function The Explosion in Information Sources (Blogs, Podcasts and VBlogs)) The Continued Growth of Job Boards, Niche Job Boards in Particular The Emergence of Regional Recruiting Phenomenon The Free Fall In The Pricing of [...]