Comments on: What Social Recruiting is NOT

By: Words of Wisdom from the Talent Acquisition Summit | Recruitalicious

Words of Wisdom from the Talent Acquisition Summit | Recruitalicious — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:14:03 +0000

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By: Twitter 101 for Recruiters

Twitter 101 for Recruiters — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:02:28 +0000

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By: Michael Specht

Michael Specht — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:55:56 +0000

Like Amybeth a bit of self promotion, my thoughts on what social recruiting is http://bit.ly/9PTBRm

Oh & yes recruiters who hang out on social networks talking to each other are NOT doing social recruiting they are socialising. They are also creating a wonderful echo chamber and missing what is happening outside .

By: Amybeth Hale

Amybeth Hale — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:46:26 +0000

Glen, here are my thoughts about ’social recruiting’

http://researchgoddess.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/un-social-recruiting/

By: FR

FR — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:07:27 +0000

Hi Glen..

I agree with you when you say that in the name of social recruitment companies are using twitter, facebook and linkedin mostly for job postings.

But looking at whatever development has happened in social media tools till now, have we reached a situation where by putting same amount of time and effort we can find more suitable candidates through twitter or linked-in or facebook than from Job boards and other traditional methods? I am talking about better ROI.

Please share your opinion.

By: The Week in Links (29th Jan 2010)

The Week in Links (29th Jan 2010) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:50:07 +0000

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By: Master Burnett

Master Burnett — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:01:23 +0000

Glenn,

Couldn’t agree with you more. Facebook fan pages that contain nothing but PR postings and job announcements drive me nuts and make the company look pathetic. I’m also deeply disturbed that the vast majority of recruiters look to social media as nothing more than a sourcing approach. Social media can be applied throughout the recruiting and employee lifecycles to service, inform, educate, train, gather feedback from and engage candidates/employees. The keyword in that last sentence was service, something corporate recruiters haven’t done for decades. I’m finding that training departments are as narrow minded most recruiters when it comes to leveraging social media post hire, despite the huge potential for peer based learning. It’s truly sad how resistant to change most are.

By: Pat Martin

Pat Martin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:57:12 +0000

Glenn,

I think you hit the nail on the head. Social recruiting is a two way street. For it to be true Social Recruiting the recruiter must engage with the candidate if only to let them know that they are not a match and perhaps lead them in the right direction. I use linked in to connect with potential candidates and clients alike. If people respond to my posting or to my email I always make certain that I respond back. In this economy I go as far as to give them direction that may help them to find a job. Todays candidate is tomorrows hiring authority and helping someone one today regardless of the financial outcome to you is true social interaction and therefore social recruiting.

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By: Kunjal Kamdar

Kunjal Kamdar — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:39:05 +0000

Glen, Great Post.
Social Recruiting is…, i guess just a buzz word. After all, be it job portals, Facebook, Twitter etc, we all need to find candidates, pick up the phone, speak or meet for an interview. As long as its a two way process, its Social. What say…..