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Bravo! Nicely said. I work in Creative Recruiting and with so much of our business being subjective, it is imperative that we have a connection with the hiring manager. We absolutely cannot go off of a checklist and personality is a huge fit facto...
@Slouch - thanks!
I'd say not at all really. Not substantially. Even though I have a decent following on Twitter, I've never received a flurry of resumes, ever. More like the occasional inquiry. Social Media is just another tool in the toolbox.
In my field, Defense Engineering, the top candidates have little to no time to be social networking working long hours looking to spend their precious down time with family. Other disciplines could be different as the rare times I'm on them I noti...
I've been seeing it more and more. In fact, I've started following all the individuals sending out the job leads.
July 14, 2009
For the short term, I believe yes. It creates a forum for people to connect, and find new candidates in mass form. However, the great thing about Recruiters is that we take all the information in, whittle it down and create a nice ti...
Maybe it's my industry (Creative, heavily interactive) but I've heard several people comment that they've found people via Twitter - that they hired. I'm seeing more and more job posts being sent out this way. I'm keeping close tabs...
July 14, 2009
For the short term, I believe yes. It creates a forum for people to connect, and find new candidates in mass form. However, the great thing about Recruiters is that we take all the information in, whittle it down and create a nice ti...
I work at a creative staffing firm and one of our largest accounts is trying to get us to sign a contract with a VMS. The problem is, with most of our VMS relationships, the middle man usually gets anywhere from 2-5% of the billing. In this instan...
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- At 11:41am on July 15, 2009,
Kimberly Easley said…
- Check out my blog www.kimeasley.wordpress.com - new article on "Is Social Media is Changing 3rd Party Staffing Vendors?"
Profile Information
- Name:
- Kimberly Easley
- City:
- New York
- ZIP/Postal Code
- 10036
- State/Region (spell it out please, no abbreviations!):
- New York
- Country:
- United States
- Company or business name:
- Update Graphics
- Website:
- http://www.updategraphics.com
- Online profile/Homepage
- http://twitter.com/keasley
- What kind of networking are you open to?
- Referrals between friends, Very targeted/niche
- Who referred you to RecruitingBlogs.com?
- Saw a post by Scott Gordon
- Which combination best describes your professional profile?
- Vendor/Consultant
- How many years have you been in the business?
- 5 - 9 years
- Which industries do you work in now?
- Other
- Are you open to split placements
- no
- Which online communities do you actively participate in?
- What recruiting tools can you not live without?
- Social/Business Media
- Which blogs would you recommend people read?
- www.antipimp.com
http://kimeasley.wordpress.com
www.borbay.com
www.projectcaptured.com
- What do you like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...
- advice
- LinkedIN URL
- http://linkedin.com/in/keasley
- Twitter Profile
- http://www.twitter.com/keasley
Kimberly Easley's Blog
Is Social Media Changing Use of 3rd Party Staffing Vendors?
July 14, 2009
For the short term, I believe yes. It creates a forum for people to connect, and find new candidates in mass form. However, the great thing about Recruiters is that we take all the information in, whittle it down and create a nice tight package wrapped in the form of a great candidate. This is what we do.
Think about it – you post on Twitter that you’re looking for an Art Director. It gets retweeted time and time again until your inbox is overflowing and you don’t have the time to… Continue
For the short term, I believe yes. It creates a forum for people to connect, and find new candidates in mass form. However, the great thing about Recruiters is that we take all the information in, whittle it down and create a nice tight package wrapped in the form of a great candidate. This is what we do.
Think about it – you post on Twitter that you’re looking for an Art Director. It gets retweeted time and time again until your inbox is overflowing and you don’t have the time to… Continue
Posted on July 15, 2009 at 11:43am — 5 Comments
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