Despite the growth of social recruiting on Facebook, Bullhorn Reach maintains that LinkedIn still dominates the field, and that Facebook still trails Twitter, as well.
REPORT: Despite Facebook’s Social Recruiting Growth, LinkedIn Still Dominates
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In February, the business, tech, and social media industries were abuzz with the results of a study by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, during which it was revealed that in America, “droves of users” were taking breaks from Facebook. In the days that followed, the headlines worried about the fact that 27 percent of people were planning on taking a break from the world’s largest and supposedly most popular networking site.
HUMOR: Facebook Photo Album Derails Cardinal’s Papal Candidacy
The fact that content on users’ Facebook profiles can affect their employment prospects and higher-education opportunities has been hammered home time and again, but did photos posted on the social network derail a candidacy for one of the highest-profile jobs around: pope? Not really, but it’s still a good read.
Report: Facebook Users 18-25 In Work Force Still Don’t Get It
Despite the fact that it’s difficult to go online these days without tripping over post after post after post after post about how Facebook and the employment part of people’s lives do not mix well, it’s also difficult to go online and not find studies showing that these warnings are being ignored, and the latest comes by way of AVG Technologies.
Teens: What Happens On Facebook Doesn’t Stay On Facebook
Despite statistics showing that more college admissions officers, as well as hiring managers, check applicants’ Facebook pages, many teenagers are still lax about social media security, continuing to post content that is detrimental to their online reputation. Michael P. Grace, president and CEO of Virallock, spoke with AllFacebook about the mistakes that high school and college students are making on Facebook and how they can clean up their acts for a better future.
INFOGRAPHIC: Recruiting Via Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Continues To Grow
A total of 92 percent of U.S. companies use social networks and social media to recruit talent, up from 78 percent five years ago, according to new research from recruitment platform Jobvite, which also found that although LinkedIn remains dominant in the sector, Facebook and Twitter continue to make inroads.
There Are Ways To Recruit Top Talent Through Facebook
While LinkedIn remains the top way that headhunters find talented employees, businesses with top-quality Facebook pages can attract quality applicants, too.
Facebook Job Search Dos And Don’ts: Infographic
Facebook’s better than any other social network for job searching, by virtue of having over 800 million members.
Jobvite Creates A Private Facebook Application
Jobvite’s new application combines the massive reach and networking power of Facebook with the private, subtle communications necessary while searching for employment.
