Posted by Mark in Today there are hundreds of social media platforms that are available to us. Although we would like to use each and every one of them, it is only wise to choose the platform that serves our motive the best. When it comes to job search LinkedIn (take a look at our visual guide to LinkedIn) by far is one of the best platforms out there. Of course, Facebook, Twitter, etc. can’t be disregarded either. On June 15th 2009, a conference was held in Google Headquarters where speakers talked about the future of recruiting. As you can imagine, the future of recruiting is social. The participants of this conference were some of the best and brightest minds from the recruiting industry.
Here is the video that was presented during the conference which highlights the past and present of recruiting. Please watch the video and take a moment to answer the question at the end of this post.
As you can see at the end of the video, Forrester analysis shows that some companies see this as a threat. So the big question is : what will be the future of recruiting?
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I suggest you to take a look at 141 Soho Square, a brazillian advertising agency which had spent the last two months knowing its trainee candidates. http://www.estagiario141.com.br/
Please check their work, it was truly awesome!
All candidates should fill both requirements: a common HR form and some tasks transmitted through twitter and a blog.
@Kelly : Does the site offer English version at all? It looks very interesting and would like to dig in deep but can’t find a tab or button to translate it into English on the site.