Social Media Recruiting Works? Prove It. - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T06:45:59Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/social-media-recruiting-works?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe candidate interviewed on…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-29:502551:Comment:11138812010-11-29T17:33:19.918ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
The candidate interviewed on 11/16 was a linkedin candidate. The one turned down due to background glitch responded to an ad. The one interviewed the day before Thanksgiving was a referral. The client doesn't give a rip where they come from. Don't think anyone has wasted any time searching job boards. Positions have been posted on two of the big boards. Aprox 400 applications from those with four or five who were interviewed but turned down. Social Media recruiting has actually yielded none who…
The candidate interviewed on 11/16 was a linkedin candidate. The one turned down due to background glitch responded to an ad. The one interviewed the day before Thanksgiving was a referral. The client doesn't give a rip where they come from. Don't think anyone has wasted any time searching job boards. Positions have been posted on two of the big boards. Aprox 400 applications from those with four or five who were interviewed but turned down. Social Media recruiting has actually yielded none who fit the requirements. OK so it has been a month. Is…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-29:502551:Comment:11138782010-11-29T17:26:48.889ZC. B. Stalling!!https://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ChrisStallings
OK so it has been a month. Is your client happy with the 3 interviews and using these social sites or would time been better spent just hounding candidates and searching job boards?
OK so it has been a month. Is your client happy with the 3 interviews and using these social sites or would time been better spent just hounding candidates and searching job boards? Maria's candidate who was int…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-29:502551:Comment:11138602010-11-29T17:10:53.651ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
Maria's candidate who was interviewed on 11/16 was not offered a position because, as the hiring manager put it, "He is an impressive young man, has great talent but because he does not have experience in our industry, i would have to bring him in at 10K less than what he is making now." "He is underpaid where he is currently so i would be doing him a great disservice to him career wise if i even considered asking him to take that kind of step back." The candidate was appreciative of the…
Maria's candidate who was interviewed on 11/16 was not offered a position because, as the hiring manager put it, "He is an impressive young man, has great talent but because he does not have experience in our industry, i would have to bring him in at 10K less than what he is making now." "He is underpaid where he is currently so i would be doing him a great disservice to him career wise if i even considered asking him to take that kind of step back." The candidate was appreciative of the candor.<br />
<br />
After three on site interviews another candidate was about to be offered a position until it was discovered that a glitch in his background check prevented the offer from being made.<br />
<br />
I am waiting to hear the results of a second interview that took place the day before Thanksgiving. Sandra,
How did the 11/16 in…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-29:502551:Comment:11138102010-11-29T15:33:18.398ZNaomihttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Naomi544
Sandra,<br />
<br />
How did the 11/16 interview go? Have you been able to fill this position yet? Or have the holidays stalled everything? :)<br />
<br />
-Naomi
Sandra,<br />
<br />
How did the 11/16 interview go? Have you been able to fill this position yet? Or have the holidays stalled everything? :)<br />
<br />
-Naomi CB, fee is listed in my origi…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-16:502551:Comment:11104452010-11-16T18:27:35.327ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
CB, fee is listed in my original post. 20% of base.
CB, fee is listed in my original post. 20% of base. Agree 100% Brian, I think eve…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-16:502551:Comment:11104442010-11-16T18:25:52.737ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
Agree 100% Brian, I think everybody agrees that Linkedin is an excellent source. Particularly the groups as you have mentioned. I was looking for some successful use of twitter, facebook or somebody that had a candidate from one of the fabled talent communities to see if anything other than Linkedin could deliver.<br />
<br />
Maria's candidate is interviewing this afternoon. It will be interesting to see how this interview goes because the thing that intrigued my client was a short video presentation that…
Agree 100% Brian, I think everybody agrees that Linkedin is an excellent source. Particularly the groups as you have mentioned. I was looking for some successful use of twitter, facebook or somebody that had a candidate from one of the fabled talent communities to see if anything other than Linkedin could deliver.<br />
<br />
Maria's candidate is interviewing this afternoon. It will be interesting to see how this interview goes because the thing that intrigued my client was a short video presentation that the candidate had provided a link to on his linkedin profile. It was professionally done by a firm in Georgia who specializes in outplacement. The candidate is not being outplaced but took advantage of the career services of this firm after contacting them thinking they were a recruiting firm. The most interesting thing about this candidate is that he does not fit the job profile in any respect. So we will see if getting him in the back door because he is an impressive person will work.<br />
<br />
My take is that good recruiters use every source known to man or beast, if a source doesn't yield someone after a reasonable amount of time spent utilizing it, it's time to focus on a source that does. good luck to all, wonder what…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-16:502551:Comment:11104422010-11-16T18:20:41.869ZC. B. Stalling!!https://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ChrisStallings
good luck to all, wonder what the fee is?
good luck to all, wonder what the fee is? Social Recruiting, especially…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-16:502551:Comment:11104332010-11-16T18:09:31.615ZBrian Whitfieldhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/BrianWhitfield
Social Recruiting, especially Linkedin (which I consider the best of the social recruiting sites), is just another tool in a recruiters belt. It is just as ridiculous to think that it should be ignored as a potential source as it would be to ignore job boards, referrals, or any other possible tool. A good recruiter uses every source available to them for a difficult search. Period. Anybody that doesn't use the available tools is costing themselves time, effort, and money. For a very specialized…
Social Recruiting, especially Linkedin (which I consider the best of the social recruiting sites), is just another tool in a recruiters belt. It is just as ridiculous to think that it should be ignored as a potential source as it would be to ignore job boards, referrals, or any other possible tool. A good recruiter uses every source available to them for a difficult search. Period. Anybody that doesn't use the available tools is costing themselves time, effort, and money. For a very specialized search, twitter and facebook are less likely to be successful IMO. Targeted recruiting using Linkedin, including groups, is a fantastic starting point. They will NOT fill the job by themselves. You still have to contact the people and do everything else you would in any 'cold recruiting scenario'.<br />
<br />
Maria already proved the usefulness of linkedin - even if her candidate doesn't get the job. She found a good candidate who is getting interviewed. The source is actually irrelevent. The candidate that Maria foun…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-09:502551:Comment:11084522010-11-09T22:32:47.755ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
The candidate that Maria found is scheduled for onsite on 11/16. Stay tuned.<br />
<br />
I had one candidate back for second interview today. He was a personal referral from an HR contact with another company. Another candidate interviews tomorrow who responded to a Career Builder post. No other response from social media gurus. One lady gave it a try with several linkedin candidates but they were not a fit for the position. Still no takers with candidates from twitter or facebook or talent communities.
The candidate that Maria found is scheduled for onsite on 11/16. Stay tuned.<br />
<br />
I had one candidate back for second interview today. He was a personal referral from an HR contact with another company. Another candidate interviews tomorrow who responded to a Career Builder post. No other response from social media gurus. One lady gave it a try with several linkedin candidates but they were not a fit for the position. Still no takers with candidates from twitter or facebook or talent communities. Just an update: My sourced fr…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-09:502551:Comment:11083952010-11-09T21:08:07.041ZMichelle (Shemenske) Haganshttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MichelleHagans
Just an update: My sourced from LinkedIn candidate interviews with the client tomorrow.<br />
<br></br>
<br></br>
<cite>Michelle Shemenske said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/social-media-recruiting-works?xg_source=activity&id=502551%3ATopic%3A1104094&page=4#502551Comment1107146"><div>We got a new order at 2:01 ET on Tuesday. As we're primarily an IT staffing company and the order was for a Jr. level product marketing candidate, our database was of little help.…</div>
</blockquote>
Just an update: My sourced from LinkedIn candidate interviews with the client tomorrow.<br />
<br/>
<br/>
<cite>Michelle Shemenske said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/social-media-recruiting-works?xg_source=activity&id=502551%3ATopic%3A1104094&page=4#502551Comment1107146"><div>We got a new order at 2:01 ET on Tuesday. As we're primarily an IT staffing company and the order was for a Jr. level product marketing candidate, our database was of little help. We quickly set up ads and then I personally jumped to LinkedIn to do a search. I contacted 3 previously unknown to me potential candidates with what appeared to be great background. By 2:36 PM I had a response from one of them. She was employed but not in her chosen field. She emailed me her full resume at 3:16.<br/> <br/>
I spoke with the candidate Tuesday morning at 9:30. We met in my office Tuesday afternoon at 3:00. She was a great candidate. She was submitted to the client before 5:00 on Tuesday. We're waiting for them to set up interview times. I'll let you know how it goes.</div>
</blockquote>