Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is getting bigger. It is far too frequently misunderstand by the recruitment industry.

Sure it might not be LinkedIn and so people will not just be using it for work and updating their job details on there. But with over a billion monthly active users can you afford to ignore it as a recruiter?

Facebook is…

Google Plus is a hidden treasure trove for recruiters and yet it is still largely undiscovered by many recruiters.

Many people write it off with the belief that no one actually uses Google Plus. Well that’s not quite true.

Google Plus is integrated into Google search results so if a candidate is on this platform – or any other Google platform – then chances are…

Throughout your career you will be judged on your credibility to handle the opportunity at hand.

Potential future employers and contacts who you are looking to work with you will be evaluating you and deciding if it is worth spending time with you.

Investors will be assessing your ability to grow an idea to a scalable relevant business. It will be as much about…

The popularity of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is growing and not just for large companies. Small and medium sized companies are looking to advance their HR departments as well. But there has to be a good combination of human and computer interaction. Automation is the current trend in HR and recruiting. How effectively do you use your Applicant Tracking…

Your career website is your opening to a world of potential candidates. As one of your company’s primary sourcing tools, it provides visitors with a complete picture of your company. If done in an interesting and user friendly format, your website can act as a branding magnet.

A successfully built and committed…

Google AdWords is the biggest pay per click advertising platform online and is used by thousands of businesses worldwide to promote products and services to millions of individuals and businesses. It is both cost effective and targeted as you only pay for those ads that are clicked on and choose the keywords your ads are shown against.

Although AdWords is…

Your company careers site should be at the heart of all of your recruiting. Sure it’s important to have a company page on LinkedIn, Facebook, Google Plus and many other platforms but these pages should be for distributing quality content. The intent of having a company profile on multiple websites is a good one. However, you must make sure all roads lead back to a…

Twitter is a great place to attract the attention of potential candidates yet many people are still unconvinced about using it. Once an advert is posted a tweet can then link to the specific job and be made visible to your followers in an instant. Suddenly followers retweet the link and the job advert reaches hundreds if not thousands of people in a single…

Are you fresh out of university? Have you recently graduated and are about to embark on your first career? Are you organised enough and ready for the challenges ahead?

For many graduates, a jam packed schedule can be a real culture shock after finishing university. A typical week suddenly consists of working 9-to-5, as opposed to attending classes for a few…

Social media is often the place people go to relax or let off steam but it is now becoming the new battleground for job hunters and recruiters. Gone are the days where the only place to find new jobs is the local paper or a generic online job board site. These days you can find your next role using Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook instead.



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