Web 2.0 for Recruitment

The benefits of Web 2.0 for recruiting are great; broader candidate reach, improved experience, higher ROI and stronger reporting are just a few. That isn't to say it is risk-free, however. Employers that have reaped these benefits have done so by controlling risk exposure, often aided by a Web 2.0 Policy.  more »

The Web 2.0 world is causing many changes in the recruiting world, but there are some basics that every employer needs to pay attention to when it comes to making your jobs compatible. For one thing, the best people are looking for careers, not jobs. Equally important, with the onset of Search Engine Optimization, RSS feeds, Twitter, Facebook wall postings, and the future of SMS/text messaging, employers are faced with how these technologies can help or hurt recruiting efforts online. more »

Much discussion in strategic recruitment has centered around "Web 2.0" and employers' main candidate interface: the career website. Many recruiting experts have also become internet strategists, and in the process, learned valuable lessons both about how job seekers want to interact with employers, and successful online tactics. more »

If you want to be more proactive on the CI side of recruiting research for your company but don't have much of a budget, then you should get a lot of actionable tips and tools from this webcast presented by one of the pioneers of Internet recruiting research. We'll discuss ways to quickly find out the online ways to get answers to questions like these: What companies are in the same space as the one(s) I need talent for, especially lesser-known ones? Which are merging or downsizing (by target industry, geography, etc.) where relevant talent might be more vulnerable? more »