Whether you’ve been recruiting tech talent for a week or a decade, applying new tools and approaches to traditional, proven techniques will make you more successful in today’s highly competitive environment. “Yes, there’s pressure to...
- June 7th, 2016
- 4 min read
You’ve invested a lot of time up front. You’ve talked with your hiring manager and gained alignment. You’ve learned as much as you can about each tech candidate on social to ensure the opportunity is...
- June 2nd, 2016
- 2 min read
Although measuring rising followers and engagement scores is a first step when getting into social recruiting, a recent survey by Gallup found that these soft metrics can prove misleading. As your social recruiting programs mature,...
- May 24th, 2016
- 3 min read
In this super-competitive tech-recruiting world, any tips on how to increase your candidate engagement are welcome. But tricks to help achieve an 85 percent response rate... well, that sounds nearly impossible. Especially when only 6...
- May 3rd, 2016
- 3 min read
In late February, recruiting expert Stacy Zapar collaborated with Dice on a Webinar that explored social recruiting trends. Topics covered included sourcing tools and techniques; employer branding strategies designed to attract top talent; and how...
- March 1st, 2016
- 1 min read
In January, the tech industry’s unemployment rate sank to 2.4 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; that’s about half the national rate of 4.9 percent. Such numbers reiterate what recruiters already know:...
- February 25th, 2016
- 3 min read
Is your recruiting team relying on an advertising-driven approach to social recruitment? If you answered yes, you’re missing out on a prime opportunity to engage your target audience and influence their mindsets. “Candidates don’t want...
- February 9th, 2016
- 3 min read
Reaching and recruiting millennials — roughly defined as individuals born between 1980 and 2000 — is a hot topic, primarily because research shows by 2025 that generation will make up 75 percent of the workforce....
- December 22nd, 2015
- 2 min read
The end of the year is a tricky period for recruiters. As candidates unplug from their daily workflow to spend time with friends and family, they stop picking up the phone or responding to emails....
- December 15th, 2015
- 2 min read
Words are cheap. If you want to grab the attention of Millennials, you can tell a story 3X faster with visuals. During our latest Social Recruiting Pro Tips Webinar, Ashley Cheretes, Recruitment Marketing Manager at...
- December 10th, 2015
- 3 min read