Comments on: Social Media killed the Recruitment star http://www.leadingemployersblog.com/2011/05/05/is-social-media-is-changing-the-way-that-companies-recruit/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:16:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Tim Rishworth http://www.leadingemployersblog.com/2011/05/05/is-social-media-is-changing-the-way-that-companies-recruit/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Tim Rishworth Wed, 11 May 2011 11:19:56 +0000 http://www.leadingemployersblog.com/?p=297#comment-826 Find research into this subject here: http://www.nigelwright.com/_downloads/NW_Social_Media_Report_2011.pdf Find research into this subject here:

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]]> By: Jack Barton http://www.leadingemployersblog.com/2011/05/05/is-social-media-is-changing-the-way-that-companies-recruit/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Jack Barton Fri, 06 May 2011 08:59:37 +0000 http://www.leadingemployersblog.com/?p=297#comment-824 Hi James - some salient points here. I think the reason that recruiters are slow up on the uptake is that there isn't concrete proof that it's worth the opportunity cost of re-focussing what is currently precious time - contingency recruitment is a results paid business. Simon Nicholls made some valid comments in a blog post I wrote, pointing out that it's only big brands and minimum wage / entry level work that it's currently working for. We have a good strategy at The Oyster Partnership and at The Ocean Partnership and are building on some success, but it's by no means delivering effective ROI at the moment. You have to be in it to win it though, so we will persevere and will have an excellent platform and social media infrastructure when it all becomes "the now". Hi James – some salient points here. I think the reason that recruiters are slow up on the uptake is that there isn’t concrete proof that it’s worth the opportunity cost of re-focussing what is currently precious time – contingency recruitment is a results paid business. Simon Nicholls made some valid comments in a blog post I wrote, pointing out that it’s only big brands and minimum wage / entry level work that it’s currently working for. We have a good strategy at The Oyster Partnership and at The Ocean Partnership and are building on some success, but it’s by no means delivering effective ROI at the moment. You have to be in it to win it though, so we will persevere and will have an excellent platform and social media infrastructure when it all becomes “the now”.

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