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Taken from the #truLondon twitter stream
From @socialtalent (Johnny Campbell): Tip for in-house Recruiters: ask the Hiring Managers to interview u like a candidate; see how they sell, what they ask.
From @UKSourcers: Followerwonk does more than search Twitter bios. You can use it to discover the type of people that follow a user of interest.
From @michellerea: I believe companies can have a global employer brand but they have to adapt it locally with local touches.
Boolean Black Belt believes that, while social media/networking has undeniably added a new dimension to recruiting, it’s important to know that the emergence and evolution of LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other sites have not changed many fundamental aspects of recruiting.
Lisa Jones points out that things have changed so much over time in recruitment and looks at how you need to adapt your interviews to find the talent that can win the digital recruitment game.
Having recently moved over to do more of a recruitment marketing role, the Undercover Recruiter can’t help but wonder when recruiter’s roles became more marketing and less sales.
Sixty-three per cent used a cloud-based recruitment solution in 2012.
Respondents who used cloud recruitment solutions had greater company revenue, individual remuneration, and attracted a higher number of candidates than those who did not use cloud solutions.
Average expected remuneration for VPs, directors, and managers increased, while expected remuneration for their staff (recruitment consultants, account managers, sales consultants) and superiors (owners, C-level executives, MDs, board members) decreased.
Large firms considered CRM recruitment technology more important than small or mid-sized firms.
Seventy-five per cent of firms either met or exceeded their 2012 revenue goal, compared to 61 per cent in 2011.
Ninety-seven per cent used social media for recruitment in 2012.
Fifty-eight per cent reported that their 2012 remuneration increased over 2011.
Eighty-five per cent plan to add staff to their business in 2013, versus 91 per cent who planned to do so in 2012.
Ninety-two percent believe their firm’s revenue will increase in 2013, versus 88 per cent who felt similarly for 2012.
The healthcare sector had the highest average hit rate in 2012 (44 per cent) and the advertising/marketing/creative sector had the lowest hit rate (eight per cent)
