The world has gotten online (well, most of the world, Africa is getting there more slowly) and social networking has gone from consumer darling to corporate bugbear almost overnight. Does social networking have any redeeming features? Brainstorm decided to find out, posing the following question: Twitter – valuable tool or time-waster deluxe?
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Using Social Networks to Communicate and Engage: The Future of Your Talent Acquisition Strategy
The growth, adoption, and momentum of social networking over the past 18 months brings another round of significant change for recruiting departments. The first question that needs to be answered is whether or not you believe social networking is all hype or if it will result in lasting change. Then you can answer the question, “If social networking is here to stay, is it right for our organization?”
Networking is a job seeker’s most valuable tool
A new survey from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. asked HR executives to rate the effectiveness of various job search methods on a scale of one to five, one being the least effective and five being the most effective. The results found that networking averaged a rating of 3.98 and 48 percent of respondents gave networking a rating of five.
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Part 1: Why Online? -Basic South African Internet Statistics
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A real alternative to job boards
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What is Google Buzz?
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Tweeting for talent
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Great careers website fridays #6
