How do your HR personnel keep a pulse on the organization? Kenexa asked HR professionals and employees about attitudes and commitment.
Unfortunately, gaps still exist between employers and employees—in almost every area—from engagement to benefits administration.
Which recruiting sources worked the best in 2012?
Has social media truly become a better way to find great talent?
A new hiring practices survey conducted by Monster.com answers these questions and more.
The best resource for new employees is your existing workforce—a majority of hires were found through referrals. The leading job boards (like Monster) were also successful in recruitment.
Social media is a little less effective than traditional methods, but a strong online presence does positively affect a candidate’s chances of getting the job.
The infographic offers insight into recruiting sources, trends in researching candidates on online, including social media, and recruiting challenges human resources professionals.
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One thing almost everyone can agree with—government needs to communicate better.
Nearly 96 percent of public-sector employees said they believed that stronger relationships with agencies, consultants and the public would be beneficial.
This infographic by GovDelivery outlined a snapshot of public-sector opinion listing the top reasons for increased collaboration:
“Our recent research reveals that government employees need to create more collaborative communities to manage communications both inside and outside their organizations, connecting with other agencies, citizens and government consultants,” said GovDelivery CEO Scott Burns.
The most important collaboration tool, according to 71 percent of the employees polled, is the ability to share documents and photos online.
About 56 percent said they wanted analytics and reporting tools, 43 percent reported the importance of email integration with discussion forums, and 43 percent reported a desire for administrative control of collaborative participants.
According to the infographic: “It’s clear that government employees see the need to create more collaborative communities to manage communications inside and outside specific agencies or entities, between citizens, government consultants.”
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For many human resources professionals, it is not a matter of “if” the time has come to embrace , but “why” they have not embraced it sooner…
Social media has stopped being a novelty (or passing fad) and has become an integral part of the business strategy for many companies. From advertising and customer service, to hiring and talent management, social media has an impact — intensifying the scope of the small corner stores to global corporations, and everything in-between.
Business has always been social – social media now makes business PERSONAL.
This infographic from C&S Safety Training Videos doesn’t JUST suggest HR embrace social media — it says it MUST:
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Last year, 84 percent of recruiters and human resources departments used social media to reach passive candidates, people that might not have otherwise applied.
In 2012, companies used social media for recruitment in more than 80 percent of job openings?
Additionally, 7 out of 10 employers successfully hired a candidate through social media. Since using social media for recruitment, nearly half (49 percent) of companies benefited from a larger pool of talent to choose from.
Social media platforms such as , and have a tremendous impact on the business strategy of companies, in virtually every industry, and recruitment is no exception.
By proactively targeting passive job seekers through social channels – online job postings and other applicant tracking systems attract only five percent of the workforce – firms broaden their scope and dramatically improve the quality of their workforce.
This infographic from RemarkableHire takes a closer look at this new era of recruitment.
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