2016, Page 30

With technology advancement, online professional profile is as important as our CV. Recruiters and employers are changing the way their company works, including how they hire, as everyone tries to adapt to the digital world. (Source: World Economic Forum) Connections, relationships and creating a network of your own even virtually is essential. According to jobvite, recruiters are now reviewing social media profiles to uncover mutual connections and evaluate written and design work. Continue reading →

Why’s Digital Professional Profile (DPP) Important? In today’s day and age, most people are on social media (Statista), that includes recruiters too! Believe it or not, 93% of them review candidates’ social profile before making a hiring decision (Jobvite, 2014). It’s high time now everyone realizes DPP is a necessity. Continue reading →

(Image source) The recruitment process have greatly evolved, from traditional newspaper posting to online recruitment that includes posting their on their website and even through social media. According to shrm.org’s survey results, it shows a steady increase in the use of social media as a tool for recruitment. Continue reading →

Here’s what recruitment landscape looks today. By 2014, 93% of companies are integrating social media to their recruitment process, in order to check how immersed you are in digital and marketing world and to get better understanding of you as a whole, outside of resume and name card descriptions. Hence, start checking up on your online profiles now – chances are it is the deciding factor in getting the jobs of your dream. Continue reading →

A shift in paradigm Before sites like LinkedIn existed, one-way advertising (newspaper and advertising agencies) of job openings were the main methods in attracting potential new hires. (Don T, 2012) These methods are becoming obsolete. The advent of social media provides researchers with a new and rich source of easily accessible data about individuals, society and, potentially, the world in general (Schoen et al. Continue reading →

Source: http://www.dreamhomebasedwork.com With the Internet, 60% of employers are doing searches before recruitment. Does that mean that social media are slowly becoming online resumes? As viewing of our digital profile increases, it is critical for us to develop them into professional profiles, for they might just help our chances of landing a job. Continue reading →

Traditional “send-my-CV-and-covering-letter” approaches are outdated. In the competitive sphere of job seekers and job providers, studies have shown that companies are looking for their best talents through online engagements. It is said that 93% of recruiters will review a candidate’s social profile before recruiting. (Jobvite, 2016). Continue reading →

Facebook, Twitter and many other apps are user-friendly social media platforms for social networking. With an increase in social media users, be it for socializing or staying up-to-date, it acknowledges our dependence on social media. Continue reading →

Here comes the time the Millennials enter the workforce, bringing along with us the culture of digitalisation. The rigid structure of talent management (recruiting, training, managing, retaining and evaluating) is slowly evolving to a dynamic environment that involves greater interaction and creativity (Dan Tapscott, 2014). As mentioned in Topic 2, employers are increasingly utilising social media in the hiring process. Continue reading →