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Office Celebrations & Mr. Excel!
Here at KRT Marketing, we have an official Party Planning Committee! In addition to working hard, we like to play hard as well! From Summer BBQ’s at the Boss’ house and SF Giants games, to baby shower celebrations and holiday decorating contests, we like to recognize the special moments in the team’s lives (and really any reason to celebrate and party)!
Last week our VP at KRT Marketing, celebrated his birthday… and what better way to show him how much we appreciate him than decking him and the office out in his favorite things…Excel spreadsheets!!
All the office walls were covered in Excel spreadsheets, pivot tables and pie charts. We go all out at KRT Marketing for birthdays and celebrations.
How does your company celebrate promotions, birthdays and more?
Job Boards are not dead…
Where do you think people tend to search for jobs? Social Media? Job Boards? Company’s career website?
In a recent study by HR technology provider SilkRoad, the company collected data from 200,000 job postings, 9.4 million applicants, and over 100,000 hires. It turns out that job boards accounted for a high percentage of hires that weren’t internal candidates, referred by employees, or came through the company career site. In fact, SilkRoad says jobs search site Indeed.com was the leading source of external hires for its 700+ customers, providing 42 percent more new employees than CareerBuilder, which was the #2 source.
Want that job? Be careful what you post on Facebook!
Think your friends are the only ones looking at your Facebook profile? Think again! In fact, 95% of potential employers are checking you out online and nearly 70% of candidates have been rejected due to what was seen on their social networking profiles.
The top reasons they were rejected?
- Lied about their qualifications.
- Posted negative comments about a previous employer
- Posted inappropriate photos or comments
To read the full article, please visit: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/10/what-you-shouldnt-post-on-your-facebook-page-if-you-want-a-job/246093/
New Zip Code Targeting Capabilities by Facebook
As we continue to use Facebook advertising as an essential tool in both traditional and recruitment marketing, we now have an added layer of targeting available to find that perfect candidate! Facebook has released the ability to target users by specific zip codes as opposed to the greater geographical areas (i.e. greater Los Angeles area) only offered until now. This added layer of targeting increases the effectiveness of your campaign as it allows you to more accurately reach your specific audience.
To read more about this new feature, please visit: http://mashable.com/2011/08/11/facebook-ads-zip-code/
NEED TO KNOW: Virtual Career Fairs
Getting pressure to reduce your recruitment advertising spend?
Want to avoid the time/expense of sending recruiters on the road, yet still make meaningful connections with quality candidates? Read the rest of this entry
