Posts in Job Market Trends
Still Not on the Social Media Bandwagon? Could Be a Big Mistake!

Up to now, I’ve frankly been exerting a somewhat half-hearted effort to use LinkedIn and Twitter…. after what I’ve heard today, would encourage executives, professionals, and managers who want to proactively manage their careers to do the same.

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Video Resumes Not a Great Idea – Part Deux

When this question was recently asked on LinkedIn, the response was unanimous. Recruiters and HR respondents without exception replied with answers that could be summarized as “no way in Web 2.0 h**ell!”

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Network, Network, Network to Uncover Job Opportunities!!

Nearly 40% of all positions filled within a company result from internal transfers or promotions…. for the remaining hires originating from external sources, referrals from current and previous employees, customers, and vendors are the number one external source, accounting for 27.3%.

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Virtual versus Real World Job Search: Which is Better?

Recent Weddles research has found that more than 25% of all jobs are now filled over the Internet (and they speculate that far more could be found that way if targeted online search techniques were used).

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Ways That Recruiters Leverage Online Networks to Source Candidates

A recent ExecuNet newsletter discussed the results of recent research that indicates executive recruiters are making more extensive use every day of both social and professional online networks such as LinkedIn to expand their networks and open new avenues for sourcing candidates.

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