Saturday, November 17, 2012

How has social media changed the recruitment process - Part2


Drive your career


Social media has enhanced networking. You are given the access to people you could never imagine get in touch with a decade before! This multiplies the possibilities and empowers you with a great asset.

Now you can build your own tactics and strategy to break into a targeted circle of decision makers. Trough referrers you can be introduced to key people that will then promote your profile and help you reach the decision maker for this particular job you covet.

Individuals are now able to do their own job hunting and drive their careers in the direction they choose.

Brand name marketing


Building your image on the web is a hard and long path to follow. However, it is to last for long. That gives you the opportunity to cover a longer period of time and move to a more ‘passive’ search.

One of the main issues in recruitment is struggling on time: from the initial business need and the time the job has to be filled, there are just a couple of months! HR has then to be really organized and have to choose between the candidates that are, at this time, available. That leads, most of the time, to a default choice.


By adopting a passive search strategy you merely avoid the time criteria. And you give the opportunity to a broader range of recruiters or hiring managers to identify you!


Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Author - Kevin Simonnet

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

How has social media changed the recruitment process - Part1

From 2D to 3D!
Social media allows both, candidate and companies, to promote themselves. Being able to take a proactive approach, revolutionizes the whole process.
In addition, that stretches the period devoluted to the hiring process and broadens the channels of sourcing. 

Broadcasting

Before, the only format we could use was the hard-copy Cv. It’s  formal and focused on the professional knowledge. 
Moreover, we were to synthesize it to one page! How can you decently sum up several years of your career into a single page?!

Now we have access to much various channels, each one to communicate specifically on a certain aspect of our profile.

For example, Linkedin is the extension of our existing hard-copy Cv: it allows you to talk about what is “between the lines” in your ‘work history section’. As well, you can expose more about your personality, your beliefs and objectives in the ‘summary section’

In brief, social media gives the opportunity to show different facets of you.

Enlightenment

It has made talent come to lightening. Experts are excellent at what they do, but not everyone work in media! 
By enabling self-promotion at an individual scale, talents became far more visible and accessible not only at a national range, but globally.
As a result, our networks expand to a richer talent pool, in which we can identify the best person with a larger choice.


Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Author - Kevin Simonnet