Staying on the sidelines
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Workforce — tracks feedback from leading managers and HR practitioners. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter and feature analysis from SmartBrief on Workforce Senior Editor Mary Ellen Slayter on this blog.
Last week’s poll question: Is your organization using social media to aid recruiting?
- No, and we’re not interested, 43%
- No, but we’re considering it, 29%
- Yes, and we’re pleased with the results, 17%
- Yes, but we’re not seeing the benefit, 11%
Employers’ feelings about using social media for recruiting are mixed. Nearly half of you report that you’re simply not even interested in trying it, which I find surprising. Used effectively, social media tools can be an effective way to source candidates and build your brand as an attractive employer. HR pro Susan Strayer keeps a list of companies recruiting via Twitter, which she updates weekly. Are you (or your competitors) on it?
Tags: Recruiting, social media, Susan Strayer
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Posted by CollegeRecruiter.com Blog on September 3rd, 2009 at 7:50 am
72% of Orgs Not Using Social Media for Recruiting…
Think that blogs, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and other social media are all the rage these days? You’d never know it by looking at how hiring managers and human resource professionals are doing their jobs. SmartBlog on Workforce recently polled its…..
Posted by 72% of Orgs Do Not Recruiting With Social Media | Utah Tech Jobs on September 3rd, 2009 at 8:52 am
[...] The sample size can’t be representative of all orgs, but Smartblog on Workforce polled their readers and found 72% of them do not recruit using social media [...]
Posted by Michele Martin on September 3rd, 2009 at 9:33 am
Notice, though, that those of those who have tried it, more are pleased than not pleased with the results, which suggests that maybe those who aren’t interested need to re-think it. I’d also want to know more about the lack of interest. Is it really that the HR people aren’t interested or are there other organizational roadblocks like IT blocking access?
Posted by Career Transition Services Blog, Corporate Outplacement, Job Search Services at RiseSmart » Does your online footprint show that you work well with others? on September 15th, 2009 at 1:09 am
[...] to Mary Ellen Slayter on Smartblog on Workforce, many HR professionals still place pretty high value in their intuition and training — but [...]
Posted by CollegeRecruiter.com Insights by Career Counselors Blog on September 15th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Does your online footprint show that you work well with others?…
Let’s face it. In most of life we really are interdependent. We need each other. Staunch independence is an illusion, but heavy dependence isn’t healthy, either. The only position of long-term strength is interdependence: win/win. – Greg Anderson, t…
Posted by HRMorning.com » Blog Archive » Survey: Most companies don’t see benefits of recruiting on social networks on September 22nd, 2009 at 6:01 am
[...] use social networking to recruit and have no interest in starting, according to a recent poll by Smartbrief on Workforce. Another 29% haven’t tried, but are interested. Finally, 11% say they’ve tried, but [...]
Posted by HRRecruitingAlert.com » Blog Archive » Survey: Despite hype, few companies recruit on social networks on September 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 am
[...] use social networking to recruit and have no interest in starting, according to a recent poll by Smartbrief on Workforce. Another 29% haven’t tried, but are interested. Finally, 11% say they’ve tried, but [...]
Posted by SmartBlog on Workforce » Blog Archive » If You Can Only Go to 1: ERE’s Social Recruiting Summit on October 26th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
[...] ELLEN: A recent survey of SmartBrief on Workforce readers found that only 28% of their employers had even tried using social media for recruiting. What are they [...]
Posted by SBWorkforce on September 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 am
Nearly *half* of SBWorkforce readers say their orgs aren’t even interested in trying #socialrecruiting. http://is.gd/2NPne
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Posted by reneeburk on September 2nd, 2009 at 11:11 am
Interesting poll on using social media to aid recruiting. Staying on the sidelines http://bit.ly/XEmPw via @AddToAny
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Posted by jeroenkneppers on September 2nd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
72% van corporates gebruikt geen sociale media bij Recruitment en 43% is dat ook niet van plan http://bit.ly/eZgrB
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Posted by sbosm on September 2nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
43 percent “not interested” in using social media to aid recruiting: http://bit.ly/eZgrB
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Posted by almitra on September 2nd, 2009 at 2:11 pm
@jessica_lee~what do you think of this? “43 percent “not interested” in using social media to aid recruiting” http://ow.ly/nMUl (via @sbosm)
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Posted by BriannaLamb on September 2nd, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Really? This shocks me. RT @SBoSM: 43 percent “not interested” in using social media to aid recruiting: http://bit.ly/eZgrB
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Posted by jayrottinghaus on September 2nd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Staying on the sidelines (hard to believe the “lack of interest”) http://bit.ly/XEmPw via @AddToAny
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Posted by lutao on September 3rd, 2009 at 3:22 pm
SmartBlog on Workforce » Blog Archive » Staying on the sidelines http://ff.im/-7C2dM
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Posted by gautamghosh on September 4th, 2009 at 8:29 am
43% respondents not interested in social recruiting: SmartBlog – is it because they’re not hiring at all? http://ow.ly/o3hY
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Posted by Jack on September 16th, 2009 at 11:31 am
The article is right on the point. Our online footprint does show how well we work with others.
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Posted by Jason on September 24th, 2009 at 9:49 am
It is worth it – because its free. If you have a facebook page, simply post a note for your company that lists current job opportunities with a directive on how to apply. This is a great way to recruit from your customer base or your “fans” on FB. FB is like having a free web page for yourself or business.
If your company Twitters, send a tweet that announces you have current opportunities and link to the FB note or to your own career site. We tweeted that we were looking for a graphic designer with mad photoshop skills and the responses rolled in with qualified candidates. If the person reading the tweet isn’t a fit, they may know of just the right person!
Give it a try! You can’t lose anything by saying here’s what we have and here’s what we want!
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