Social Networks Impact on Job-Searches and Recruiting

Recently a few reports have surfaced with some interesting facts on social networks. These stats depict the importance of social media and how it will and is changing the world of job-hunting and recruiting:

• Average ages of social media users Twitter 31, Facebook 33, LinkedIn 39, MySpace 26
• 226 million job related searches on Google EACH MONTH
• 2/3 of the global internet population use social networks today (just recently eclipsed email as the top activity online)
• 300 million user profiles on FB (100 million new profiles in 6 months)
• 45 million user profiles on LI (1 million new users in 12 days)
• 200 million blogs on the internet (1 new blog every second)
• YouTube is now the #2 search engine on the web behind Google (not Bing, Yahoo, AskJeeves)
• 100 million videos viewed on YouTube every day (each person watches about 5 videos per month)
• 11% of the US population uses Twitter (3 million "tweets" per day)
• 100k+ employment websites on the internet
  

LinkedIn, Twitter And Facebook – How Can These Help In Your Job Search?

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are extremely valuable job-search tools with today’s growing desire for instant information and dependency on networking. Facebook and LinkedIn fulfill the networking dependency. Twitter is better for delivering instant information.

Twitter has grown over 1000% in last year – mainly b/c of the celebrity presence. But this doesn’t mean it can’t be used as an effective job-search tool. Many companies have a presence on Twitter. And some of the bigger employers have multiple accounts, including an entire job/hiring-oriented presence (i.e. @CitigroupJobs, @VerizonCareers, @ibmbejobs). If job-seeking candidates can find these accounts, they can be some of the first interested job-seekers to apply for open jobs (increasing chances of getting hired).

Twitter can also be a more business-appropriate job search tool. Unlike Facebook, where “inappropriate pictures, videos, notes, and messages can be posted, Twitter is basically just answering the question “what are you doing?”. Most MBAs cannot get into any trouble answering this question (though there are of course some exceptions). In any case, most MBAs therefore are willing to use their personal Twitter account as a job-searching tool. (FYI – anyone using a personal Twitter account should be aware of tools like TweetDeck which allow you to separate the Twitter account you follow into groups – therefore allowing you to create a “job search group” that can be checked daily for new jobs and MBA job-related news).

For example: I am currently experimenting with Twitter to better promote MBAs to both employers and job-seeking MBAs. I have opened up 6 accounts to tinker with:

http://twitter.com/MBAFocus
http://twitter.com/hireMBAs
http://twitter.com/MBAalumni
http://twitter.com/jobs4MBAs
http://twitter.com/MBArecruiters
http://twitter.com/bskool

Some of these have just been opened, and are still a work in progress. But I plan on making all 6 URLs relevant and well-followed Twitter accounts with interesting information pertaining to selected audiences. Start following them today and please give feedback via Twitter or this blog. Any advice is welcome.

Why MulitPost Your MBA Job Openings with MBA Focus?

The MultiPost job network allows you to post your job to over 60 of the world’s elite MBA programs at once with just a few clicks. Put your job openings in front of thousands of talented MBAs worldwide.

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We make the search for qualified business professionals quick and effective. Just:
1. Order your job postings at the MBA Focus store.
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“We were very pleased with the depth and breadth of candidates we received through MBA Focus - we were able to hit up all the major MBA programs in one swoop which is just invaluable. In fact, the candidates we received are finalists for the position we posted.”

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Have You Pre-Ordered MBA Resume Books Again This Year?

If you have typically pre-ordered MBA resume books in the past, we just wanted to remind you that YOU ARE A GENIUS! Pre-ordering the resume books is the absolute best way to find and hire the top-tier MBA talent - and here are 5 brilliant reasons why:

1. Pre-ordering the resume books gives the school's career service office time to approve you access to the database of job-seeking candidates before it is released to other employers.
2. Get access to the resume book the moment it becomes available to search.
3. Filter the largest and best group of candidates before anyone else has a chance to contact them.
4. Save money by pre-ordering the school's entire population of job-seeking candidates (1st-year interns, graduating 2nd-year students, and experienced alumni) at once.
5. While pre-ordering, you can add a MultiPost job posting to your order and immediately reach the job-seeking audience of MBAs currently searching for job openings.

So how did you get so smart? You couldn't have possibly known all the advantages of pre-ordering! But you did so anyway. And you should do it again! Start the hiring process with MBA Focus today!

Pre-order resume books now at the MBA Focus store:
https://www.mbafocus.com/orders

For a full list of resume books and release dates check:
http://www.mbafocus.net/resumepricesdates

So Which is Most Effective: Resumes or Job Postings?

If done correctly, resumes AND job posting are the most effective. While resumes allow you to get deeper and more hands-on in the recruiting process, MultiPost job postings can do that work for you. Searchable resume books will help you find the best candidates and the best matches "on paper." But job postings will bring you the candidates who are actually interested in your job opening. And even in this economy, with the exponentially growing demand for jobs, fascination and qualification remain important factors for a job-seeking MBA. Candidates aren't just looking for any job, they still want their dream jobs. By combining resume searches and MultiPost job postings, you can find the candidate that is that perfect match.

Pre-Order the Class of 2010-2011 MBA Resume Books Now!

As of June 1, 2009, you can pre-order the online resume books from over 60 of the world's top MBA Programs and get access to all of those schools’ first and second year students, as well as alumni. Simply click on the MBA Focus store to place your order today: https://www.mbafocus.com/orders/

Now, you can pre-order any or all of these 60+ graduate b-schools MBA class of 2010 & 2011 student resume books and get access the day they become available! Don't wait until they're released to order access. Get approved now! Get access faster!

MBA Focus’ partner schools have established the availability and shipment dates for this summer/fall, and this information is published at the MBA Focus store. These dates will help you begin your planning now for the busy recruiting season.

Candidates with Quality Over Candidates in Quantity

MBA Focus has an exclusive pool of 50,000+ elite MBA students and alumni.

• Each partner school is highly-rated by professional magazines like Business Week, Forbes and Wall Street Journal to ensure the candidates are high quality.
• Registration for the resume database and job search are behind each schools’ career service intranet to ensure the pool of candidates is exclusive and legit.
• Unlike ordinary job boards, ours are actual school-endorsed job boards used by candidates who are currently or soon to be searching for jobs.
• Reach only qualified candidates across all industries and functions: Sales, Marketing, Consulting, HR, Technology, Finance and more.