Social Networking for Employers – Why You Need to Know About It

Social networking sites such as Facebook can expand the networking and marketing potential of any company. The information sharing that can take place for talent acquisition purposes through such mediums is a powerful prospect. Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking platforms can aid your talent attraction due to their wide reach and accessibility.

The Benefits of “White-Label Social Networks”

There is a new breed of application providers emerging, which act like "white-label social networks". These sites allow companies to create their own versions of Facebook, for example. These sites are designed to portray their own employer brands. This opens creates a significant new marketing and advertising platform for businesses and for talent acquisition.

How do you use Social Networking Sites to find Jobseekers?

There are plenty of social and ethical issues associated with networking sites such as Facebook. There is also a raft of privacy legislation issues associated with gathering information about a candidate that may not be necessary for a recruitment process. Hence you need to make sure you use the information responsibly and keep in mind you must maintain the appropriate levels of disclosure about information being collected and to whom this information may be disclosed.

Within TurboRecruit Corporate recruitment software, a number of social networking sites are directly supported, so that at the click of a button, your tweet, update your friends or follow relevant accounts in cyberspace.

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