When it comes to implementing an effective multichannel college recruiting strategy, employers are still well behind the expectations of tech-savvy college graduates. According to this study by Potential Park: Today’s graduates are miles ahead of the employers in using career websites, social and professional networks as well as in their open mindset for smartphone usage….
Latinos love to build relationships. Indeed, we are very social individuals. So in a job market where it’s primarily “not what you know but who you know,” Latinos searching for a new job might have a slight advantage of grabbing a few. The New York Times provides a good overview of what it might take…
Adrian Kinnersley suggests that LinkedIn isn’t harming 3rd party recruiters but rather job boards. According to Kinnersley, talent recruitment is becoming a niche game: Recruitment advertising spending decisions are now being driven by the need for platforms which allow effective interaction and the ability to target an audience of choice. LinkedIn is a much…
Do a quick search for social media recruiting and you can find thousands of links to strategies, models, and trends regarding how organizations are trying to use these tools to attract new talent. Blogs are dedicated to it, conferences discuss it, and organizations are still trying to get it But more often than not, simple…
The Winter 2013 issue of Phoenix Patriot, a publication for and about our military community via the University of Phoenix, examines the Career trends of 2013 and the top 10 things students need to know about getting a job. Below is an overview of career areas where military students might find a lot of opportunities….
Business, health, and STEM careers lead the starting salary race for recent college graduates, according to NACE.
I enjoy finding new models that disrupt traditional approaches to doing things. One example is how “experimental recruitment” is seen as a better way for colleges and universities to attract potential students. Rather than “selling” a school, new models give potential students a preview of their experience. Here [The Brunel Business School] we put a…
This is a great report via McKinsey regarding how educational institutions and organizations are sometimes at odds about understanding the skills gap. The study focuses specifically on youth who are making the transition into the workforce. Despite the need for entry-level workers on a global scale, organizations aren’t able to hire them because they lack…
With everything going on the last couple months of 2012, I forgot to mention my article regarding recruiting Latinos via social media in the Fall edition of NSMBA Magazine. I was honored to be given the lead on the cover. You can read the digital version here (requires e-mail registration). Enjoy!
The 2012 election cycle provided a reality check to our political system. Latinos voted in record numbers, and minorities had a significant impact on the outcome of the presidential election. However, these realities also provided insights of our labor force. There are ongoing demographic shifts occurring in our country. The U.S. Population growth is slowing…
