From HRTechNews.com
It’s not quite widespread yet, but more companies are starting to use social networking Web pages to recruit employees.
Only 9% of HR pros frequently use those sites to recruit, according to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). That’s up from 2% in 2006.
Also, 56% said they never go to the sites. In 2006, more than three quarters of the respondents gave the same answer.
What are the benefits of Facebook, MySpace and Linkedin? The most common reasons people gave for using them were the abilities to:
- reach passive candidates (69%)
- target a specific level of experience (40%)
- find someone with specific skills (38%), and
- increase employer brand recognition (35%).
Motivations for staying away from social networking pages included lack of HR staff to try new recruiting methods (49%) and doubts about the truth of what users post about themselves (42%)..
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