Canadian companies are increasingly using social media to find new employees, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. More than 1 in 3 companies (36%) say social media is one of the best ways to find job seekers, as social media has become an important way for employers […]
Social media could be a standard recruiting tool for U.S. companies as a majority of hiring managers report they currently use it to source, research and screen applicants. This is according to a recent survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. Roughly 2 in 5 U.S. hiring managers (41%) feel social media […]
Personal social media posts are not off limits to employment determinations as 88% of U.S. hiring managers say they would consider firing employees for content found in workers’ posts, according to a survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. (more…)
With social media being an integral part in our daily lives, some companies are making hiring and firing decisions based on a candidate or employee’s online presence. In fact, according to a CareerBuilder survey, 70% of employers use social media to screen candidates, while 43% use social media to monitor current employees. So we want […]
Today, more and more of our lives are chronicled online, a trend that will only become more prevalent in the years to come as social media continues to infiltrate every aspect of daily life. In many ways, we’re only beginning to understand the impact of our increasingly connected existence and the effects social media will […]
With 2.3 billion active social media users around the globe, a comprehensive social media strategy that connects with your audience has become standard practice for most businesses. In fact, according to this infographic created by WepageFX, an internet marketing and SEO company, there are 40 million active small business pages on Facebook alone! Check out […]
