6. But resources are being taken away from job boards and agencies… Q9. In 2009, what do you plan on spending less time and money on?
7. … and are being given to other sources including professional and social networks Q8. To make your recruiting efforts more effective in 2009, what did you decide to spend more time and money on?
8. Building & nurturing strong talent pool is key Q27. What have you done or plan on doing to be able to ramp up hiring and be ready for the recovery?
9. Two-thirds of teams are giving strong priority to efficiency improvements Q26. What level of priority have you and your team given to achieving significant efficiency improvements during this downturn?
10. Utilizing social networks seen as the most essential recruiting trend Q30. What do you consider to be the 3 most essential and long-lasting trends in recruiting?
18. 3. You network = your success Build networks you can truly rely on Connect with people you really know, you’re willing to help and who will support & inform you You network filters & highlights the best information & opportunities It helps you access the professionals & knowledge you need to stay competitive
19. “I need to better understand and act on social media advertising” 4. The Change from Information to Insight
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21. Fact: there are more smart, informed experts outside your company than there are inside
Survey on LinkedInConducted in June 2009Completed by 262 Corporate Recruiters and / or Corporate HR professionals whose teams are involved in recruitingAll Director level or higher
Despite what we hear, traditional job boards are still the # 1 source of hire, with 25%. They still represent a LOT of volume.Smaller companies source even more from traditional job boards (32%)Hiring from within is the 2nd source.Larger companies have more hiring from within (22%)Referral programs emerge as #3 with 14% and we typically see that number higher in large companies.We’ve seen some for which it represents 30% of hires.In our survey from Mar 09, referral programs were getting close to 20% for companies of more than 5k employees.