http://standoutjobs.com/site Build employer brand, candidate relationship management and recruitment communication platform from Standout Jobs Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:11:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Standout Jobs and Talent Synchronicity are very pleased to release our Definitive Guide to Corporate HR Blogging. Real-time social networking via Twitter, Facebook, etc. is certainly all the rage. But fundamentally, blogging still remains the best way to build brand, authority and thought leadership. Lots of companies blog and more and ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/corporate-hr-blogging-guide/ Facebook recently launched a recruiting video. I like it. Perhaps a bit too polished to give you a real sneak peak on the inside of the organization, but it's a nice way of talking to potential candidates. Not surprising, some people have called it cheesy and lame. I liked the video. ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/facebook-launches-a-recruiting-video/ Amegy Bank of Texas bans social networking sites in the hiring process for fear of being sued. It's a shame companies feel this is a necessary step. It seems to me what you put on the Web that's accessible publicly is public. (I'm certainly no lawyer, of course.) There are ways ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/social-networking-banned-for-recruiting/ Over the weekend, Standout Jobs released new functionality - primarily aimed at increasing career site interactivity. Those features include: Chat. The chat feature allows you to schedule group chats, so you can invite a bunch of people to visit your career site and communicate with you. This could be thought of ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/twitter-chat-career-site-interactivity/ Global Storage, Backup and Recovery Giant Steps up Employer Branding Initiatives with Niche Employment Portals Montreal, March 24, 2009 – Standout Jobs, a leading provider of web-based tools to power companies’ online recruiting efforts, today announced it has signed Quantum Corporation (NYSE: QTM), a global storage company, specializing in backup, recovery ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/quantum-recruitment-micro-sites/ Polk was an early Standout Jobs beta customer. And they also did a case study on the success they've seen with the platform, specifically in attracting younger job seekers and saving money on costly recruiters. And now Polk has won an Arbor Award of Excellence for innovative or best resources in ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/polk-wins-arbor-award-of-excellence/ Recruiters Expect Hiring to Increase in Q2-Q3; Social Media Eyed to Source Quality Candidates More than 450 corporate recruiters signal shift away from job boards and place more emphasis on corporate branding to attract high-value hires. Montreal | March 11, 2009 -- A just completed joint survey of more than 450 corporate ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/survey-results-job-boards-diminishing/ Ben Yoskovitz was recently featured on the popular HR-targeted social network, Recruiter Earth, talking about Standout Jobs and where the recruitment industry is headed. He also recently published a guest article on Cheezhead, entitled "Is the recession dooming startups?" The article looks at innovation and evolution within the overall HR space ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/ben-yoskovitz-featured-on-recruiterearth/ Standout Jobs recently released a number of new and enhanced features to our Recruitment Communication Platform. Multiple micro-site management: You can now more easily manage multiple micro-sites from within one interface and administrative dashboard. Leveraging multiple micro-sites is extremely useful when targeting unique audiences with unique messaging -- for example when ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/standout-jobs-updates-career-sites-and-applicant-tracking-system/ At the beginning of January, Standout Jobs and PBP Media launched a Recruiting Trends 2009 Survey. We're now ready to publish the results. Get Full Recruiting Trends Survey Results Here We had over 450 respondents dominated by corporate HR professionals and recruiters. The results come from a broad range of companies - ... http://standoutjobs.com/site/blog/hiring-increase-q2-q3/