Roughly a decade ago, Beyond (now Nexxt) added a little checkbox to its job-seeker registration form without knowing exactly how it would benefit the bottom line then, or in the future. The box asked for permission to text users about…
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Create a List of Attendees From a Mobile App
This is an excellent tutorial to create a list of attendees from a mobile app. If you are learning to code or you are a little bit familiar with programming, then you will enjoy this. What is the mission? Go…
Why Automated Texting Should be a Part of Your Sourcing Strategy
Recruiting job applicants takes effort. Recruiting job applicants that fit your HR department’s carefully considered criteria, and winning them away from equally talent-hungry competitors is enough to make you rip your hair out. Building a better mobile recruitment strategy is…
Here’s How to Text For Success
There’s no doubt that texting is the way to recruit today. A full 60% of recruiters use texts to reach out to potential candidates. And there’s a good reason for that. Texts have a 98% open rate compared to emails…
#SourceCon Live: The Evolution of Mobile in Sourcing and Recruiting With Michael Marlatt
Join us for SourceCon Live today at noon central. Michael Marlatt, who will be joining us on the SourceCon All-Stars agenda in March, will be sharing his perspective on the evolution of mobile in sourcing. Who is Michael Marlatt? Michael is a recruiting…
Startup Spotlight: Switch Aims to Connect Jobseekers and Recruiters on Mobile @GetSwitch
It’s time for the Startup Spotlight. This week, learn more about Switch directly from the Founder and CEO, Yarden Tadmor. What is your background? I’ve spent the last 17 years in product, business, and sales development roles at technology startups. Highlights from…
If Your Site Isn’t Mobile Friendly, You Could Lose Big Starting Today
Editor’s note: We know, our site isn’t mobile friendly at this time. We’re working hard on our new site that will launch very soon. 🙂 Sometime today your website, the one you worked so hard to get on Google’s first…
TextRecruit Launches to Help Recruiters Text Candidates and Track Effectiveness
I won’t bore you with more statistics about why you should optimize your mobile site or use text messages to recruit. In case you’ve been hiding in a cave somewhere, there have been plenty of articles written about the topic. Savvy…
Webinar – Top Mobile Recruiting Strategies for 2014
Practical mobile strategies for the corporate recruiter means finding the right balance for both the recruiters and candidates. Understanding the job seekers usage of their mobile devices, and what your recruiting team can do to make recruiting more effective for…
The Big List of Mobile Recruiting Apps
As someone who is obsessed with mobile and how it can help recruiters and sourcers find & connect with more candidates, I ask you, why aren’t there more apps for recruiters? If you search the app stores, you’ll find hundreds…
Source LinkedIn Google+ and Twitter on a Mobile Device With New ‘Talent Xray’ App
CareerCloud has launched a new mobile application, Talent Xray, which helps recruiters and sourcers write basic boolean search strings for Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. I caught up with CareerCloud founder, Chris Russell, to learn more about the app. What is…
LinkedIn Updates Announced at ‘Talent Connect’ Focus on Mobile Users
The number of new LinkedIn features launched, one announced in Australia but many from its “Talent Connect” event in Las Vegas, is longer than a list of hangover cures for sale in Sin City. A partial list of those announcements include the Talent…
Ark Mail App Combines the Best Features of Mailbox and Rapportive for IOS and Android
I’ve always been a bit skeptical of the buzz surrounding mobile sourcing. Why would I source with a mobile device when I could have a laptop or desktop with multiple screens open? How often would I really need to source…
Search News: Blekko Goes Tablet-Friendly With Izik and Google Goes Advanced
Two quick pieces of news from the world of search. First off, Blekko has continued to innovate and has launched a new tablet-friendly app (and website) called Izik (pronounced EYE-zik). As Search Engine Watch points out: When you search, results…
The One Billion Dollar Question
Last week, Facebook announced that they had gone from zero dollars in mobile advertising revenue to $1.09 billion. When I heard Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speak in September at TechCrunch Disrupt, he was hot and heavy on the mobile bandwagon….
Talent Search Engine TalentBin Launches Patent Search, iPhone App
If you’ve delved deeper into sourcing than a LinkedIn search (and since you’re here, that’s probably a good guess), you’ve probably heard of using the US patent database to search for talent. That process, especially for perhaps a one-off search,…
Reaching A More Diverse Candidate Pool Using Mobile Recruiting Technology
There are countless benefits to increasing diversity in your organization. While complying with EEOC regulations is an obvious advantage, hiring candidates that represent a variety of backgrounds, cultures and experiences provides the company with a wealth of viewpoints and ideas…
Almost 90% Of The Fortune 500 Doesn’t Have A Mobile Optimized Career Site
It’s just like 1995 all over again for Ed Newman, the new VP of Strategy at iMomentous. It’s a company you probably haven’t heard of but you may have used. We’ll get to that in a minute. Newman is having…
What’s Your Search Strategy? Go Beyond Getting Found
Remember the Sunday newspaper’s classified job ads? Eagerly awaited by job seekers, they were the gateway to career opportunities and future employment. A paradigm shift occurred when companies stopped using local paper listings and migrated to the job boards, where…
Sourcing Mobility Part 2 – 16 NEW Apps For The Sourcer “On The Go”
Have you been keeping up with the latest buzz in mobile technology? Ambient social networking apps are increasing in popularity and its creepy location based services is hard to ignore. These apps stole the show at the South by Southwest…