Recruiters seeking talent online should keep up with the latest strategies and trends in marketing. Using social media to encourage a particular action - in this case, applying for a job - is the domain of specialized marketers who put a lot of thought and time into optimizing their campaigns. Human resources professionals can benefit…

Recruiters are increasingly heading to campus to court the newest crop of MBAs. A study by MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance revealed half of respondents said recruiting activity had increased on their campuses. This indicates a high demand for these graduates, which their business knowledge and often experience may explain.Human resources administration professionals involved…

According to a recent release from the Labor Department, the number of people filing new unemployment claims in the U.S. is the lowest it has been since January 2008. This news suggests the labor market is doing well - according to David Sloan, senior economist at 4Cast in New York, it may well be increasing, Reuters…

According to a Gallup report, employment fell among young adults in June year-over-year. Those young adults working full-time accounting for 43.6 percent of the age group. Of those between the ages of 18 and 29, people with a college degree are twice as likely to be employed full-time as those without. For the purposes of…

The recently released Randstad Employee Confidence Index is maintaining pre-recession highs. The overall confidence of employees remained steady at 56 percent. As in many indices of this type, a score above 50 indicates general optimism. Over half of employees are confident in their ability to find another job should they need to, and 62 percent feel…

According to a study published in the journal Management Decisions, video interviewing is bad for everyone involved. Not only did recruiters have a worse impression of candidates when they conducted trial interviews over videoconferencing software, but candidates also thought much less of those interviewing them. These findings are significant to recruiters and the human resources management…

Research by staffing firm Accountemps in collaboration with an independent research company revealed 73 percent of workers would not have a problem with seeking a new job while employed. Indeed, nearly half of young workers surveyed would conduct such a job search while in the office.It has long been acknowledged that recruiters and hiring managers are most…

Regular performance reviews are part of the human resources administration policy of many organizations. However, it's not uncommon for both employees and managers to dread them. Author Eric Mosley spoke with HR.BLR.com about how the process can be improved.Mosley suggests using an approach that is familiar to billions of Internet users: crowdsourcing. Employees could be…

A survey of chief financial officers by Bank of America Merrill Lynch revealed the majority are concerned about healthcare. This has been one of CFOs' top concerns for three years running. The percentage of those worried about health care has risen by seven percent year-over-year to a current total of 58 percent.Human Resource Executive Magazine…

According to The Fiscal Times, nearly 85 percent of firms outsource some aspect of their human resources administration tasks. Startups and other organizations of small and medium size are beginning to take advantage of the strong business case for doing the same. Companies that want to focus on growth may find outsourcing HR functions gives them…