Gone are the days of job boards, applications and resume portal. Welcome to the new world of social recruiting where referrals, analytics and integrated recruiting rule the roost.
A study by Aberdeen Group indicates that 73 percent of millennials (aged 18-34) have found their last position through a social media platform. Today’s talent pool lives in a micro-social world, in smaller communities amongst friends they trust and identify with. They are mostly found on channels like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, thereby making social recruiting not just essential but as the best means for recruiters to tap quality hires.