Social Media Recruiting & Professional
                          Networking
               The past, the present and the future
                                   Colin Frankland
        www.viadeo.com/en/profile/colinfrankland
                                  @colinfrankland
                               #SRCONF #viadeo
#SRCONF #viadeo

+800 million   +100 million   +40 million




+135 million   +40 million    +14 million
#SRCONF #viadeo
When does your company plan to
incorporate social media into the recruitment
process?

           Don't plan to use it               21%


                     In 1 year               17%


                   In 6 month          10%


                   In 1 month     3%
                                                             50%
Already using social media for
         recruitment
#SRCONF #viadeo




Successful recruitment
hasn’t changed.
#SRCONF #viadeo
Candidate - Opportunities

  Profile development
  Network growth
  Direct dialogue
  Real experiences
  Community support
  No boundaries
#SRCONF #viadeo

Candidates - Challenges

  Differentiation
  Lack of presence
  Choice
  Digital footprint maintenance
  Privacy
#SRCONF #viadeo

Recruiters - Opportunities

  Network growth
  Informed conversation
  Responsive audience
  Relevant candidates
  Cost efficiency
#SRCONF #viadeo

Recruiters - Challenges

  Candidate exclusivity
  Differentiate
  Demonstrable value
  True engagement
#SRCONF #viadeo

Companies - Opportunities

  Cost efficiency
  Budget re-focus
  Relationships
  Employer brand
  Dialogue
#SRCONF #viadeo
Companies - Challenges

  Requirement for new skills
  Time, resource and cost
  Cutting through digital noise
  Risk and control
  Policy and discrimination (lack of legislation)
  Appropriate use and collection of data
Viadeo – a global network
#SRCONF #viadeo


     40 million members worldwide
30 thousand new members join each day

• 1,000,000 new       • 165,000 active
  members/month         discussion forums

• 150,000
                      • 80,000 forum
  connections/day
                        members per month

• 1,250 events/week
                      • 18,000 articles
                        shared/day
#SRCONF #viadeo
Survey of HR professionals in France
                Industry


342                Financial Services   5.1%

Directors or
 Managers                                  7.9%
                         Distribution



                Professional Services             11.4%



               Information Publishing               13.3%



                       Manufacturing                      15.8%
#SRCONF #viadeo
Survey of HR professionals in France
Years of experience
                                Company size (employees)

            13%
                                   +1000               100 or less
     20%
                                   250-1000            100-250
                          67%

                                           14%
                                                         35%
                                  23%


                                                 27%
            More than 5 years
            2-5 years
            Less than 2 years
#SRCONF #viadeo
Recruitment activity
                            Internal mobility can fill roles
                            Redefine business strategy or skills required
                            No current need for recruitment
                            Budget restrictions
    33%               41%   Difficulty in sourcing skill sets

                                                        8.10%
          26%

                                                                10.60%

                              50.60%                                 11.30%

      Actively recruiting

      Recruiting in 6-12
      months
      Future recruitment
                                                                         19.40%
#SRCONF #viadeo
When does your company plan to
incorporate social media into the recruitment
process?

           Don't plan to use it               21%


                     In 1 year               17%


                   In 6 month          10%


                   In 1 month     3%
                                                             50%
Already using social media for
         recruitment
#SRCONF #viadeo
 Regular use of recruitment methods

 Public and Commercial Job boards                                      88%
Online Professional Social Networks                            64%
        Internal mobility programs                            61%
            Company career portal                        54%
            Personal peer network                       51%
         Employee referral scheme                       50%
  Ex-employee networks or alumni                  36%
                          Job fairs           32%
                  Executive search          28%
   Online Personal Social Networks          26%
      Trade press and newspapers      12%
#SRCONF #viadeo
Effectiveness & ROI


            PSNs                 PSNs
            Peer network         Peer network


                               Corporate career
           Internal mobility
                                    portal

             Job boards        Employee referral


            Exec search        Internal mobility




             Effective           Value for
                                  money
#SRCONF #viadeo
How Social Media is supporting recruitment


                         Search for new candidates                               84%

                 Keeping in contact with candidates                   49%

                            Advertising specific jobs                44%

               Advertising to build company profile                 40%

                               Building Talent Pools                39%

                            Building employer brand            29%

                               Graduate recruitment           25%

Providing an online application process for selection   11%
#SRCONF #viadeo
       Budget allocation

                                Employee
                                 Referral


PSNs
             Increased
               budget
                                                           Press
       Corporate
        Career
        portals          Exec
                         Search       Decreased
                                       budget
                                                    Job fairs
#SRCONF #viadeo
Key findings in France

  Professional not Personal
  Opportunity for employer brand
  Need for improved targeting
#SRCONF #viadeo




Successful recruitment
hasn’t changed
#SRCONF #viadeo
Social Recruiting


  “The most common definition used for
social recruiting is that it is the process of
 sourcing or recruiting candidates through
        the use of social platforms as
    promotional and/or advertising
  channels by employers and recruiters.”
Wikipedia
#SRCONF #viadeo
Recruitment 3.0 – what?!


“Recruitment 3.0 is about building engaged
communities, telling a
story, listening, discussing and fostering an
emotional attachment with new talent.”
Matthew Jeffery
#SRCONF #viadeo
It’s all about the candidate…

 Death of the CV
 Death of job advert
 Permission
 Transparency
 Personal brand management
#SRCONF #viadeo
…and the recruiter and employer

 Strategy/plan
 Marketing
 Measure
 Employer brand versus product/service brand
 Transparency
 Candidate experience
 Relationships
#SRCONF #viadeo




The future is bright, the
future is…
#SRCONF #viadeo
...Social

22%
Increase in visitors to social networks
between June 2010 and June 2011.


38.1%
Contribution of Europeans to global social
networking minutes.

[Source: comScore, September 2011]
#SRCONF #viadeo
…and Mobile




Mobile forecast to overtake desktop in terms
of global users in 2014.

[Source: comScore, February 2011]
#SRCONF #viadeo
Mobile and your digital identity
#SRCONF #viadeo




Successful recruitment
hasn’t changed.
The social element of
recruitment is evolving.
#SRCONF #viadeo
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Social Media Recruiting & Professional Networking

  • 1.
    Social Media Recruiting& Professional Networking The past, the present and the future Colin Frankland www.viadeo.com/en/profile/colinfrankland @colinfrankland #SRCONF #viadeo
  • 2.
    #SRCONF #viadeo +800 million +100 million +40 million +135 million +40 million +14 million
  • 3.
    #SRCONF #viadeo When doesyour company plan to incorporate social media into the recruitment process? Don't plan to use it 21% In 1 year 17% In 6 month 10% In 1 month 3% 50% Already using social media for recruitment
  • 4.
  • 10.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Candidate -Opportunities Profile development Network growth Direct dialogue Real experiences Community support No boundaries
  • 11.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Candidates -Challenges Differentiation Lack of presence Choice Digital footprint maintenance Privacy
  • 12.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Recruiters -Opportunities Network growth Informed conversation Responsive audience Relevant candidates Cost efficiency
  • 13.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Recruiters -Challenges Candidate exclusivity Differentiate Demonstrable value True engagement
  • 14.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Companies -Opportunities Cost efficiency Budget re-focus Relationships Employer brand Dialogue
  • 15.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Companies -Challenges Requirement for new skills Time, resource and cost Cutting through digital noise Risk and control Policy and discrimination (lack of legislation) Appropriate use and collection of data
  • 16.
    Viadeo – aglobal network
  • 17.
    #SRCONF #viadeo 40 million members worldwide 30 thousand new members join each day • 1,000,000 new • 165,000 active members/month discussion forums • 150,000 • 80,000 forum connections/day members per month • 1,250 events/week • 18,000 articles shared/day
  • 18.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Survey ofHR professionals in France Industry 342 Financial Services 5.1% Directors or Managers 7.9% Distribution Professional Services 11.4% Information Publishing 13.3% Manufacturing 15.8%
  • 19.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Survey ofHR professionals in France Years of experience Company size (employees) 13% +1000 100 or less 20% 250-1000 100-250 67% 14% 35% 23% 27% More than 5 years 2-5 years Less than 2 years
  • 20.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Recruitment activity Internal mobility can fill roles Redefine business strategy or skills required No current need for recruitment Budget restrictions 33% 41% Difficulty in sourcing skill sets 8.10% 26% 10.60% 50.60% 11.30% Actively recruiting Recruiting in 6-12 months Future recruitment 19.40%
  • 21.
    #SRCONF #viadeo When doesyour company plan to incorporate social media into the recruitment process? Don't plan to use it 21% In 1 year 17% In 6 month 10% In 1 month 3% 50% Already using social media for recruitment
  • 22.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Regularuse of recruitment methods Public and Commercial Job boards 88% Online Professional Social Networks 64% Internal mobility programs 61% Company career portal 54% Personal peer network 51% Employee referral scheme 50% Ex-employee networks or alumni 36% Job fairs 32% Executive search 28% Online Personal Social Networks 26% Trade press and newspapers 12%
  • 23.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Effectiveness &ROI PSNs PSNs Peer network Peer network Corporate career Internal mobility portal Job boards Employee referral Exec search Internal mobility Effective Value for money
  • 24.
    #SRCONF #viadeo How SocialMedia is supporting recruitment Search for new candidates 84% Keeping in contact with candidates 49% Advertising specific jobs 44% Advertising to build company profile 40% Building Talent Pools 39% Building employer brand 29% Graduate recruitment 25% Providing an online application process for selection 11%
  • 25.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Budget allocation Employee Referral PSNs Increased budget Press Corporate Career portals Exec Search Decreased budget Job fairs
  • 26.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Key findingsin France Professional not Personal Opportunity for employer brand Need for improved targeting
  • 27.
  • 28.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Social Recruiting “The most common definition used for social recruiting is that it is the process of sourcing or recruiting candidates through the use of social platforms as promotional and/or advertising channels by employers and recruiters.” Wikipedia
  • 29.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Recruitment 3.0– what?! “Recruitment 3.0 is about building engaged communities, telling a story, listening, discussing and fostering an emotional attachment with new talent.” Matthew Jeffery
  • 30.
    #SRCONF #viadeo It’s allabout the candidate… Death of the CV Death of job advert Permission Transparency Personal brand management
  • 31.
    #SRCONF #viadeo …and therecruiter and employer Strategy/plan Marketing Measure Employer brand versus product/service brand Transparency Candidate experience Relationships
  • 32.
    #SRCONF #viadeo The futureis bright, the future is…
  • 33.
    #SRCONF #viadeo ...Social 22% Increase invisitors to social networks between June 2010 and June 2011. 38.1% Contribution of Europeans to global social networking minutes. [Source: comScore, September 2011]
  • 34.
    #SRCONF #viadeo …and Mobile Mobileforecast to overtake desktop in terms of global users in 2014. [Source: comScore, February 2011]
  • 35.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Mobile andyour digital identity
  • 36.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Successful recruitment hasn’tchanged. The social element of recruitment is evolving.
  • 37.
    #SRCONF #viadeo Join thediscussion Forum www.viadeo.com/viadeo-business-solutions Reading business.viadeo.com/whitepapers Viadeo Business Solutions business.viadeo.com

Editor's Notes

  • #6 The Dark Ages
  • #7 The Desktop PC Era
  • #8 The Data Mining Era
  • #9 The Internet Era
  • #10 The Social Media Era – The ME Brand
  • #16 Cutting through digital noise – survey showed that of the companies using social media 18% cited that the volume of candidates was a problem. Although 46% indicated they had no problems with using social media for recruitment.
  • #36 Image of iPhone with CV, qualifications/certificates, recommendations, presentations delivered etc.Digital enabling skilled labourers to find work and advertising their servicesUniversal passport – death of the CV?