The term Social Recruiting is overused. And It is largely misunderstood. Social Recruiting is not just about finding more candidates through social media. And it is not about replacing job boards with free services. It is about building targeted and trusted referral networks and talent communities through social channels that can benefit you and your organization long term.
The relationships that you can build with your community in online social networks can aid in recruitment, onboarding, and retention if done properly. And it can be done without wasting too much time if you are targeting your efforts.
I’ll be talking more about this at the Get Social Conference in Tulsa, OK On May 4th, 2010. Hope to see you there.