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March 27, 2008
Vol 6  No 6

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Recruiters Find Patience Is a Virtue With Social Networking Sites

Knowing which sites to target, developing a plan to keep contacts engaged, and creating a communication strategy that fosters deep relationships are among the initial steps to success.

Read more about recruiting on social networking sites.

Also:

Social Revolution: A Wired Workforce Community


  A FIELD IN NEED  
 

Minority Nursing Pool Grows With Push From Universities

Demand for bilingual and bicultural nurses has skyrocketed in recent years, propelled by the swelling number of immigrants—especially Hispanics, who represent about 15 percent of the country’s total population but only 2 percent of all registered nurses.

Read more about recruiting minority nurses.

 
  Discussion  
 

Not Hired Letter
In the Recruiting & Staffing Forum:

A member writes: "Does anyone have a ‘no thank you’ letter they are willing to share with me? I am looking for one that says something along the lines of ‘We are going to continue our search for candidates to better meet our criteria’ in hopes that people stop applying over and over."

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  Workforce Metrics  
 


HARVARD MBAs

Median base salary by industry destinations for Harvard MBAs, class of 2007
Consulting $120,000
Entertainment/media 105,000
Finance 115,000
Nonprofit/government 90,000
Real estate 112,500
Other services 110,000
Biomed/pharmaceutical 105,000
Consumer products 90,000
Technology 110,000
Manufacturing 105,000
Source: Harvard Business School  


TOP 10 CAREER SITES

Top 10 career sites as ranked by a survey of college students, recent graduates and MBAs on the quality of online portals, 2007
1. Deutsche Bank
2. ABN AMRO
3. UBS
4. Deloitte
5. Philips
6. Intel
7. McKinsey & Co.
8. Lockheed Martin
9. Booz Allen Hamilton
10. Microsoft
Source: Potentialpark Communications
 

RECRUITING & STAFFING TOPICS

Grouped by topics, here are hundreds of articles, policies and assessments in the Workforce Management Research Center.

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