Great examples of social media recruiting #1 Intel

Intel’s employment branding commercial is now playing on TV and of course Youtube, so it counts as social media recruiting. This might be the first ever employment branding spot we’ve ever seen on regular TV (by a corporation). It looks to be part of a new ad campaign that we really love. It’s positioning themselves [...]

What the Pope can teach employers about social media

If social media is good enough for the Pope, isn’t it good enough for your company? That was the question that came to mind last week when the Vatican announced its own Youtube channel. The announcement is further proof that social media is a powerful communications tool, something that many recruiters fail to grasp. Before [...]

The P.Diddy Jobcast

We just heard about this video on Oprah and thought it was a unique way of hiring. He got thousands of video applications and picked the winner on her show. Its just further proof that Youtube is a valuable branding/recruiting tool.

Jobs in Pods Youtube channel hits 15,000 views

Views of our jobcasts on our Youtube channel have increased rapidly in the past month. Its taken us just over a month to go from 10,000 to 15,000! Like we’ve said all along Youtube is free advertising for anyone who uses it. Many business are now uploading their commercials and other types of content. For [...]

Youtube’s ‘Insight’ is awesome baby!

The folks at Youtube are now providing feedback on every file you upload. They provide information and stats on 4 key areas: Views, Popularity, Discovery and yes Demographics! Now you can track the trends on your video, find out where they came from and see their age and gender. Here’s an example from our most [...]

More reasons to put recruiting videos on Youtube

There are now 2 new reasons to put your recruitment videos on Youtube. 1. YouTube has announced that they have launched an API that allows website owners to broadcast video content free of charge, through their own sites – a move essentially putting the company in the free hosting bracket.   Companies will be able to [...]

How to setup a YouTube recruiting channel

Setting up your YouTube recruitment channel is easy as pie with a few customizations thrown in. The first step is creating your account. Your username should be your company name so don’t enter any kind of personal information. Company name only will suffice. Once your account is created YouTube will assign you a unique URL. [...]

Using YouTube to promote your jobs and employment brand

Too few companies realize how powerful sites like YouTube can be for marketing themselves. We’ve written about companies like Sodexho using it before. But we cant stress enough the fact that YouTube is a tremendous opportunity for employers if they use it correctly. It represents social media recruiting at its best. There are 2 main [...]