“The Visual Recruiting Superiority Effect”: A Concept Most Employers Ignore

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It is superior to use pictures rather than just words when communicating a message — this is an application of “The Picture Superiority Effect. In this article, I’m gonna co-opt it for us recruiters and call it “The Visual Recruiting Superiority Effect” or “Visual Recruiting” for short.   But first, some advertising/design/recruiting 101: The power of… Read more »

Kixeye Ridicules Rivals Zynga, EA & Kabam In This Profanity-Laced Recruiting Video

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In case you missed it, San Francisco gaming company Kixeye put their stake in the ground this week with an explosive video mocking their rival — it’s probably the fastest growing recruiting video we’ve seen. THe video is from the perspective of a job applicant on an interview with what appears to be Zynga (who… Read more »

5 Tips On How Recruiting Videos Boost Job Applications By 34%

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Job postings with video icons are viewed 12% more than those without, according to a study by CareerBuilder last month.

“Anonymous” Hacktivists Crowdsourced Attempted Takedown Of The Vatican Through Social Media

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Fascinating news broke this weekend when security firm Imperva out of Redwood City outlined a report called “The Anatomy of an Anonymous Attack” (outlining details of how the “Anonymous” hactivist group operated in one unnamed attack last year in The Anatomy of an Anonymous Attack.

The Most Popular Videos About Working At Top Tech Companies (From YouTube)

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Ongig’s focus is video job postings (we believe all online job opportunities will be visual one day) and we are always on the look-out for any videos to do with hiring. We decided to comb through YouTube and show you the most viewed videos having to do with hiring at top tech companies —  Enjoy!… Read more »

The Top 7 Reasons Hiring Is Being Reinvented

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The hiring world is being radically shaped. Not to be dramatic, but we think that this will affect each of you reading this. Towards that end, this article is dedicated to the 7 major reasons/trends that will contribute to this new hiring/jobs world.   1) A Hire Is A One Million Dollar Transaction A hire… Read more »