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Once your sociability starter pack is in effect Alstin, can also help promote your social media channels with our Promotion Solution Plan. This guide includes:
- A comprehensive list of recommendations on how to internally promote your Fan Page, Blog and Twitter Job Channels
- A short training session (included in the price of the sociability starter pack) for your recruiting team to get you started creating accounts and accepting friends on Facebook.
- Recommendations for promoting the benefits of being part of your company’s social media network to building employee or community participation.
The power of using social media is the ability for employees and prospective applicants to receive updates and job openings immediately on Twitter, keep in touch with the latest company news on Facebook and read company blog posts featuring insider info they might not normally have access to.
Promoting your social media channels outside your immediate network is key. Most important, keep the audience engaged. Don’t allow the network to get cold or you will lose followers. Dedicate a point person (or we can do that for you, too) to ensure there is activity and updates. At least once a week tweet job openings, announce a company event or write a blog post. This may sound difficult but once you get the hang of it this type of work-specific socializing is easy and fun.
Get Ready! Get Set! Socialize!
- Theresa Hastings, Internet Account Coordinator
in the news...
Online Job Demand Up in August
According to The Conference Board Reports online job demand has grown by 169,000 or 5% in August. CA, TX, FL and NY showed the largest August increase. Healthcare occupations increased while labor demand continues to remain below year ago levels for most occupations.
Best and Worst Cities for Job Seekers
SimplyHired recently released a list of 15 best and worst cities for job seekers. Des Moines, Washington DC and Omaha are the top three best areas. Detroit, Grand Rapids and Fort Lauderdale top the list of the worst areas for job seekers. Here's the full list:
Top 15 best metro areas for Jobseekers:
Des Moines-Ames, Iowa (1 job for every 5 unemployed jobseekers)
District of Columbia (1 job for every 5 unemployed jobseekers)
Omaha, Nebraska (1 job for every 5 unemployed jobseekers)
West Palm Beach-Port Pierce, Florida (1 job for every 6 unemployed jobseekers)
Salt Lake City, Utah (1 job for every 8 unemployed jobseekers)
Baltimore, Maryland (1 job for every 8 unemployed jobseekers)
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico (1 job for every 9 unemployed jobseekers)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1 job for every 10 unemployed jobseekers)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1 job for every 10 unemployed jobseekers)
Austin, Texas (1 job for every 10 unemployed jobseekers)
Boston, Massachusetts (1 job for every 10 unemployed jobseekers)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York (1 job for every 10 unemployed jobseekers)
Denver (1 job for every 11 unemployed jobseekers)
Dallas-Fort-Worth, Texas (1 job for every 11 unemployed jobseekers)
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington (1 job for every 11 unemployed jobseekers)
Top 15 worst metro areas for Jobseekers:
Detroit – (1 job for every 46 unemployed jobseekers)
Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle – (1 job for every 35 unemployed jobseekers)
Miami, Fort Lauderdale – (1 job for every 29 unemployed jobseekers)
Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto – (1 job for every 28 unemployed jobseekers)
Las Vegas – (1 job for every 25 unemployed jobseekers)
Greenville, Spartanburg, Asheville – (1 job for every 25 unemployed job seekers)
Los Angeles – (1 job for every 25 unemployed job seekers)
Providence, New Bedford – (1 job for every 25 unemployed job seekers)
Cleveland, Akron, Canton – (1 job for every 23 unemployed job seekers)
Orlando, Daytona Beach, Melbourne – (1 job for every 22 unemployed job seekers)
Louisville – (1 job for every 21 unemployed job seekers)
Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota – (1 job for every 21 unemployed job seekers)
New York – (1 job for every 20 unemployed job seekers)
Cincinnati – ( 1job for every 20 unemployed job seekers)
