Ryan St. Germaine

How the Jobcast.net Facebook job App works

November 27
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If you haven't already installed our Facebook Job app, This post is meant to explain how the app works and provide some screenshots of the app in action! With our Facebook job app your company can post jobs and receive applications on Facebook pages. It’s a great tool for recruiting staff within Facebook. Easy to use and can be set up in minutes! for instructions on getting started, please visit our How to Install page.…Read More

Branding a Province with Think Sask and Phoenix Group

February 24
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In this case study you’ll learn how Phoenix group:Re-Branded the Province of Saskatchewan with FacebookUsed Facebook to attract people from all over the world to grow Saskatchewan’s workforceCreated a targeted content strategy campaign to effectively reach very specific demographics…Read More

How to highlight your employer brand & company values with video

July 22
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With today's technology, companies of all sizes can take advantage of video to showcase the unique culture within their organization. Be real, be honest, and focus on presenting your company in an authentic way to potential applicants. Star employees are on the hunt for more than just a J.O.B and want to work for an organization whose values and mission are in line with their worldview.  Great organizations are built when like-minded people come together to work on projects they believe in. What does your organization stand for and how can you present that in a recruitment video? Ideas for producing your recruitment videoAllow candidates into your world and give them a true feel for who they'll be working with,……Read More

Six easy ways to increase traffic & likes on your Facebook Career Page

June 22
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Getting traffic to your newly created Facebook Career Page can be a little overwhelming in the beginning. It's important to keep in mind that building your company's talent community will take time to gain traction. By making a commitment to promoting your Facebook Career Page, you'll soon have a thriving community with users who are passionate about working for your company. So, you've got your career listings streaming onto your page and you've started sharing great content about your employer brand. What's next?Try these six ideas to increase traffic & likes1. Turn on the"Include Jobs in Search Engines" feature in your Jobcast account center to get free traffic from job search engines such as Indeed, SimplyHi……Read More

Is Video the New Classified Ad?

June 21
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Google and Microsoft do it, Disney dapples in it, even HSBC and Deloitte have joined the bandwagon. All of these companies are harnessing the power of video and social media to connect with potential candidates. Most communications professionals will tell you that video marketing is the wave of the future (and even the present) as more and more people are accessing video through social media outlets, including YouTube as well as corporate websites and news multimedia channels. Some quick stats and facts:35 hours of video footage is uploaded to YouTube every minute.Over 13 million hours of footage was uploaded in 2010More video is uploaded every 60 days than the three major US television networks produ……Read More

Job Sync. No one should have to post a job more than once!

June 12
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Many of our clients have expressed that they use Jobcast as their Facebook Career Page while still using their existing ATS or career site. If you have an existing solution for posting your jobs on the web, maybe you're asking yourself, "why should I have to post this job twice?" With our Jobcast API  your ATS can now send jobs to your Jobcast Facebook app. But, if your ATS provider isn't ready to use our API, that still leaves you with the pain of manually posting jobs. For those situations, we can help!Job Sync. Provide us with a link to your jobs page, RSS feed or XML feed and we'll have your jobs synchronizing on Facebook daily. Pricing starts for as little as $99 a month and varies depending on job volume. To sign u……Read More

Fully Branded Facebook Career Pages

June 12
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Many of our clients have expressed how important it is for their branding to show consistent design and messaging on all of their social platforms. We couldn’t agree more!To help build your brand presence, we’ve added some great new features that give you complete control over customizing your Facebook Career Page.When you upgrade to a Premium subscription, you will unlock these additional features:Brandable color schemeCustom banner placementEmbeddable YouTube videosWelcome messagingBrandable color scheme Customize your Facebook Career Page’s colors to match your company’s brand.Custom banner placement & embeddable YouTubeAdd a banner to your Facebook Career Page to build your emp……Read More

Introducing the Jobcast API. Send us your jobs!

May 24
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Our development team has been hard at work building an API that opens up Jobcast to work seamlessly with your current recruitment technology .What does this mean for non technical folks? If your company has the technical capabilities, you can have your jobs published to your Facebook page from your own career page or ATS. No more re-posting your jobs manually! For technical details, and for access to our API, please refer to our Jobcast API documentation If technology isn't your company's specialty, no need to worry - we can do it for you. Just send us a link to your career page, RSS or XML feed and we will have your jobs feeding to your Facebook Page within five business days. Pricing varies but starts as lo……Read More

Happy One Year Anniversary Jobcast

February 27
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In our first year of operation, Jobcast has already managed to exceed our expectations.  We started with a simple idea and it blossomed into a company that we are extremely proud of. We went through a re-branding process from our social recruiting app’s original name, ‘Sydicruit’, to what it is today. We have built an app that is efficient and simple to use, and that was always our goal – to make an easy to use, simple social recruiting application for you, the user, for your social recruitment needs. Our user base has continued to grow tremendously over the past year, and the feedback and comments we have received have been invaluable.  Our app is constantly evolving as we learn from you. What works, what you feel ……Read More