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This video recently went viral because of its frightening prediction and depiction of the future of work—a future that will inevitably belong to robots.
At least that’s what YouTube video creator CGP Grey forebodes in this 15-minute clip where he suggests this familiar sci-fi premise will start to to look more science than fiction.
Now if you’re skeptical or idealistic, don’t worry –you’re not alone. But Grey makes some solid arguments backed by recent scientific studies on the topic condensed in this video. Suspend belief for just a moment, and let’s humor his thesis…

With 1.28 billion monthly active users, Facebook has become the central hub for social exchange today. Second only to Google as the most visited site, Facebook has effectively weaved its platform into day-to-day life and culture one friend request at a time.
But with Facebook housing the largest database of online profiles and personal information on the planet, the network promises more possibilities than mere social exchange. For employers, recruiters, and talent acquisition professionals, Facebook presents potentially the most powerful online directory of talent on the planet.

Our educational webinar Stop Playing by Old Rules. Master the New Twitter Playbook delivered an energetic hour packed with our best practices for recruiting and sourcing on the new visual Twitter.
Mira Greenland—our lively, social-media-savvy VP of Sales—led the talk, and the discussion about Twitter recruiting, naturally, spilled over onto Twitter.
So to help recap the webcast, instead of listing the main points from the talk, below are the top tweets shared on the #TMJEdu hashtag during the event. Let’s start with the best one:

Great news for military veterans: This past September, the veteran jobless rate dipped to 4.3 percent, now below the 5.1 percent national average. However, for the young, post-9/11 veterans, the stats tell a different story. 

As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment for military veterans age 18-24 is at 16.2 percent, nearly 25 percent higher than national average for that demographic group.
With today’s teens clocking in about 9 hours of social media use per day, it’s no surprise that the social web youth is dominated. However, reaching young vets isn’t the only reason why social recruiting is a particularly effective tool in reaching today’s military veterans of various ages and occupations.

Twitter looks a lot different than it did just two years ago, and when we say “looks” we mean it: Twitter is becoming a visual network.
As more photo- and video-friendly social networks were born—i.e. Instagram, Pinterest, Vine–established social networks had to evolve their platforms to deliver more visual media, or risk losing valuable active users.
This led Twitter to expand the type of content it delivered and break its one, definitive golden rule: The 140-character limit.
Twitter’s new rules have also set new standards. Individuals and brands that can navigate this increasingly visual landscape will edge out slower adopters who are left behind. Mastering these new rules quickly also show the marks of a true Twitter expert, where Twitter Cards and Inline Twitter Images act as badges of social media fluency.
Below we’ve listed three signs of a Recruiting Ace on Twitter.  Are you and your brand showing all three marks of Twitter expertise?

A recent 18-country survey conducted by Employer Branding International revealed that the majority of companies use Social Media for Employer Branding, coming out on top as the main channel used today to deliver and enhance employer brand messaging. View the full report below.

Starbucks makes headlines after announcing that they will pay for almost all of their employees’ tuition fees while they earn a bachelor’s degree at Arizona State University Online.
Another remarkable program from Starbucks that further boosts their already much-applauded employer brand and will likely attract many aspiring college grads to apply. Why is it so notable?
Here are 3 reasons Starbucks deserves the news it’s getting: