BRONWEN HANN | March 9, 2016

As it has changed so many other industries in the 21st century, big data has altered recruiting. Social media sourcing has allowed recruiters to quickly tap into networks of candidates that would otherwise be more difficult to contact for open roles, and recruitment firms now create and advertise large databases of candidate profiles, selling them as competitive advantages over other firms.

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