It was only a matter of time until an Australian Recruitment Agency took the lead and created a new position for a Social Media Manager. The first (that I am aware of) is Sarina Russo Group. Not only is this a step in the right direction for Australian Recruitment agencies, it is being lead by one of the more innovative recruitment firms in the country.

Sarina has long been an industry leader and has always done things a little bit different. Her TV show that was focused on a wide range of recruitment areas was something that most companies globally wouldn’t dare to think of doing. This is taking the already great work that Greg Savage and his team at Aquent are doing with Social Recruiting that little bit further.

Whilst this move should be lauded as a monumental step in the right direction for candidate engagement and interaction, its a shame the application process from the Seek website is not working, see here

Makes me wonder that if someone who has the experience they are looking for, would actually bother going out of their way to track down the process in which to successfully apply. The ad is very well written and covers a wide range of aspects that the Social Media Manager will be responsible for, great insight and effort here I must say. The position is based in Brisbane which may also limit the attractiveness of the role, small market of candidates and really this job could be done from anywhere you would think, Head Office shouldn’t restrict this.

So who is going to be next in the Australian Market and look at hiring a Social Media Manager. I would firstly like to see a job title change to Social Recruiting Manager but hey we can’t have everything now can we.