Can an Infographic get you a Job...?
So last week we were delivered another social recruiting infographic - this time, as is often the case, courtesy of the US based digital news vehicle Mashable, and their `Can Facebook Get You A Job`...
View ArticleRecruitment Ethics? What Are They? ....Really?
Recruiters like to talk about `Ethics`. Here I am, talking about them now. But what does it mean? What genuinely is `ethical recruitment`. There are social recruiting commentators, LinkedIn...
View ArticleJobseeker Tips: Things your CV doesn't need to say...
CVs are important. Some people say CVs are dead, or dying. Well sorry, anyone care to tell that to my inbox full of them, and the 1000s uploaded to job boards every week. They are important, and it's...
View Article#TruLondon - One size doesn't fit all.
2 days of being inspired, intrigued, confused, fascinated and well... angry. That's what Bill Boorman's #TRU events do for you. Why? - because everyone has a voice, and is allowed to have a voice -...
View ArticleShoes, Mild Porn & Flippin' Infographics... Welcome Pinterest.
I hope I never need Pinterest. For those have been hibernating over winter, a cascade of a visual sharing has swept across our internet pages with the renaissance of Pinterest - the hottest `new`...
View ArticleSo, What DOES Make a Good Recruiter....?
Great insights from Simon Lewis of Only Marketing Jobs, from his LinkedIn poll asking what the most important trait is in a successful recruiter. It got me thinking. The headline is really, that the...
View ArticleDespicable Recruitment Agency Practice Called by @KernelMag
Few recruitment agencies are perfect. Anyone who claims they get everything right, needs to look at themselves again. We are all not perfect at replying to all emails, job enquiries, and sometimes we...
View ArticleSocial Media - How Much Can We Take Of This...?
Sitting in a massive and glorious gateaux that is the social media world, makes all parts of life very much more fun. Business is engaging and varied, and the people with it. Social and business life...
View ArticleScumbags & Sleazeballs – Recruiters under the Tech Hammer
So, the online Tech Journalism hub The Kernel, have ripped to shreds the portion of the recruitment industry that hurts them the most; the Technical Digital recruitment sphere. And it’s 3 names who...
View ArticleConfessions of the Recruitment Industry - True this...
People who know me well, will know that I detest infographics - well, I detest what infographics have turned into, i.e. largely to much information stacked into a small presentation space, thus...
View ArticleJob-seeker Tips: Applying with Covering Letters
Covering letters are sadly a dying art. They're either too long, so I won't read them; so curt, as to be rude in the extreme; or too short - meaning there's no relevant information. Furthermore,...
View ArticleLinkedIn Endorsements - Will you be doing it?
I'm not a massive fan of LinkedIn. It's more an unecessary evil, than a pleasure. It has however been going through a number of changes this year, and I've not disliked too many of them. The visuals...
View ArticleWhat's the Story, Kred Story?
Ahh, influence scoring tools. We're here again, old friend... sorry, old foe. But hang on a second. The thing we have always asked for, in the measurement of Klout scores, Peer Index ranks and more...
View ArticleThe IOR vs The REC - What Good Can Come Of It?
So sat in the blue corner, are the Recruitment & Employment Confederation's (REC) - and their top dog with the big salary; Kevin Green; said something a little silly at the IRP awards last week....
View ArticleDoes the need for money stifle the belief we can get our `Dream Job`?
I was just slightly in awe of this bit of YouTubeage that was shared across the networks recently. It's spoken by Alan Watts - a social thinker, and expressionist of eastern thoughts into western...
View ArticleHave Communities Saved the Google+ Star?
I've long supported Google+, and often continued to play when no-one was there, out of some kind of weird loyalty thing. I believe it had a purpose still, I liked that it was predominantly business...
View ArticleWhy Fast-Food Recruitment Does No-one Any Favours.
Those who know me, know that I embrace modern technology, social media and social communications in marketing, branding and networking my business and profile. I believe it is a massive opportunity...
View Article#SocialRecruiting: How About A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action?
When you begin a new year, no matter how much we try to buck the cliche - we review stuff. We assess where we are in so many aspects of our life, and promise to do something about it. Often...
View ArticleSo What Are We To Make Of Poppy Rose Cleere...?
Social Media Superstar of the Week, 2013 - Week 4 = POPPY ROSE CLEERE!!! Twitterly name, aptly @Poppy_Powers. Yep this lady nailed it. She stood up for the little people, and stuffed the `suits`. The...
View ArticleSolving the `Candidate Experience` Conundrum
The Candidate Experience remains a hot topic around recruitment. It's a worthy discussion area, and although I am often a justfiable defender of the `Recruiter Experience` in this discussion, I...
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