What will you be doing for iRecruit 2014?
I’m excited to be heading out to the iRecruit Expo in Amsterdam again this summer – but this year, with a twist. In previous years, I’ve attended as a vendor, as a blogger and as a track leader for the...
View ArticleReplacing your career site with LinkedIn or Facebook? Think again.
Time for a weekend rant – gotta get this one off my chest! I’ve heard a bunch of people previously discuss whether it’s still worth building your own website, or whether Facebook can actually replace...
View ArticleWill HR use predictive data to cross the creepy line?
I love exploring new software tools and sites – particularly those that can be repurposed for things other than their original intention and oftentimes for better value. This time round, I’m talking...
View ArticleTrends for 2014 in Recruitment
I posted this last month as a guest slot for Jessica over on Blogging4Jobs, adding in here for my records. Feel free to hit me up if you’d like me to write for you sometime. Always a pleasure to...
View ArticleHR tech trends and innovation from HRTechEurope
Out at HRTechEurope this week – so this post is a live-blog of Sarah White’s look at Innovations and Trends in HR Technology for 2014/15. I’ll be keeping my opinions out this time and just reporting!...
View ArticleMonitoring companies for staff who leave
Attending the Discover Sourcing event today. Mostly, I’m live-tweeting… but I want to share an search idea that need more than 140c… monitoring companies for leavers. It takes a simple search string:...
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When LinkedIn Endorsements go well
I wrote a while ago on how LinkedIn Endorsements can sometimes go wrong - so it’s only fair that I reflect a rather different experience today! George was kind enough to endorse me – and got rather...
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The future of Sourcing?
I referred in a recent post to one of my early jobs in industry, a junior recruitment researcher – and gave some views on how that role has now evolved. Events like SOSUEU and Discover Sourcing are...
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Switching on Facebook Graph Search
There’s been more and more noise about Facebook Open Graph recently, and especially the beta launch of Graph Search. If you don’t know what this is, start with Facebook’s own quick intro here. For...
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Sourcing… who are the recruiting ninjas?
Yes yes, this one starts with a “back in my day” moment… but bear with, it concerns Sourcing – which I strongly believe is one of the areas skilled recruiters can really make a difference. Years back,...
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Employer transparency may never happen
So I’m at the Social Media in Recruitment event today. A session with the sales guy from Glassdoor has just finished, where the concept of employer transparency has been very much on the table. I...
View Article100 most social HR experts on Twitter
So a list of “the 100 most social HR experts on Twitter” this list has been doing the rounds today, courtesy of this Huffington Post article. I call BS. First up though, I want to be clear – I know...
View ArticleRecruiting with SnapChat
Really? You’re ready to start recruiting with Snapchat? No, I don’t think you are. I think you’re more likely excited about it because the valuation just hit $800m and user numbers are going through...
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Product or Process?
Distracting myself from the horrors of an airport lounge, I noticed an interesting question from Bill Boorman on the topic of product development: To me, neither of these options are correct. They both...
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What does your social footprint look like?
I recently noticed Max Heywood running a little side project under the tag #socialfootprint (with both Facebook and Twitter streams!). Many I know take stock of their differing social presences from...
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Looking ahead to SMIR
Mike Taylor has been running the Social Media in Recruitment (SMIR) event for five years now – it’s maintained a steady slot in the calendar and I’ve attended, exhibited and reported from it in the...
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Creativity in personal branding… and newsjacking!
Personal branding has been a growing part of the job seeker’s arsenal for a while now – but the market never stands still! There are a ton of resources available to guide job seekers on the core parts...
View ArticleLooking forward to the iRecruit expo
The team behind HRTechEurope have been making a big splash over the last couple of years, with that event going from strength to strength. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed taking part on the blog squad there...
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Identifying Fake Twitter Followers
As announced recently, TwitCleaner has now closed down. I’ve been a big fan of this site and blogged a review some years back. I found it invaluable for undertaking quick, occasional maintenance on my...
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Vintage Social Media (cartoon)
Spotted this cartoon today – essentially social media in historical context. Needs no explanation, just love it! Credit to John Atkinson of Wrong Hands - original post over here! The post Vintage...
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