There are hundreds, if not thousands, of Twitter applications. One of the most funniest tools to check out your followers is offered via the website IsParade. It gives an hilarious impression when people start following you in real life too. I prefer Twitter…
For some time I’ve been mentioning that Social News is the next step in the evolution of the Internet. With Social News I do not mean platforms such as Digg or Delicious. These websites have existed for years and are often associated by this term. No, I mean REAL Social News. News that comes to you instead of you the news, thanks to the online network you already have (and not by building a separate list of interesting people on Digg).
Oops, just tweeted…
LinkedIn has its own video where in plain English the concept behing online professional networking, and LinkedIn in particular, is explained. In 2 minutes you’ll get a good overview:
This ‘What is LinkedIn?‘ video is also available in other languages: Video: What is LinkedIn?
Some old promo videos from CareerBuilder.com which were released in 2006. They are still funny!
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I was looking for good metaphors related to Recruitment and Employer Branding recently. I considered using a metaphor about hunters and farmers for this purpose. For example talking about variation in crops, planting, watering, fertilizing,… Fishing tips for Recruiters
At Global Recruiting Roundtable we have collected a large number of interesting blogs related to Recruitment, Employer Branding and Human Resource Management. News and advice comes from many blogs and sites around the globe. This large collection of expert articles and international news is now available at your fingertips with our free Global Recruiting Roundtable iPhone app!
This great mobile application makes it easier and faster to read articles from leading HRM and Recruitment blogs on your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The messages are categorized into 5 tabs for easy browsing:
This app is FREE to use and download from the iTunes App Store via this link, Global Recruiting Roundtable iPhone app, or search by keywords ‘Recruiting Roundtable’.
New iPhone App available for Recruitment Consultants with news and tips from around the world
Looking back in the future…
So, you have heard about Social Recruiting 2.0 and perhaps even people talking about Recruitment 3.0? But you are still advertising your jobs in the local newspapers because your CxO likes to see his company adverts in there and that’s how they have always done recruiting (aka Recruitment 1.0)? And you are wondering how to make the leap to Recruitment 2.0?
Let’s start this HOW TO guide with a shopping list. Your ingredients are:
