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The recruitment unconference #truAmsterdam is back on 25 November 2010

The Recruiting Unconference, #tru, returns to Amsterdam for the second time this year, in conjunction with the unique 4th Recruitment Industry Dance Event (RIDE). Everything takes place on the 25’th November 2010. The participant pass, priced at only Euro 100, includes your place in the conversation at #truAmsterdam, coach travel to Hotel Arena and entrance to the RIDE event.

#truAmsterdam is a day of conversation based on unconference principles.

#truAmsterdam is the 7′th in a series of Unconferences organised by #tru (The Recruiting Unconference.)

BOOK YOUR TICKET HERE

The recruitment unconference #truAmsterdam is back on 25 November 2010

Creative recruitment print ads (CEA 2010 winners)

Each year recruitment ad agencies and corporate recruiting departments from around the world enter their best creative advertising campaigns to be judged by marketing and human resource professionals. An the winners of the Creative Excellence Awards 2010 have been announced. Here are the best Single Ads:

1st Place: Colourful Career Path

(HR ADWORKS LTD. for Canada Safeway)
Creative recruitment print ads (CEA 2010 winners)

Video log of #Recruitfest 2010

I’ve attended RecruitFest 2010 live in Boston on October 7th which was a great experience! Not just because of the information sharing but also to have the possibility to meet and speak with the speakers. Over 3,800 people from 38 countries also watched this event online.  The good new is that the video footage of all the sessions is now available to everyone.

Because there is a ton of video footage I’ll give you my top picks of this event. If you are interested in a look at the future of talent acquisition, and what recruiting and HR professionals can do to make sure there is one, watch Master Burnett talking about:

Shaping the Future of Talent Acquisition

Video log of #Recruitfest 2010

Results of the Job Board Future survey are here!

(Note: Today’s guest post is by Jeff Dickey-Chasins . You can read more at his Job Board Doctor blog)

In August, I began gathering data from job seekers, HR professionals, recruiters, and job board employees and operators on the future of job boards and the methods for finding jobs and candidates. Now, 275 responses later, we have some results.

Each survey respondent identified him or herself as a job seeker, a HR or recruiting professional, or a job board employee or operator. Based on their response to that question, they then answered a series of questions specific to their background.

Here are some of the key findings:

  • LinkedIn and Twitter are the primary social media channels for recruiting
  • Most job seekers use 3 or more job boards in their search
  • Planning recruitment spending is static for job boards and going up for social media and referral programs
  • Job boards continue to see the recession as problem #1 for their business
  • Job seekers are most influenced when choosing a job board by ease of use and profession or industry focus
  • Most job boards are planning to add new social media features in the coming year
  • Less than 7% of HR or recruiting professionals have purchased .jobs domains for their organization
  • Most job seekers are using job boards to locate jobs, then apply for them (either on the company site or job board)
  • The biggest challenge for HR and recruiting professionals in meeting hiring goals is a lack of qualified applicants

Results of the Job Board Future survey are here!

Global research project reveals major changes in online behaviour

The largest ever global research project into people’s online activities and behaviour – Digital Life – is launched by TNS, the world’s biggest custom research company. Covering nearly 90 per cent of the world’s online population through 50,000 interviews with consumers in 46 countries, the study reveals major changes in the world’s online behaviour. Core data from the study is being made publicly available via an interactive website – www.discoverdigitallife.com

Among the key findings of the study:

  • Globally, people who have on-line access have digital sources as their number one media channel. 61% of online users use the internet daily against 54% for TV, 36% for Radio and 32% for Newspapers.
  • Online consumers in rapid growth markets have overtaken mature markets in terms of engaging with digital activities. When looking at behaviour online, rapid growth markets such as Egypt (56%) and China (54%) have much higher levels of digital engagement than mature markets such as Japan (20%), Denmark (25%) or Finland (26%). This is despite mature markets usually having a more advanced internet infrastructure.
  • Activities such as blogging and social networking are gaining momentum at huge speed in rapid growth markets. The research shows four out of five online users in China (88%) and over half of those in Brazil (51%) have written their own blog or forum entry, compared to only 32% in the US. The Internet has also become the default option for photo sharing among online users in rapid growth markets, particularly in Asia. The number of online consumers who have ever uploaded photos to social networks or photo sharing sites is 92% in Thailand, 88% in Malaysia and 87% in Vietnam, whilst developed markets are more conservative. Less than a third of online consumers in Japan (28%) and under half of those in Germany (48%) have uploaded photos to such sites.
  • Growth in social networking has been fuelled by the transition from PC to mobile. Mobile users spend on average 3.1 hours per week on social networking sites compared to just 2.2 hours on email. The drive to mobile is driven by the increased need for instant gratification and the ability of social networks to offer multiple messaging formats, including the instant message or update function. When looking at how the digital landscape will change in the future, research shows that consumers expect their use of social networking on mobiles to increase more than use through PC. In the US, for example, a quarter (26%) of online consumers expect their use of social networking on a PC to increase in the next 12 months compared to over a third (36%) who will be looking to their mobile to increase usage. In Australia the figures are 26% and 44% respectively, and in Sweden they are 28% and 53%.

Global research project reveals major changes in online behaviour