In an effort to boost the number of paid member subscriptions, it seems that LinkedIn will be releasing a ‘LinkedIn Job Seeker Premium Account’. In a series of new videos they explain the benefits of… NEW! LinkedIn Job Seeker Premium Account
Every week I post a recruitment video or presentation on the Global Recruiting Roundtable blog. This week a new and subtle TV commercial from the Milwaukee Police Department with a strong tagline:
A funny episode from South Park (S14E04) about Social Media! Kyle “Friended” the wrong person and now all of his old friends are deserting him. His situation is desperate. Kyle looks for help from the… You’ve Got 0 Friends
Worldwide there are many beautiful and creative recruitment ads to be found. For your inspiration, I’ll post a weekly preview on the Global Recruiting Roundtable blog. The focus will be on international vacancy print ads,… Creative vacancy advertorial (33)
Have you ever seen a remarkable CV? More likely in a negative way because the document had many different fonts, sizes, images, tables or colors. Fortunately, there are also very beautiful and creative specimens. Often… Creative Facebook resume design 6.0
The Searchologist (formerly Searchology) is a video series that explores online lead generation strategies for Recruiters and Sales professionals. In this episode, Jim Stroud discusses the fierce competition between Google and Bing and what he… Bing vs Google for online sourcing
Have you ever seen a remarkable CV? Probably in negative way because the document contains many different fonts, font sizes, images, tables, etc. Luckily, there are also very creative and beautiful specimens. Often designed by web designers who use this opportunity to showcase their work. Unbelievable how beautiful certain CVs or online profiles are. What do you think of the first CV that has been created in Google Earth:
LinkedIn, more than any other business networking site has a truly global reach. There are now over 60 million users throughout the world and this is growing by a staggering 2 million every month (LinkedIn claim that a new user signs up every second).
LinkedIn can be used for many different purposes (finding a job, finding new employees, market research and business development to name a few) but it is essentially a networking tool. Mastering visibility through effective networking techniques is key to success with LinkedIn (whatever your objectives) but there are increasing challenges presented by the international and multicultural nature of this network.
I was reminded of this fact recently over a coffee with Jacco Valkenburg when we met in London. Jacco asked me how a Recruiter in the UK would react if they saw that a potential target candidate hadn’t ticked the ‘career opportunities’ box in their ‘interested in’ section (at the bottom of their profile).
My answer was very clear – they would ignore it and approach the candidate anyway! Jacco was clearly surprised and stated that in the Netherlands this was considered to be poor practice and that if a user had not ticked this then they should be left alone. My argument was that this tick box is only ever noticed when someone first opens their account and that could have been years ago so how do we know it is still accurate?
Worldwide there are many beautiful and creative recruitment ads to be found. For your inspiration, I’ll post a weekly preview on the Global Recruiting Roundtable blog. The focus will be on international vacancy print ads,… Creative vacancy print advertising (32)
Something to think about, is Social Media a new addiction? Are you a social media addict?
According to research from Retrovo almost half of the respondents said they check in on the social media scene in bed, during the night or as soon as they wake up in the morning. Between 15% and 23% of of social media users saying this is how they get their morning “news”. What about the fact that 56% of social media users need to check FaceBook at least once a day? According to this study it appears that social media may have begun to replace more conventional sources for news with many social media users. But you already knew that, didn’t you?
