Since the inception of Google+, it has touched almost every corner of Google – Gmail, YouTube, Android, and more have received a bit of Google+ magic. Recently that touch has extended to a lesser known… Google+, the Future of Job Search?
In four articles I’ll describe the developments in mobile recruitment. In Part 1 the explosion of mobile internet in the coming years and the evolution of online recruitment to mobile was discussed. The implications of mobile devices and the required actions for HR / Recruitment Managers were described in part 2.
Here’s a quick checklist to see if your career site is ‘future proof’ for candidates visiting via a mobile device. Because they will do so! And in the near future they will do this more frequent and expect a good user experience. Therefore, be prepared and perform the following checklist.
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:
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).
Looking back in the future…
Here’s a new advertorial by LinkedIn to promote their recruitment solutions (Talent Advantage): What do you think? Are professional networking sites like LinkedIn the future of recruiting?
