Sourcing refers to the identification and uncovering of candidates (or talent) through proactive recruitment techniques. All articles will contain some lesser-known search techniques and strategies that go beyond the standard Boolean searches.
Wow, what a week it was. First I went to TruLondon6, the excellent unconference (un)organised by Bill Boorman, then to LinkedIn Talent Connect and an exclusive lunch meeting with Mike Gamson, SVP Global Solutions and… LinkedIn Talent Connect Europe 2012 Key Takeaways (#intalent)
The recruiter of today is unrecognisable from even a few years ago. As technology changes every industry, recruiters have been impacted particularly hard. 1980s Recruitment Top Gun; The tech boom in the ’80s gave high-flying… The Evolution of the Recruitment Consultant [Infographic]
Reppler, a social media monitoring service, recently conducted a survey of 300 professionals who are involved in the hiring process at their company to understand the use of social networks for screening job applicants. The results of this survey are shown in this infographic:91% of Recruiters check Social Networks
In four blog postings I’ll describe the latest developments in mobile recruitment. Many developments have only recently gained momentum and its outcome is uncertain. Nevertheless with some common sense and figures there is a lot… The Future Of Mobile Recruitment (1)
I’m very proud to launch the World’s First* recruitment related website build 100% in HTML5; www.recruit2.com HTML5 is the next major revision of the HTML standard, currently under development. Like its immediate predecessors, HTML 4.01… Launching World’s First HTML5 Recruitment Website
I never heard of the company Atlassian until I attended the International Conference Employer Branding last week. A 30-minute prezi was given by Sherila Karimov EMEA Director. They are a 225-people Australian-based enterprise software company with offices around the world who take a really great Google-like approach to HR and Recruitment.
One of the things that I found intriguing and certainly worth considering is their set of rules to deal with Recruitment Agencies. Any recruiter that wants to work with Atlassian must follow these 3 rules:
You choose how many candidates your agency wishes to submit. The fees reduce if you wish to refer more candidates. The maximum number of candidate referals we allow is 4.You can’t empty your candidate database into our inbox
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
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LinkedIn will be announcing a new account very soon; the LinkedIn Talent Finder account. Price? 99 US$ per month.
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This new account type, aimed at HR professionals and Recruiters, does not include any new features but offers more smart filters and possibilities to reach out interesting prospects. Some of these features include:BREAKING NEWS! LinkedIn Talent Finder Account for Recruiters