Posts Tagged ‘Linkedin’
Lessons from Linkedin’s Reid Hoffman: The future’s in network literacy
In The Start Up of You (reviewed in InSight 233) the real gold is in Chapter 7. The chapter opens thus: A decade ago, Bill Gates wrote: ‘The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition, the best way to put distance between you and the crowd, is to do…
Read MoreBeyond ‘free’ LinkedIn: what your $ buys you
Earlier this year, after LinkedIn stated their intention to become a publicly listed company, I wrote a lead article about LinkedIn’s global aspirations and specifically, their intention to tackle the recruitment agency market. This intention was made explicit when they registered their S-1 Statement with the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
Read MoreWhat I learned at the Australasian Talent Conference 2011
I have attended all 5 ATCs held in Sydney. They have all been very interesting in their own way and a valuable source of trends and case studies for my speaking, writing, training and coaching. I am still digesting everything I learned at the event, so before anything escapes my over-flowing brain, here’s a quick…
Read MoreCandidate sourcing and advertising: The sun rises on a new era
There were a number of significant announcements and events over the past four weeks that, from my reading, seem to be compelling evidence that the new era of recruitment advertising and candidate attraction has officially announced itself as serious and here to stay. Here’s the chronological sequence of announcements and events: …
Read MoreLinkedIn trumpets aggressive grab for recruitment agency market
The most significant event for the recruitment industry for 2011 so far has undoubtedly been the announcement by LinkedIn that they intend to ‘go public’ at some stage this year. They did not set a date for the listing or a target price for their shares but they did reveal a lot of very interesting…
Read MoreThe Recruiters’ Guide to the Future: 9 areas to watch
Predicting the future is an inherently risky and fraught business. For example, who would have predicted that Keith Richards would still be alive at 67 years of age? Videos and DVDs didn’t kill cinemas, as they were predicted to do. Instead they helped fuel greater demand and innovation in movie making and movie…
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