Posts Tagged ‘social media’
Australian and New Zealand recruitment bloggers: A random list
When Recruiter Daily took a sabbatical three months ago, I took it upon myself to find out who in the Australian and New Zealand recruitment community were active bloggers. It’s proven a bit tougher than I thought but here’s a run-down (in no particular order) of those in the recruitment community who are blogging at…
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 MoreYou, me and Twitter: April 2011 update
The week prior to Easter last year I wrote the original You, Me and Twitter and as we arrive at that time of year again, I thought it was useful to revisit and update the article. So here it is. ‘Oh save me, not another article on Twitter’, I hear you say.…
Read MoreInterview with Australian Association of Graduate Employers 2010 Recruiter of the Year: Hayley Warne
The Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE) is the peak industry body representing organisations that recruit and develop Australian graduates. The current membership comprises over 340 organisations, including a variety of large and small employers across a wide range of industries in both the private and public sectors. Every year the AAGE has various awards…
Read MoreAgencies are far from dead: 2010 in review
Yes, I am pleased to confirm that the Australian recruitment agency sector, after a near-death experience in late 2008 and early 2009, is alive and well. Reports of the industry’s irrelevance were proven to be well off the mark as growth and profitability rebounded strongly in 2010. That doesn’t mean it was a year…
Read MoreAtlassian32 – the story (and lessons) so far
In August 2009 I blogged about the innovative recruitment campaign of Australian software company, Atlassian. This campaign invited open slather recruitment agency participation … with a catch. The Atlassian32 campaign was launched with the purpose of hiring 32 software engineers for their Sydney head office. After I posted the article on my blog…
Read More‘Source of Talent 09’ – some thoughts
Last week the first Australian Source of Talent (SOT) report was released (see details in Ross Recommends below) and it contains a host of fascinating information. I haven’t had an opportunity to fully digest its contents but I wanted to bring to your attention some initial highlights and make some comments in time…
Read MoreUse of Twitter and Facebook in recruitment up for debate at RecruitTECH
The future of recruitment and the impact of technology on talent acquisition will be debated when Canberra hosts the inaugural Australian recruitment and technology conference on 18 September 2009. An initiative of local jobs website CapitalJobs.com.au, the conference – known as RecruitTECH 2009 – will feature some of Australia’s foremost thinkers and…
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