It is virtually 10 years to the day when I first started looking into e-recruitment software and here we are again; but this time it is social media technology. So what can I take from the last 10 years?
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I'm working on a number of projects at the moment that involve various social media technologies to engage employees and/or customers. The use of social networking platforms are the primary element but how these are deployed will vary depending on the target audience and what they want from the network.
Doing a few searches on Google, although at the first look there appears to be 100's of social media consultants and social media agencies, the majority turn out to be:
1. US based.
2. Technology vendors.
3. Not that experienced.
So, it looks like there is still a hell of a lot of land still to be grabbed.
Yet more great new Twitter tools found by Lee Odden. My favourite is below; the rest are on Lee Odden's Online Marketing Blog. Enjoy!!
We have HR in the blue corner and Recruitment Agencies in the red corner. HR look as if they are at long last paused to conquer with vast sums of money, CEO focus on talent management, applicant tracking systems, fancy career sites and more widgets than you can fit in a Tesco EXTRA.
But is it enough or are HR not focused on using some the tools at their disposal?
Continue reading "Who will win the recruiting war?" »
I did a quick shop online yesterday and other than a number of bugs/errors on the site I managed to complete my shop; payment confirmation received. Now just a matter of Royal Mail NOT leaving my parcel and me having to go and collect it and some totally inconvenient time.
And that I thought that was the end of that.
Continue reading "Customer service - NOT!" »
Interesting approach to social recruiting. I'm also in hiring mode and expect anyone who works with me to be active online; Facebook profile, reading blogs, twitter etc.
The criteria are changing, is a CV needed anymore?
I found out from a someone who commented on a post last week that 6 year old Kelton was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor; and they are giving him 2-4 weeks to live. I don't know Kelton or his family but also have children; yet I cannot imagine how his parents must be feeling. Only last year I blogged about David Headworth who died at the young age of 40 and that was a tragic event for his family and seemed such a waste of a life.
Kelton is only 6! Please take a moment to think about Kelton in whatever way; be it a prayer or just best wishes.
If you would like to pass on a message to Kelton please go to Pablo Varando's site at www.easycfm.com.
So the cat is out of the bag (at long last) and Taleo are now the proud owners Vurv. But what does this really mean to the customers and, the market overall?
Continue reading "Taleo and Vurv; bigger, better stronger?" »
So the rumour was part true. Vurv have been acquired but not by SAP but by Taleo.
Looks like the smoke signals were puffing out some decent messages after all.
Looks like this rumour is going to continue smoking over the weekend but, there are a few tell tale signs to know if you are turning into a SAPien or in this case a VurvSAPien (sounds like a disease!).
IF you know any of the senior product team in the US, try calling their mobile phone. IF it goes to some kind of German answering service then bingo, you got one. You can also try the same approach for a number of other senior people as an alternative.
Another possibility is that their message no longer says: "Thanks for reaching out to Fred Jones at Vurv; I'm busy working with clients but ......" and may of course be non-Vurvified now?
Here is an example of why anyone who is interested in SEO and/or social media should engage with these channels.
Every little thing that makes your post stand out in the list and spreads the content is all good for SEO and ultimately your brand. It may be a long haul but it's never too late to jump in.
Looks like Vurv being acquired by SAP was nothing more than a red hot smoking rumour?! We even have a response from a real Vurv employee - in denial of course. Not that we could realistically expect anything else other than silence.
There are also a few comments on the same issue at The Human Capitalist.
But rumour or not there is some sense in the thought i.e. SAP and Oracle buying a Talent Management Technology vendor.
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Recruiter magazine ran a short article around the recent changes from Google:
'Google changes may see advert costs rise tenfold'.
OK, headlines are written to get the article noticed and the first paragraph is written to get the second paragraph read and so on but if an article such as this is to be written at least give some accurate facts and EVIDENCE.
Continue reading "Do recruiters understand Google Adwords?" »
So Sainsbury's are expanding their Homewares offering even further. Personally, I think they should focus on being better than Waitrose at food rather than chasing non-food. I think they could otherwise end up being back where they were a few years ago; confused, downbeat and lost in the middle of nowhere land!
But what do I know?
Continue reading "Working at Sainsburys" »
I started the car this morning ready to take the girls to school. They got in holding their breath, trying to avoid the diesel fumes. The oldest (9) asked why can't 'they' make the car fumes smell like lavender? The youngest (7) disagreed as it would attract all the bees and they'd get stung getting into the car!
How do we get to learn from the younger generations when we think we should be teaching them. A fantastic video has been unearthed by Alex Hens on Digital Recruiting; it asks more questions than gives answers but worth finding the time to watch it.
Maybe a Toyota Prius is the answer?
With all the interest in Twitter at the moment, which includes a possible valuation of up to $150 million as discussed on Techcrunch, it is only a matter of time until the SPAM gets ever greater followed by job alerts.
So how could Twitter be used for jobs but more importantly why?
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I liked both the title of Castle, Towns and Missionaries and the content of this post about social media.
Worth a read and it's not too long!
I watched this video and at the end of it sat for 5 minutes totally lost for words. You may however watch and not feel the same; if so you are not easily disturbed!
Bloggersblog provided a list of Twitter apps most of which are Twitter or Tweet such as:
And of course the list goes on. Not being a Tweetgeek I haven't got round to checking them all but surely it is only a matter of time before we have Jobtweet, Twitjobs or whatever name someone can think of. It seems as far as Twitter apps are concerned, the silliest names get chosen so maybe the suggestions above are in with a great chance!
Earlier on this month Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron decided to sell off his twitter account as blogged on Bloggersblog (of all places!).
There's also a LOT of discussion about this on Chris Brogan's blog as well.
Myspace profiles have also been previously sold so is there an angle that recruiters need to be aware of on social sites?
Continue reading "How much for that Twitter in the window?" »
