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Why the timeline will be the only place to be.....

Have you noticed how your timeline content is becoming a mix of updates from people you know, recommended articles/blog posts and sponsored content/adverts? There's a bigger reason for this and why you need to start thinking timeline!

Is the CV the currency that will hold LinkedIn back? Or help them grow?

Living in the social media/online bubble that I do, I kind of assumed that the CV was pretty much an outdated part of the recruitment process but it appears not!

Apply with Google+? Seriously? Well Google let you!

I was doing a career site review the other day so was mooching around Google for some examples and came across their use of Google+ as part of the application process. It seems to be getting everywhere these days!

Do you love your ATS? HirePad does some cheeky ads!

HirePad is designed to plug the gaps at the front end of the ATS. I think it does it well although to be fair, some ATS products are starting to put a bit more effort into the candidate experience and job marketing. But right now, this week and next, HirePad still plugs a lot of gaps which is the point of our somewhat "tongue in cheek" ad campaign we are (hopefully) running on LinkedIn.

Don't let the channel become the destination

The day you encourage your candidates to join LinkedIn to manage your entire recruitment process is the beginning of the end. LinkedIn is just a channel; it cannot be your ultimate destination. 

Can Linkedin solve the mobile job application challenge? I think they can and will.

It is easy to blame the ATS for failing to deliver a mobile friendly job application process but this TOTALLY misses the point.

But, putting that issue aside, I actually think the answer sits with people like Linkedin so let's see if I can explain my thinking.

 

We haven't got the Timeline for Facebook recruiting let alone mobile

That age old enemy. Never enough in the day to allow us to get things done. Of course social takes time and too often the "day job" gets in the way. But how effective is the day job?

• Sales people still like to cold call.
• Recruiters still like to advertise jobs.
• Marketers still like to send out e-mail blasts.

Why do people use Linkedin?

642 responses as to why people use Linkedin. You can see full details at linkd.in/xWeAzQ. 

Any thoughts or comments?

The mobile job application vs. the non mobile job application

Just under a month ago I started a poll on Linkedin posing the question:

"As a candidate do you really want to apply for a job using your mobile phone?"

I am running a track on this subject at TRU London next Thursday but thought I'd share the results from the poll now that there are only 4 days left. If you want to vote you still have a bit of time: linkd.in/zUrxzT

Is Linkedin really as good as we "think" or is it already an urban myth?

This question has been nagging me for a while. So many recruiters have claimed that they get all their hires from the job boards they use yet in reality they have no decent tracking to know where their hires really come from. Now Linkedin is flavour of the month but is it really just a load of hocus pocus? Has anyone got any real decent stats to prove their claims? I wanted to find out first hand so started digging with a Linkedin poll.