It was with much anticipation that I awaited delivery of the new McDonalds career site. I did see it last week and was sorely disappointed but at least I'm not the only one who isn't impressed! And the more you go through the site the blacker it gets!
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This post has nothing really to do with Talent Technology but it is Friday and it is about a retailer!
Anyway, I popped into M&S earlier to get a sandwich and got a bit of a surprise from the big Plan A!
Top 100 Retail Career Sites - Best Application Process Winner - 3 Careers
Is the application process important when considering your recruitment performance? We know it is but read what 3 say.
Looks like the award for the first grocer to start an external blog goes to Mark Price of Waitrose.
But is his blog as good as his food? Will he achieve his aim of being not so chubby? Can we help him with both??
Business Social Networks are starting to become interesting; here's a little diagram as to how they may work.
I know it's not rocket science!!
We have today completed the first phase of our social network which is part of the Top 100 Retail Career Sites programme. The Top 100 marketing activities will commence towards the end of this week which I will of course blog about but in the first instance here's an image of the Retail HR E-recruiting network. As is always the case, Ning decides to go Nong on our first day!!
You can apply to join at http://top100.hirestrategies.co.uk. Please check our rules before joining!!
I've been updating a contact list and have noticed there are a lot of varying job titles amongst those that 'look after the people/resources'.
I love one of the front page banners on Retail Week:
Breaking news and top jobs at Retail-Week.com
With only 3 pages of advertising in the magazine (worse than The Appointment) and only 162 jobs online (results of a search ALL selection) maybe Retail Week is really:
Breaking News.
Nothing wrong with that but makes you wonder why - doesn't it (someone at Retail Week)?
If anyone in the recruitment sector tried to speak to a CEO about recruiting they would no doubt get bounced and passed onto HR. And most people would think of this as normal/fine/obvious etc.
Tesco's are expanding yet further with mini Argos-style non-food Homeplus stores according to Retail Week. I'll bet Sir Terry Leahy is VERY interested in recruitment as without enough people, of the right quality, how else will Tesco continue to grow?
