Online Recruitment Blog

Three Top UK Bloggers Walk Into An Exhibition... Caption Competition

When we were promoting the Social Media In Recruitment Conference at the CIPD Recruitment Exhibition three of the top UK bloggers paid separate visits to our stand.

Never one to miss an opportunity I thought it would be great if I could get them altogether for a rare photo.

So here we have below from left to right: Andy Headworth ,Stephen Fowler and Peter Gold

Then I thought how about running a photo caption competition?   So on the 16th July I'll announce the winner of the competition at our Conference and on this blog to the best photo caption for:

"What do you call three recruitment bloggers?"

The winner will receive a mystery prize!

Mike

www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Only Two Weeks Until The UK’s First Social Media In Recruitment Conference - 16th July 2009 - London

There is only two weeks to go until the UK’s First Conference on the use of Social Media in Recruitment: http://www.socialmediainrecruitment.com/

The is the first Conference we have organised and we are very pleased that some of the UK's ’s most forward-thinking Recruiters are looking forward to hearing the impressive line-up of speakers.

Delegates already registered include Corporate Recruitment and HR professionals, Recruitment Agencies, Recruitment Advertising Agencies, Recruitment Software Providers and Job Sites. This broad mix of delegates should ensure that there will be no lack of questions for the speakers.

In total there will be nine industry experts covering the following subject areas:

An overview of Social Media including Social Networking sites, Blogs and Podcasts.
How social networking sites such as Facebook can be used to get messages to your target audience
How to use LinkedIn to promote your vacancies and source new candidates
How to use Twitter, TwitterJobSearch.com and the Job Search Engines for recruitment
Will social media work for my company? The positives and pitfalls
The legal issues relating to the use of social media web sites
Using online video to promote your company and your job vacancies
How to put together a social media strategy for your company
The future - taking social media to the next level

If you are planning to attend the Conference then I would be interested to know if you are currently using social media as part of your online recruitment strategy.

Even if you can't make the conference it would be good to hear your experiences from using social media in recruitment.

Thanks

Mike

 

Mike Taylor Interviews James Caan about Social Media in Recruitment

Last Friday I interviewed James Caan about the impact that the Internet has had on recruitment from when James first started his first successful recruitment businesses (Alexander Mann) in 1985.

I also asked James for his views on Social Media and the impact that it has had in recruitment.

For more information about James and his companies visit his official web site www.James-Caan.com where you can also find details of his Autobiography: The Real Deal - From Brick Lane to Dragons' Den.

Thanks

Mike

www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com

CIPD Recruitment Exhibition

Catching up now after we exhibited at the CIPD Recruitment Exhibition last week in London.

We were based near the ShowcaseTheatre so we were able to hear some of the online recruitment related presentations.

I understand that it was not as busy all round as last year (this is the first time we had taken a stand) but there was definitely a strong interest in Social Media from the people we spoke to on the stand.  

 

Mike

www.SocialMediaInRecruitment.com

www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Facebook and YouTube To Speak at UK's First Social Media In Recruitment Conference

The Speaker Line Up for the UK’s first Social Media In Recruitment Conference on the 16th July 2009 has now been confirmed.

As the organisers of the Conference we are delighted to have Facebook and YouTube speaking at the Conference.

Both Facebook and YouTube have been major players in the dramatic growth of social media over the last few years and they will both be covering how to use social media as part of an online recruitment strategy.

In total there are nine expert speakers who will focus on helping Recruiters understand exactly what social media is and how it can be used effectively in recruitment.

You can find more details about the conference at: http://www.socialmediainrecruitment.com

I hope to see you there!

Thanks

Mike

http://www.web-based-recruitment.com

Web Based Recruitment To Attend The CIPD Recruitment Exhibition

Web Based Recruitment will be taking a stand this year the CIPD Recruitment Exhibition at Olympia.

The event takes place on the 17th/18th June and you can find out more from the CIPD web site

If you are planning on going along please say come and say hello and we'll update you on what we are doing and how we can help you. We will also have details about the upcoming Social Media In Recruitment Conference on the 16th July.

You can find us on Stand R14 which is near the Showcase Theatre.

Thanks

Mike Taylor

www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com 

UK’s First Social Media In Recruitment Conference

 

I am pleased to announce that I am organising the UK's first Social Media In Recruitment Conference. The conference will be held in London on the 16th July 2009.

The conference has been programmed to help Recruiters understand exactly what Social Media is and how it can be of benefit to them.

There is currently a lot of interest in social media and how it can be used effectively in recruitment. However, there is also a lot of confusion about how get started and therefore the conference will focus on helping Recruiters understand exactly what social media is and how it can be used effectively. 

Even if a Recruiter has no prior knowledge of social media there will be plenty of information and examples of how social media is currently being used in recruitment. This will give Recruiters the confidence to consider where social media could be used in their own organisations. 

Conference Web Site: www.socialmediainrecruitment.com

You can also keep up to date via Twitter at www.twitter.com/socialmediarec 

I hope to see you there!

Mike Taylor
www.web-based-recruitment.com

 

Getting Started With Twitter

I've just finished reading a new book called Twitter Power by Joel Comm.

The book starts by giving a good overview of the social media landscape and then goes into detail about what Twitter is and how it can be of benefit to you.

The book then goes on to talk about how to set up your account, how to tweet, how to follow people and how to get people to follow you.

There are then different chapters on how to use Twitter to build your brand and how to use third party tools with Twitter.

If you are just starting out with Twitter then I would definitely recommend the book. Even if you have been twittering for a while now there are some useful hints and tips in the book.

Well worth a read!

Mike

http://www.web-based-recruitment.com

Video Recruitment - New Expert Interview With Lisa Scales - Talent on View

Online video is experiencing massive growth, but how can it help in the recruitment process?

I caught up with Lisa Scales who is a Director at Talent on View where they offer a web based video platform that enables Recruiters and Corporate businesses to use video at different stages of the recruitment process.

Lisa explains how video can help in the recruitment process and why Recruiters don't have to spend hours and hours looking at videos!

Running time 15mins 41secs.

To find out more about the service from Talent on View visit: www.talentonview.com

Mike

Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Helping Job Seekers Find Jobs Using The Internet

Having been involved with online recruitment for nine years, and helping employers attract job seekers to their web sites, I have now written a book for job seekers.

How To Find A Job Using The Internet is a concise guide aimed at helping job seekers search and apply for jobs online.

With 1.92 million people out of work in the UK, and redundancies being announced on an almost daily basis, the book is designed to help people find their next job online.

For some people it could be the first time they have looked for a job online as the Internet simply didn't exist the last time they were job hunting!

There are three different versions available. A Printed Book, an E-Book (PDF) and an Audio Book (MP3 file). The E-Book version contains interactive links to hundreds of UK job related web sites to help people navigate to web sites whilst reading the E-Book.

Thanks
Mike

www.onlinejobhunting.co.uk