Mobile, Video & Social Media in Recruitment

South Africa's First Online Recruitment Conference Announced

South Africa's first Online Recruitment Conference will  take place in Cape Town on the 11th and 12th February 2010.

The Conference is being hosted by Career Junction, whose CEO - Kris Jarzebowski - flew to the UK in July to attend the UK's first Social Media In Recruitment Conference that I organised.

I am fortunate to be speaking at Kris's Conference which I am really looking forward to.  So, it looks like I am off to South Africa in World Cup year, just a shame that the football starts four months after I get back!

For the Conference details and Programme you can view the PDF at:  South Africa's first Online Recruitment Conference

Mike

Have You Heard About The Best UK Recruitment Blog?

Its that time of year for competitons and voting so here is your chance to vote for the Best UK Recruitment Blog.

Just follow the instructions over at Louise's Blog: http://ukrecruiter.typepad.com/uk_recruiter_blog/2007/12/vote-for-best-u.html

Should be fun to see who wins the "trip of a lifetime" to Blackpool. (I've not been to Blackpool so I hope I win!)

Happy holidays!

Mike

www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Have You Got Your Recruitment Blog Yet?

I've been promoting blogging for recruitment for a couple of years now (you can get my Free Guide to Recruitment Blogging here) and it seems that more and more recruiting companies are now starting to get involved.

A good indication of how fast an industry is growing is by looking at how many Trade Shows there are and the other day I came across the following show: Blog World & New Media Expo.

It is being promoted as the biggest blogging conference in the world and for those who like some up to date statistics on blogging here are some figures from their site:

• There are over 1.4 million new blog posts every day .
• 22 of the 100 most popular websites in the world are blogs.
• 120,000 new blogs are created every day .
• 37% of blog readers began reading blogs in 2005 or 2006 .
• 51% of blog readers shop online..
• Blog readers average 23 hours online each week.
• Over 120 thousand blogs are created every day
• 89% of companies surveyed say they think blogs will be more important in the next five years.

One of the interesting stats for me is that 89% of companies think that blogs will be more important in the next five years.   

Does your company already have a blog, and more importantly, do you use it to promote your company your career opportunities?

Looking at the stats maybe now is the time to get one!

Mike

www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Interview With A Blogger

Louise Triance from UK Recruiter invited me to take part in her new "Interview With A Blogger" series which I was pleased to do.

Link: http://ukrecruiter.typepad.com/uk_recruiter_blog/2007/03/interview_with__2.html

If you are not familiar with Louise's UK Recruiter site it is packed with lots of useful recruitment information.

Link: UK Recruiter 

Thanks

Mike

Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Free Introductory Guide To Recruitment Blogs

Awareness of recruitment blogs has grown over the last few months in the UK and we have been receiving more and more questions about them.

Recruitment blogs can play an important role in an integrated online recruitment marketing strategy and we have now put together a free guide - An Introduction To Recruitment Blogs - to help educate anyone who is unsure of what recruitment blogs are and how they work.

If you would like a copy of the free guide then please visit:
www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com/online-recruitment-blogs.htm

If you have any feedback on the guide then please let me know!

Thanks

Mike

Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Cadbury-Schweppes Launch Updated Graduate Recruitment Blog

Cadbury-Schweppes have launched their 2007 graduate recruitment programme with an updated recruitment blog.

They were one of the first graduate empolyers in the UK to launch a graduate recruitment blog when they started one in 2005.

The blog offers MP3 downloads, including interviews with former graduates sharing their experiences from the graduate recruitment scheme. There is also further information about training and mentoring, top tips for attending their graduate assessment days plus insights into the workings of the company.

The site also features a series of day-in-the-life blogs which are published by their current graduates.

You can view the blog here: http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/EN/Careers/UKGradRec/

If you are interested in starting a recruitment blog for your company then we can help you. Visit our recruitment blogs page for more information.

Mike

Web-Based-Recruitment.com   

Recruitment Blogs For Recruitment Agencies

I've just got off the phone from Colin Cottell who is writing an article for Recruiter Magazine this week.

He is particulalry interested in hearing from any Recruitment Agencies who have started, or are thinking of starting, a blog.

In terms of feedback is looking for answers to questions like: Why did they set it up? What is involved? And what do they see as the benefits? Do they know of any others?

If anyone is interested in giving some feedback can they please contact Colin asap. The deadkine for his article is Wednesday of this week and he can be contacted at: ColinMCottell@aol.com

Mike

www.web-based-recruitment.com