Mobile, Video & Social Media in Recruitment

YouTube To Speak At The Mobile And Video In Recruitment Conference

In my previous post I announced the first Mobile and Video in Recruitment Conference - a sister Conference to our highly successful  Social Media In Recruitment Conferences held in July 2009 and April 2010.

I am now pleased to confirm that YouTube will be speaking at the Conference which takes place on the 28th September in London. Details of the conference programme can be found here.

Both Mobile and Video are starting to become an important extra marketing channel for companies to promote their jobs and brands and we have some excellent examples during the Conference of how they are being successfully used today.

Full details can be found at the Conference web site, with a saving of £100 if you book by the 27th August.

Mike 

Video Feedback from the 2010 Social Media in Recruitment Conference

On the 22nd April 2010 in London I organised and hosted the 2010 Social Media In Recruitment Conference.

We had 250 registered delegates, some great speakers and a very lively following on Twitter - #SMIR.

I will do a more detailed post next week but in the meantime here is a great video asking what the delegates thought of the Conference courtesy of AllTheTopBananas

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the video and see you next year!

Mike Taylor

Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Social Media In Recruitment Success Story - Elkie Holland - Prospectus IT Recruitment

With the Social Media In Recruitment Conference only four weeks away I am publishing some Speaker Preview Interviews in advance of the Conference so that people can see who is speaking and what they will be talking about. 

Elkie was a delegate at the first Conference in July 2009 and I have invited her back to talk about how social media has impacted her business since attending (and implementing) her first conference.

If you are wondering whether Social Media could work in your recruitment business then Elkie has some great information to share in this interview, and lots more information to share at the Conference on the 22nd April 2010.

Mike

www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Social Media and Generation Y Job Seekers with Lucian Tarnowski - Founder - Brave New Talent

Lucain Tarnowski , Founder of Brave New Talent, the website that connects people to employers via a social network, will be speaking about Generation Y Job Seekers at the upcoming Social Media In Recruitment Conference on the 22nd April in London.

I caught up with Lucian and asked him to explain what he would be covering at the Conference, including details of any case studies he will be presenting.

A week after the video was recorded it was announced (3rd March 2010) that Lucian had been named among the Young Global Leaders for 2010 by the World Economic Forum. At the age of 26, he is the youngest Young Global Leader in Europe. Congratulations to Lucian!

Mike

Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Social Media In Recruitment - REC Report

While I was away speaking at the first Online Recruitment Conference in South Africa last week (I will post more details about the Conference next week) the REC issued a Research Report about the use of Social Media In Recruitment to its members.

The report came about as a result of the First Social Media in Recruitment Conference that I organised last July which Roger Tweedy,  Director of Research for the REC attended.

All the speakers from the July 2009 Conference were asked to contribute to the research which contains some very useful and valuable advice.

The contents of the report includes:

Introduction - Roger Tweedy
An Overview of Social Media  - Mike Taylor
The Social Media Amateur - Bill Boorman
LinkedIn for Recruiters - Mark Williams
Developing a Corporate Social Networking Strategy - Paul Harrison
The Future of Social Recruiting - Matt Alder
Top 10 Tips
Glossary

You can find a link to the report at the REC web site:

http://www.rec.uk.com/about-recruitment/research/bookshop/socialmedia

Mike

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

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

Google and Linkedin To Speak At The UK’s Second Social Media In Recruitment Conference - 22nd April 2010 - London

I am pleased to announce that both Google and LinkedIn will be speaking at our second Social Media In Recruitment Conference in London on the 22nd April 2010.

The interest in the use of social media is still growing and the conference will once again have a range of expert speakers to help recruiters get the most from using social media in recruitment.

The main subject areas for the conference are as follows:

• Strategies for using LinkedIn as part of your online recruitment plans.

• Insights from Google to help you recruit using social media.

• How to maximise the use of Facebook pages as a recruitment tool for your company. 

• Key strategies for using Twitter effectively in recruitment, including the use of automated tools.

• How online communities can play a part in your social media recruiting strategies.

• The legal issues surrounding social media and employment.

• Social media strategies for Generation Y job seekers.

Success Stories

There will also be contributions from delegates who attended the July 2009 Conference. They will share what social media strategies they have implemented since attending the first Social Media in Recruitment Conference.

The full  programme can be found on the conference web site at: http://www.socialmediainrecruitment.com

I hope to see you there on the 22nd April 2010!

Mike

2010 Social Media In Recruitment Conference Announced

I am pleased to announce that the UK’s second Social Media In Recruitment Conference will take place on Thursday 22nd April 2010 at the British Library in London.

Having organised the UK’s first ever Social Media in Recruitment Conference in July 2009 I am looking forward to helping Corporate Recruiters, Recruitment Agencies, Recruitment Advertising Agencies, Job Boards and Recruitment Industry suppliers get the most from the use of Social Media in Recruitment.

There were over 150 people at the first Conference which was a clear indication in the interest in Social Media. Next years conference will be held some nine months after the first one which means that there will be plenty of new things to talk about and discuss.  In addition to the speaker slots (including case studies) we will also be having an interactive discussion panel and a chance for delegates to share their Social Media success stories.

2009 Conference Feedback

Some of the positive feedback from the July 2009 conference included:

“Extremely worthwhile, well delivered, relevant and beneficial”
“Good, thought provoking content”
“Well organised and great speakers, very informative”
“Very interesting – heard some great things to take back to my company”
“Excellent – ideal for my new business and great ROI”

2010 Conference Programme

The full conference programme, which will again feature an excellent range of speakers covering all areas of Social Media, will be published in the next few weeks on the 2010 Social Media In Recruitment Conference web site. Whether you are already using Social Media in recruitment, or are looking at ways to introduce Social Media into your organisation, there will be plenty of information and strategies shared at the Conference.

For further information please visit the Conference web site at: www.socialmediainrecruitment.com

Thanks

Mike

Understanding RSS, Wikis, Social Networking, Podcasting and Social Bookmarking

With so many different Web 2.0 products, services and applications out there on the Internet things can get very confusing? Every day there seems to be a new service to improve your online experience!

I came across a site yesterday that takes a look at a lot of the popular applications like RSS, Wikis, Social Networking, Podcasting and Social Bookmarking and they have done a great job in explaining how they all work via a series of short videos.

So if you have ever wondered how all the above applications work, or why you would want to use them, these videos are very useful.

Here is the video about Social Bookmarking:

Mike

www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com