Friday 1st April Recruitment Roundup

This week’s dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links.  Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

• Top ten ways to add value through REC Membership
• Can social media bring employee referral schemes to life?
• The Importance of Candidate Experience - branding
• Jobseekers could lose their benefits if they refuse free training
• Oddbins goes into administration – 400 jobs at risk
• Google launch the ‘+1 button’
• Edward Stobart – the man behind the best known UK haulage company
• Jobs boards & Recruitment Agents: A Dependency

I managed to restrain myself from including an April Fool - although adding someone on LinkedIn today was certainly rather entertaining.. Happy Friday!

-Emily

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