Recruitment 2.0

Friday 29th July Recruitment Roundup

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

• Get a grip – the new ‘Apply with LinkedIn’ function is not going to kill the CV…
• Do you really need to ask about salary?
• Alibaba launches new mobile operating software
• What could your company do to grow faster than the British economy?
• Good Leaders – a dying breed?
• Why Recruiters Don’t Use Psychometrics
• The Next Recruitment Silver Bullet – Are You Going to Fall for it?

And that’s it for this week - we’re heading into the holiday month, yippee!

-Emily

Just to celebrate the summer and lighten your day, here’s a funny video..

 

Friday 22nd July Recruitment Roundup

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

• Google warns PC virus victims
• Who’s REALLY in your browser, tracking your habits?
• Redundancy: A Grieving Process
• Recruitment SEO; is it still relevant? The Facts…
• The FIRM – a 2011 update
• What would Heracles do?
• 5 Tips for Candidate Interviewing
• UK reservists to receive £1.5bn training funding

And that’s a wrap, folks. Happy Friday!

-Emily

Here is a much talked about commercial which apparently raised applications for Pantene in Thailand – I didn’t work out it was for Pantene at all (until the very end!) Enjoy..

 

Friday 15th July Recruitment Roundup

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

• Skype-on-Facebook: What It Means For Recruitment & The Job Search
• HR, prepare to be transformed… By the IOR?
• 2011 RMAs
• Google+ For Recruiters
• Invisible Barriers
• Social media privacy goes both ways in the interview process
• Prospects for graduate recruitment

That’s all this week – have a great weekend!

-Emily

This video is about the benefits of e-recruitment and is thanks to GR Online.

 

Friday 8th July Recruitment Roundup

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

• A tale of social recruiting, employer branding and the candidate experience
• LinkedOut by the REC
• Recruitment Megalomania
• Response overload
• Thank you for your interest. Now Go Away.
• “BeKnown” – Monster does Social Recruiting
• The FIRM gets Technical – (guest blog by Peter Hetherington)

A great set of blog posts this week with some really interesting and thought provoking debates. Keep ‘em coming!

-Emily

Here is the latest recruitment video for the Royal Marine Commandos – see what you think..