Every day we leave online hints of what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and what we might do next. This is why the technology mapping our social & professional lives is more valuable than ever. The social graph is a representation of the interconnection of relationships in an online…
Category: Talent Acquisition
Struggling to attract the right talent? The Employer Brand Index can help you to understand strengths and weaknesses of your company as an employer.
When you’re pressed for time to fill multiple roles in a set period, with hiring managers all demanding their requirements for the “perfect candidate”, it’s easy to rush things, rather than looking at things from an analytical point of view. However, by taking into consideration the data that is available to you, you could in…
The best candidates for your jobs are often times part of your existing employees’ networks. This means they have already interacted with somebody within your organisation and might already have a feel for what it’s like to work there. The definition of employee network has been widened with the growth of social networks, meaning we can…
Whether you’re a business development manager for a recruiting agency, a B2B salesperson, or simply interested in sales, you will have noticed that social selling (much like social recruiting) is all the rage. But how do you get started with social selling? I recently had a chat with Tim Hughes, Director at Oracle UK as…
Networking events are one of the best ways to create professional contacts and meet like minded people. They can have endless benefits for your career as you never know how the individuals you meet may be able to assist you in the future, so you want to make the most of the opportunities. Chances are…
For many recruiters LinkedIn is their go to resource for finding top talent to fill their roles and likewise do job seekers use their LinkedIn profiles as a means of promoting themselves as potential candidates and to make professional contacts. But how exactly do you go about locating these individuals? There are 332,000,000 million people…
Video is becoming increasingly popular, especially through platforms such an Instagram, Vine and Twitter Video. With this in mind, it is important to always be innovative when thinking of ways to showcase recruitment. Making a recruitment video is a good way to show you are creative and is easier than most people think. Many assume you must…
Whether you represent an employer or a recruitment company, the same challenge exists with attracting talent: How exactly do you build and retain an audience online? You should of course create compelling content, not just about specific jobs but about your company culture and beyond. I recently had a chat about audience building with Jeff Rohrs, VP, Marketing Insights…
LinkedIn is a great tool for keeping in touch with useful contacts you make throughout your career and even for making new connections who may be able to assist you along the way, so therefore it is important that you give off a good impression when using the network. Saying this, people will always cut…