This month’s Social Media London Meetup was “Sweet Retweets: How to Write for Social Media“ with Sue Keogh, copywriter and an expert on writing for the web. We all know recruiters could do with some style tips on social media; the better it looks, the more it will attract clients and candidates. Some background information Facebook…
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Every interview is an exercise in psychology, with YOU playing the therapist. Here are techniques to get the best responses when you need someone to spill their guts…or just explain something, on camera and in full sentences, whether it’s for a corporate video, your website, or YouTube. The Basic Outline of a Good Interview Warm…
I’ve got a secret. When I left university, I didn’t know what to do with my career, so I became a recruitment consultant. I’d only turned up to register for temporary work and they offered me a job which my student overdraft couldn’t turn down. When I joined this large recruitment firm, which shall remain…
Google Plus has got more and more useful for me personally; great user interface, it’s dead simple to share stuff and to keep conversations going there. And it’s useful for sourcing candidates, especially tech talent. Is it a serious contender to Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn? Don’t know yet, but it’s definitely worth testing out. Guy…
Here’s a quick video from technology job board Dice listing 13 social media facts and 7+ benefits of social recruiting. Main takeaways for me here were: 85% of tech professionals use Facebook and 41% use Twitter In January 2012, users spent on average 405 minutes on Facebook 30% of Twitter’s audience make more than $100k…
Ever heard of SlideShare? It’s a site that hosts your slide decks from Powerpoint or Keynote. It’s one of those great content marketing platforms most people have never heard of, let alone recruiters. Some impressive stats first of all: SlideShare is one of the top 150 sites on the web, they get 60 million visitors…
Companies like social media for brand promotion but are hesitant about employee use. Sound familiar? On the one hand, social media and indeed social recruiting can be a fantastic way to save money. On the other hand, there is of course a risk that employees spend too much time on Pinterest when they should be…
Everyone needs inspiration – especially when it comes to jobs. Here are the best career quotes of all time. What’s your favorite career quote? Please let us know in the comments below! A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does…
Thinking about how to recruit using social media? You already know the main benefits of Social Recruiting. Takeaways: Connects you to the largest pool of active and passive job seekers Encourages your employees to refer to their own networks Sends authentic and multimedia messaging to your target audience Lowers the cost of sourcing That’s all…