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How to Make Your LinkedIn Company Page Award Worthy [INFOGRAPHIC]

Last year, HireVue were selected as one of the top 12 LinkedIn Company pages by LinkedIn. This infographic (courtesy of them) shows how they built their page to be ‘award winning’. Takeaways: On the front page, use all the space given to you. Keep your page fresh and up-to-date. Use all three banners on the ‘Services’…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound

Recruiters: Are You On Ark A, B, or C?

Don’t panic! I’m not getting all biblical on you. In fact, it’s the very opposite. The Arks I’m making reference to are all from the very excellent The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe by Douglas Adams. In this masterpiece of science-fiction comic writing an alien civilisation builds three space arks designed to shoot off into…

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HMV X-Factor Firing Fiasco: What Lessons Can We Learn?

Poppy Rose Cleere (@Poppy_Powers) – yep this lady nailed it. She stood up for the little people, and stuffed the ‘suits’. The cheeky Social Media Coordinator at HMV as good as live-tweeted the financial circumstances-led removal of 150+ people at HMV last week, and became a cult hero – and with the added amusement that…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound

What is the Future of Recruitment Agencies?

I’ve written a few blogs for the Undercover Recruiter on how companies can reduce their agency spend by focusing on direct hires. From speaking to other HR types and recruitment consultants that I work with, it’s an increasing trend. Social media, especially LinkedIn, is making it easier than ever for organisations to source their own…

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How to Increase Engagement on Instagram [VIDEO]

In this video, I outline my three top tips for increasing engagement on Instagram: Profile – Ensure all details are filled in correctly (including a web address) and that there is a high quality image or logo. Be social – Follow brands, clients and people you know. Leave comments and likes on their photos. Hashtags…

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Employer Branding Timebound Workplace

Who Does What In the Insurance Industry?

Insurance is a very complicated and highly regulated industry with many different roles and opportunities for those working within it. The UK is claimed to have the largest insurance industry in Europe and the third largest in the world which makes it hardly surprising that such a diverse range of job roles are available within…

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Timebound Workplace

A New Year, New You? Maybe Not!

I find the concept of making resolutions on New Year’s Eve fascinating.  The frenzy with which people attend to resolutions during the end of the year intrigues me.  The burst of energetic resolve, the elaborate goal-writing and the endless conversations to identify the “right” goals seem to pop up in conversations, essays and blogs.  Each…

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Employer Branding Timebound

How to Get More Likes, Comments and Shares on Facebook

In this video, we outline three quick tips to remember when posting content on Facebook to ensure you maximise engagement. What’s been your most popular post on Facebook? Let us know in the comments! Takeaways: Post type – Photos get the most likes and shares, with text getting the most comments. Day and time –…

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13 Employee Referral New Year’s Resolutions

The new year is upon us and it means a clean slate, an open mind, and lots of New Year’s resolutions. Professionally, it also means looking at practices and seeing how your organization can improve in 2013. While it’s no surprise that organizations beef up their talent pool at the beginning of the year, how…