Our first two presentations this morning have both highlighted video as a powerful recruitment tool. Social Employer Websites – Finding the world’s best talent David Henry of Monster shared this gem about Catvertising: Social Recruiting and Future of Employer Brand Ambassadors Jean-Marc Mickeler of Deloitte France described their success making videos with their recent hires. ... Read More »

On the eve of Crexia’s Social Recruiting Conference, we asked “what are the key features of a social careers website?” for our 5th weekly Twitter chat. What is a Social Careers Website? There was some conflict over exactly what we mean by a social careers website Ok seems we have diff ideas of social careers ... Read More »

This is a guest post by James Mayes. James has been active within the recruitment industry and have recently served as Head of Client Solutions for BraveNewTalent and a founding Director of TweetJobs. He is passionate about social media, candidate experience and contextual content. I’ve heard previously that the idea of community very much underpins ... Read More »

One of the most powerful presentations at the Social Recruiting Conference on 30th June, 2011 was given by Quezia Soares, Recruitment Marketing Manager in Accenture UK. Her presentation highlighted how Social Media has blurred the lines between Recruitment & Marketing. She pointed out that people always made decisions based on their physical & mental interactions ... Read More »

This is a guest post by James Mayes. James has been active within the recruitment industry and have recently served as Head of Client Solutions for BraveNewTalent and a founding Director of TweetJobs. He is passionate about social media, candidate experience and contextual content. I’ve seen a variety of discussions recently focussed around what data ... Read More »

Yesterday, I wrote a blog post about LinkedIn Careers where I reflected on its rather uninspiring and traditional layout. Today, the focus will be on Twitter Jobs. The homepage welcomes you with a neat feel about it, and a invitation to Come Join the Flock. You’ll see a YouTube video on wide screen with the ... Read More »

This week we had a very fast paced and spirited chat on the subject of Social Media and Employer Brand. Lets dive right into what we found out… What is Employer Branding? This week’s chat involved the participants defining many terms. If a company’s Employer Brand is their reputation as an employer, then Employer Branding ... Read More »