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Are your job ads mobile tagged? 2D Barcodes - QR Code & Microsoft Tag7:45am Friday 05 March 2010
Tags: marketing roi recruitment metrics 2d barcodes recruitment marketing high capacity color barcode hccb data matrix digital marketing interactive marketing interactive job ads qr code reader iphone mobile recruiting job ads recruit2retail.com.au recruit2retail quick responce codes mobile marketing microsoft tag barcode qr code Have you ever noticed weird barcodes printed in the newspaper, on outdoor advertising posters or on the back of food packages? Don't panic, there was no stuff up at the printers. These barcodes are there for a reason…for YOU to scan over with your mobile phone and find out more information.
read more...Job Board Statistics - February 20104:12pm Wednesday 03 March 2010
Tags: nielsen netratings job board statistics job board mycareer careerone seek february 2010 Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during February 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.98m, CareerOne 1.76m, MyCareer 1.43m
read more...Mobile Device Statistics & Mobile Application behaviour. AdMob Mobile Metrics report10:13pm Tuesday 02 March 2010
Tags: statistics mobile operating system product development australian mobile statistics ipod itouch webos android iphone iphone job search native mobile applications mobile recruiting mobile recruitment admob.com admob mobile metrics iphone applications mobile statistics admob mobile device statistics Lately, I have been working on new product development ideas around the use of mobile devices for a number of recruitment clients. Our discussions always seem to come back to this one question... Should we build a specific mobile application for the platform or optimise our existing website?
read more...Do you provide an API?11:31am Monday 01 March 2010
Tags: data manipulation aggregation mashup job aggregators application programming interface website traffic job board api authentic jobs authenticjobs.com Every website wants to have the highest number of visitors, and unfortunately this will either cost you lots of money or take you a considerable amount of time building a community. One of the ways you can build a traffic referral network and engage with your community is by providing an API.
read more...Thinking about a career as a Chartered Accountant? View the mobile website1:13pm Wednesday 24 February 2010
Tags: mobile career sites iphone iphone job search chartered.mobi chartered accountants accounting mobile job search career path Becoming a Chartered Accountant is a long process... juggling work, study and family commitments for years! It's great to see industry bodies using technology to promote career paths to the new generation of workers.
read more...Congratulations Thomas. Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters!11:24am Monday 22 February 2010
Tags: dr john sullivan amybeth hale geoff webb josh letourneau kevin grossman peter gold kelly dignee ben yoskovitz rusty reuff glen cathey alice snell jennifer mcclure shally steckerl dave medoza john sumser louise triance paul debettignies michael long peggy mckee bill boorman marc cenedella jessica lee bill vick thomas shaw jason buss top 25 most influential online recruiters traackr.com traackr hrexaminer.com hrexaminer most influential online recruitment John Sumser has just released HRExaminer's second series of lists documenting the online world’s Most Influential People in HR and its subsets. Australian Thomas Shaw has been included at number 3 of the Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters. Not only is it an honor to be included in John's research, but to be listed as the only Australian and at such a high ranking was a complete shock.
read more...Recruiters decrease the use of Niche Job Boards, Social Networking sites and Refer a Friend Incentives to source candidates?10:32am Monday 22 February 2010
Tags: candidates 4th qtr 2009 virtual communication virtual game worlds social networking trade magazines business networking refer a friend niche job boards job board networking events media used to source candidates job boards rcsa quarterly business manager survey rcsa.com.au rcsa The RCSA has released the latest Quarterly Business Manager Survey results for the 4th Qtr 2009. The survey results show a decrease in the use of Niche Job Boards, Social Networking sites and Refer a Friend Incentives to source candidates. But is this survey result a true reflection of industry trends or an error in the survey?
read more...Is your Job Application Form redirecting candidate applications to identity thieves?1:52pm Wednesday 10 February 2010
Tags: security risk url email address 3rd party application form candidate details application form recruitment agency job boards hacking url manipulation identity theft hijacking job application forms Did you know on some application forms you can manipulate the URL and have the candidate’s job application redirected to someone else’s email address? Job boards, career/recruitment websites are already a haven for identity thieves and this "oversight" on your application form is fueling their business!
read more...CareerBuilder vs Monster. 2010 Super Bowl Commercial4:30pm Monday 08 February 2010
Tags: 2010 superbowl commercials tv commercial football youtube video careerbuilder.com monster.com Super Bowl XLIV has just finished airing in the United States. One of the highlights each year is the release of new commercials. Over the past few years we have seen CareerBuilder battle against Monster for the best commercial. Who will take out the title this year?
read more...Examples of Search Suggest and Auto-Complete use in a job search6:23pm Sunday 07 February 2010
Tags: did you mean keyword misspellings job search metrics job search form recruit.net careerzone.co.nz hippo.com.au jobs.co.nz. mycareer.com.au search suggest drop-down ux user experience recruitment website job board job search autofill autosuggest autocomplete 0 results returned Search Suggest and/or Auto-Compete is a function usually applied to the keyword field of a job search form. The use of these functions enhances the users search experience through a "suggest as you type" or auto-complete functionality built into the job search form.
read more...Recruitment Consultant vs HR5:54pm Friday 05 February 2010
Tags: recruitment consultant hr youtube using video in recruitment Is this why Recruitment gets a bad name?
read more...Job Board Statistics - January 20101:53pm Tuesday 02 February 2010
Tags: seek january 2010 job board job board statistics nielsen netratings careerone mycareer Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during January 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.872m, CareerOne 1.747m, MyCareer 1.448m
read more...Creating a custom Apple iPhone icon for your website11:14am Monday 01 February 2010
Tags: recruitment website job board apple-touch-icon apple icon webclip itouch iphone favicon We are all used to creating a fancy favicon for our websites. But have you got around to creating a custom iPhone or iTouch icon yet?
read more...Tips for sending valid emails from your Recruitment Website1:24am Monday 01 February 2010
Tags: spf records smtp blacklisting greylisting email tips online application form newsletters bulk email reverse dns job board email route recruitment websites email management sender policy framework Most recruitment websites have some sort of online form capabilities - contact form, online timesheet, job order, newsletter signup form, email to friend form, online application form, etc. But could these emails be going directly to the users junk/spam folder or just never reaching the inbox in the first place?
read more...Job ads of the year6:59pm Sunday 24 January 2010
Tags: biotic-powered super-solider dd cup breasts fake job ads electronic arts razor mass effect 2 jobadder.com jobadder passwords border express job board funny job ads job ads Forget the bland and boring job ads. 2010 has started with a bang! This week we bring you 3 contenders for job ad of the year. These 3 job ads have gone viral across the globe and continue to give us a laugh.
read more...Cut the fat. CAPTCHA11:32pm Monday 18 January 2010
Tags: user experience akismet bad behavior spam application form spam job board application form cut the fat captcha captcha.net vvc visual verification code CAPTCHA is a program that protects websites against bots and spam by generating and grading tests that humans can pass but computer programs cannot. Nobody wants to use CAPTCHAs. They're a necessary evil. So why do we use them on application forms?
read more...Geolocation based sourcing or stalking?4:58pm Thursday 14 January 2010
Tags: twitter gowalla.com gowalla privacy issues data manipulation google maps api stalking ip address mobile recruitment demandspot.com using foursquare for recruitment demand spot foursquare.com foursquare online recruitment proximity job search location based sourcing location based recruitment geotagging geolocation geocodes If you have been reading all the technology predictions for 2010, you may have noticed that location based services feature predominately. Online websites such as Foursquare, Gowalla and Twitter all have the ability to publically share and promote your current location.
read more...SMS referral programs3:38pm Tuesday 12 January 2010
Tags: sms using sms in recruitment mobile recruitment job boards online recruitment refer a friend sms job alerts sms job to a friend sms referral program Over the past few weeks I have been integrating SMS functionality into a number of recruitment agency websites. We are all used to having the ability to email a job to a friend, but these days you are more likely to remember your friends mobile number compared to their email address.
read more...iPhone Application Updates - Korn/Ferry, Radar Recruitment & LinkedIn4:00pm Thursday 07 January 2010
Tags: address book linkedin address book bluetooth download contacts google maps people search job search application mobile recruiting mobile enabled job site mobile job search recruitment directory linkedin.com linkedin iphone application kornferry.com.au radar-recruit.com.au radar recruit korn ferry conect korn ferry iphone job search mobile recruitment iphone applications iphone Over the past month, there has been a number of new and updated iPhone applications released by Korn/Ferry International, Radical Recruitment and LinkedIn. I have always been a firm big believer that you should optimise your website for mobile recruitment instead of building a native application. But is mobile going to become the recruitment platform of choice?
read more...2010 - The year of the lemon12:52am Monday 04 January 2010
Tags: productivity social media social recruiting recruitment lemons new year predictions recruitment predictions new year 2010 recruitment technology With 2009 finally behind us, we can now look forward to a new year. A year of possibilities. A year of continued success. I would like to thank all our clients, blog subscribers, twitter follower, industry commentators and the wider Recruitment/Human Resources community for your support throughout the year and for your return in 2010.
read more...Cut the fat. 1 job per job advert9:28pm Sunday 03 January 2010
Tags: online job ads online recruitment job board job advert job advertising Why do Recruiters continue to post more than 1 job per job advert? I can understand if the jobs are closely related, and I mean "closely related". But is posting a "latest jobs" or "hot jobs" list really that effective?
read more...Job Board Statistics - December 20099:00am Friday 01 January 2010
Tags: seek december 2009 job board job board statistics nielsen netratings careerone mycareer Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during December 2009. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.064m, CareerOne 1.282m, MyCareer 1.087m
read more...Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way to the bank5:25pm Friday 18 December 2009
Tags: smaart recruitment christmas job ad title funny job ads job boards This weeks Christmas job ad title winner goes to Smaart Recruitment with "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way to the bank!! Temps, we need you!"
read more...How can we improve the candidate’s interview skills?1:07pm Thursday 17 December 2009
Tags: product testing client-candidate interview placement ratio recruitment process productivity recruitment consultants interviewgold.com.au interview gold interview skills interviews candidates job seekers Over the past month, I have been trying out a new product that was released to the Australian marketplace called Interview Gold. The product takes a unique approach to interview preparation which combines a fast track interview skills course with video practice interviews and interactive mock interviews.
read more...Is mobile going to become the recruitment platform of choice?3:29pm Wednesday 16 December 2009
Tags: emerging markets facebook voip ip telephone internet cycle apple iphone mobile job search mobile applications mobile mobile internet morgan stanley mobile recruitment mobile internet report december 2009 saas recruitment native applications web applications Morgan Stanley has released the latest Mobile Internet Report studying innovations in technology. If you have a spare few hours, you can read the full 400+ page report, or browse through the presentation slides. Mobile internet is not a fad and the recruitment industry should take note. Most day-to-day recruitment programs are desktop based which requires costly overheads and resources. Recruitment systems, job boards and career websites should become mobile optimised to take full advantage of this growing medium.
read more...jobs.govt.nz igovt login system5:30pm Tuesday 15 December 2009
Tags: user authentication identity management systems identity theft user system password username mycareer fairfax digital security facebook connect openid ivs government jobs jobs.govt.nz government new zealand government identiy verification system igovt login igovt Over the past few years, the New Zealand government has been working on a single all-of-government logon service (igovt) and identity verification service (IVS). This will allow users to use the same logon details to access all participating government service provider's online services.
read more...Could social media soon replace email?8:40pm Thursday 10 December 2009
Tags: 2010 marketing trends people from cossette email social media communication channels facebook developers email marketing email address facebook statistics strongmail A recent study by Canadian company PEOPLE FROM COSSETTE, made the observation that social media could soon replace email as a means of sharing information. Could it be true? Facebook doesn’t think so and is planning a number of platform upgrades to share the users email addresses. But, could both of these marketing channels together destroy other forms of communication?
read more...Calling Blitzen, Dancer and Rudolph - Reindeers needed everyday till Xmas8:10pm Thursday 10 December 2009
Tags: sydney morning herald mycareer christmas funny job ads job boards This weeks Christmas job ad winner was found on MyCareer and also displayed in The Sydney Morning Herald. "Calling Blitzen, Dancer and Rudolph" Santa must have been in a rush because he forgot to check his diary.
read more...Gartner's 2009 Magic Quadrant for E-Recruitment Software report5:50pm Thursday 10 December 2009
Tags: jobpartners neogov mrted kronos peopleclick stepstone kenexa taleo pageup people webcruiter bond adapt wcn cytiva bernard hodes group first advantage netmedia peopleadmin hrsmart oracle e-business suite adp sap silkroad technology oracle peoplesoft icims recruitment technology vendors magix quadrant for erecruitment software gartner inc recruitment systems ats online recruitment erecruitment software magic quadrant gartner social software Gartner Inc have released the 2009 Magic Quadrant for E-Recruitment Software report. The report examines "vendors that have more than 100 e-recruitment software customers with more than 1,000 employees, more than $25 million in total revenue (license, maintenance and services) or both."
read more...Are you a Social Recruitment wanker?9:47am Monday 07 December 2009
Tags: future of job boards online classifieds realestate carsales job boards online recruitment industry online recruitment social media club social recruitment wanker job board statistics seek myspace facebook twitter social recruitment social recruiting There may come a time where you are so immersed in social media you become a wanker. You forget about the real world. Real relationships. A world where you pick up the phone to call a candidate or catch-up with a client for a coffee. For all those who know me, I would rather communicate over the phone than correspond via Twitter.
read more...Dear Santa. All I want for Christmas are some Team Leaders9:35am Friday 04 December 2009
Tags: the warehouse job boards funny job ads christmas funny job ads It's that time of the year again where recruiters try to come up with the most creative, witty and funny job advert titles. This week, the award goes to The Warehouse in New Zealand with "Dear Santa. All I want for Christmas are some Team Leaders, please."
read more...Deloitte NZ Facebook profile - Live and Interactive with Graduates1:03pm Wednesday 02 December 2009
Tags: graduate experiences live video graduate jobs graduate employment facebook.com facebook deloitte new zealand Over the past few months, I have been watching Deloitte New Zealand build a structured (and very strategic) presence on Facebook. Today, they have released the next piece of the puzzle. Deloitte NZ will be hosting a live-streaming video/Facebook chat session for potential Graduates.
read more...Using the LinkedIn API9:37pm Tuesday 01 December 2009
Tags: social network social networking linkedin profile digital resume universal resume universal cv applicant tracking system ats recruitment system job board linkedphp linkedphp.com developer.linkedin.com linkedin.com jobscore.com jobscore candidate profile oauth recruitment technology vendor multi job posting systems application programming interface recruitment database linkedin developer recruitment technology linkedin api Last week, I wrote a blog post about how LinkedIn has released a public API for developers to build 3rd party applications using the database. Today, I thought I would show you how easy it was to create a application utilising the LinkedIn API. I want you to forget that LinkedIn is a social networking site, and think about it as a massive information database. A database you can now use to connect your job board/recruitment system with.
read more...Job Board Statistics - November 20099:00am Tuesday 01 December 2009
Tags: mycareer careerone seek november 2009 job board job board statistics nielsen netratings Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during November 2009. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.987m, CareerOne 1.535m, MyCareer 1.318m
read more...Cut the fat. Application Form Filename Structure1:18am Friday 27 November 2009
Tags: recruitment technology online recruitment unique filename uploading files application form filename conversion online application form Making the candidate conform to your recruitment systems filename structure is stupid. Technology is used to improve the application process - not complicate it.
read more...Online Marketing Ideas - Peel Away Ads4:39pm Thursday 26 November 2009
Tags: integralhrm.com integralhrm website marketing online advertising job boards website visitors recruitment website recruitment agency website peel away ads peel ads pop unders pop ups online marketing Pop ups, pop unders and ads flying onto your pages are ANNOYING. Peel Away Ads are an effective marketing tool as they are non-intrusive and catch the visitor’s eye instantly.
read more...My Presentation from RecruitTECH 2009 on Twitter, Facebook, Recruitment & Integration9:03am Wednesday 25 November 2009
Tags: facebook connect api oauth canberra recruittech 2009 people search engine using facebook for recruitment using twitter for recruitment social networking social recruiting openid ppc recruitment website recruittech presentations recruitment directory thomas shaw youtube recruitment integration facebook twitter job boards ats applicant tracking systems crm thomas shaw presentation A big thanks goes out to Clayton Wehner from CapitalJobs for organising RecruitTECH 2009 and uploading the video recordings. I was fortunate enough to be one of the presenters at RecruitTECH 2009 - Australian Recruitment and Technology Conference in Canberra ACT. Below is a recording of my presentation was titled "Twitter, Facebook, Recruitment & Integration".
read more...LinkedIn API released11:31am Tuesday 24 November 2009
Tags: indeed it job seekers linkedin api linkedin twitter adobe air twitterjobsearch jobdash.net jobdash oauth api workhound linkedin.com linkedin developers tweetdeck job search applications candidate data data Today, LinkedIn announced that it is opening up its API for developers to build applications around the platform. LinkedIn is releasing 11 different APIs, they fall into three distinct categories. First, developers will be able to let users easily access their information, profiles, connections and messages via oAuth login.
read more...Creating Adobe AIR Job Search Applications6:30pm Sunday 22 November 2009
Tags: security issues ipa.com.au ipa html flash adobe air dapp twitter myspace facebook rss job feed job search desktop applications desktop job search applications adobe air job search applications Unlike traditional applications, Adobe AIR isn’t a desktop application like Photoshop or Excel. It isn’t a web application either like Google Docs. It’s a hybrid that allows it to operate somewhere in between desktop applications and browser based applications.
read more...Job Ad Click Through Destination Statistics & Posting Methods Recruiters use on Twitter & Facebook2:00pm Friday 20 November 2009
Tags: using twitter for recruitment using facebook for recruitment recruitment agency recruiters twitter statistics rss feed ats api job boards facebook social recruiting I have just finished collating statistics studying the job ad "click through destination" and "posting methods" Recruiters are using on Twitter and Facebook. I looked at 100 different Australian Recruitment Agency/Recruiters who post job ads to Twitter or Facebook.
read more...Consolidating Unofficial Social Networking Groups10:37am Thursday 19 November 2009
Tags: social media policy employees legal issues hr facebook unoffical social networking groups social networking groups social media social networking social networking policy social networking guidelines Have you ever checked Facebook or any other social networking websites to see if there are any unofficial groups created about your organisation? "I used to work at", "I work at", etc
read more...How secure is your Recruitment website? DDoS Attacks11:58am Tuesday 17 November 2009
Tags: recruitment website online recruitment recruitment software symantec server internet security ddos denial of service attack turborecruit recruitadvantage dos distributed denial of service attack As reported in the news yesterday, Australian hosted recruitment software provider, RecruitAdvantage faced a denial of service (DDoS) attack on their online software. The SaaS product (TurboRecruit) was subsequently slowed down and taken offline.
read more...Cut the fat. Expired job ads should not be displayed7:00pm Sunday 15 November 2009
Tags: job seekers misleading advertising job ads seo search engine expired job advertisements expired job ads job boards online recruitment Have you ever wondered why some job boards display expired (or archived) job ads online? I have always been a believer that expired job ads SHOULD NOT be displayed, but others may have you believe that expired job ads are good for your SEO.
read more...What are you doing to make your job ads stand out from the crowd?7:34pm Tuesday 10 November 2009
Tags: trajectory.com trajectory inc json developer employer branding json job board it job advert trademe.co.nz job advert source code trademe There have been a number of innovative and creative IT job ads recently. Unless you have been snooping on the source code of Trade Me Jobs, you would not have noticed the hidden comment.
read more...Posting Jobs to the Facebook Marketplace via Oodle4:24pm Monday 09 November 2009
Tags: xml job feed posting jobs api job search xml facebook.com oodle.com facebook marketplace jobs facebook oodle Earlier in the year I informed readers about the Facebook Marketplace now being powered by Oodle. Now I want to show you how to automatically post your jobs into Oodle for inclusion in the Facebook Marketplace. I recommend Recruiters/Employers use a Multi Posting provider, but if you are technical capable of doing it yourself, here are some instructions.
read more...Gone in 60 seconds. The Candidate Registration Process1:25am Monday 09 November 2009
Tags: user experience seek.com.au seek password strength jquery modal boxes ui ux online recruitment job sites job boards candidate registration form validation validation process job seeker Most sites make it very hard for a job seeker to register for an account. The first problem they face is being redirected from the initial page they were viewing to a separate registration page. Secondly, there are often required fields like username, email address or password which require validation of some sorts.
read more...96% of Recruiters source Candidates through mainstream Job Boards10:30pm Wednesday 04 November 2009
Tags: virtual communication channels trade magazines business networking sites refer a friend ih-house job board statistics referrals networking events niche job boards social networking job boards talentsource.com.au sources of talent survey candidate sources rcsa.com.au rcsa The RCSA has just released the latest Quarterly Business Manager Survey results for the 3rd Quarter 2009. Contained within the past 2 surveys, is a question regarding the "media used to source candidates". Although the survey is only a small sample of Recruitment Agencies across Australia & New Zealand, I have grouped together the past 2 survey results, to better represent any trends over the past 6 months.
read more...Job Board Statistics - Oct 094:52pm Monday 02 November 2009
Tags: nielsen netratings job board statistics job board october 2009 seek careerone mycareer Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers between October 2008 and October 2009. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.829m, CareerOne 1.578m, MyCareer 1.249m
read more...Rejecting Candidates based on IP Address2:48pm Friday 30 October 2009
Tags: job site job board migration pay for performance overseas candidate candidate rejection security discrimination ip blocking ip address rejection candidates We now rely on using technology in the recruitment process more than ever. But should we place 100% of our trust in rejecting candidates based solely on their IP address?
read more...Recruitment Directory closes MySpace job search applications3:24pm Thursday 29 October 2009
Tags: recruitment branding employer branding social networking job search application recruitment directory myspace.com myspace Over the past few months, in consultation with all of our affected clients. We have decided to remove all of our MySpace job search applications from use. This decision was based on the fact that the social networking site is no longer a valuable source of candidate traffic and becoming a detriment to the employer brand.
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