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Articles tagged with JOB BOARDSRecruiters 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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...RecruitTECH 2009 - Twitter, Facebook, Recruitment & Integration12:27pm Monday 21 September 2009
Tags: recruitment website ppc openid social recruiting social networking using twitter for recruitment using facebook for recruitment people search engine recruittech 2009 canberra oauth api facebook connect recruitment integration facebook twitter recruitment directory thomas shaw recruittech job boards ats applicant tracking system crm Last week, I was fortunate enough to be one of the presenters at RecruitTECH 2009 - Australian Recruitment and Technology Conference in Canberra ACT. Below is my presentation titled "Twitter, Facebook, Recruitment & Integration".
read more...Recruitment Marketing Analytics12:00pm Wednesday 02 September 2009
Tags: cost per applicant cpa cost per click cpc cost per view cpv application rate application form apply clicks ad views statistics click through rate ctr data analytics recruitment marketing analytics job adverts advertising job boards online marketing recruitment marketing recruitment metrics ratios sources of hire sources of talent It puzzles me how recruiters are not making informed and calculated decisions on their recruitment marketing spend. Are you measuring the performance of each job advert via each source? Which sources are the best performing, provide the largest volume and have the lowest candidate acquisition cost?
read more...When will Print die? Online vs Print7:00am Thursday 27 August 2009
Tags: online vs print revenue model job seeker preference statistics anz job advertisements series job adverts print media job boards online recruitment 79% of jobs advertised in Australia are online, 73% of job seekers prefer online compared with print. But that only equates to 39% of the overall $$ advertising spend in the marketplace. Clearly, the structural shift in how people look for work proves that using print media is a waste.
read more...Segmenting Data using Google Analytics2:00pm Tuesday 25 August 2009
Tags: job board data segmentation advanced segmentation recruitment website measuring social media referral sources website statistics job boards social media google analytics One of the most underrated website statistical tools is Google Analytics. Not only is the service free, but many people would not be familiar with the advanced tool set. Google Analytics offers excellent reporting and traffic analysis that can help you assess how well (or bad) your recruitment website is tracking.
read more...Don’t be a mule1:00am Thursday 20 August 2009
Tags: bank account scam scam email phishing job boards mule They say things happen in three’s. Over the past 24 hours, there has been a number of scam emails (phishing) circulating saying they have found your resume from various Australian job boards and need your help. One of these was even sent to me.
read more...Search Engine Friendly URLs4:01pm Sunday 26 July 2009
Tags: recruitment websites job boards sef url job aggregators capitaljobs.com.au capitaljobs nowhiring.com.au nowhiring jobsjobsjobs.com.au jobsjobsjobs search engine optimisation search engine friendly seo friendly url mycareer.com.au mycareer careerone.com.au careerone seek.com.au seek Job aggregation sites were one of the fist to fully embraced the search engine friendly (SEF) URL structure, as it generates high organic traffic from the search engines. Over the past few years, other job boards have been envious of MyCareer's SEF URL structure and now SEEK has implemented a SEF URL structure for each job advert.
read more...Why Job Boards Share Postings12:15am Tuesday 14 July 2009
Tags: candidate source candidates job applications job aggregators pay for performance collegerecruiter.com collegerecruiter jobg8.com.au jobg8 aggregators job ads job boards It's not uncommon to find the same job adverts appearing on multiple job sites. In Australia, the practice of job boards sharing "job content" has increased dramatically in these economic times. Are your job adverts appearing on other sites without your knowledge?
read more...Job Site Updates9:48pm Monday 06 July 2009
Tags: myjobwizard mumbrella.com.au mumbrella job boards lifestylecareers.com.au lifestylecareers myjobwizard.com.au job sites resume services A number of new job sites have recently launched in Australia. These include Lifestyle Careers, My Job Wizard, and mUmBRELLA has added a jobs section.
read more...Where did you hear about this job? Tracking Candidate Sources1:07am Friday 03 July 2009
Tags: allretailjobs.com statistics tracking sources of hire atsreportcard.com application tracking system applicant tracking system ats jake firth sourcing data job boards recruitment marketing metrics sources of hire sources of talent Do you track where your candidates have come from? If you are using some sort of application tracking system (ATS) in your recruitment process; more than likely you have the ability to automatically track where the candidate has come from.
read more...Using Facebook for Recruitment1:45pm Tuesday 09 June 2009
Tags: online recruitment website job boards facebook profile openid oauth api thomas shaw ppc facebook ads using facebook for recruitment webinar facebook connect recruitment facebook Below are the presentation slides and live recording of the latest webinar - Using Twitter for Recruitment. Have you tried recruiting on Facebook? Do you manually click through profiles and post messages on group profiles? Guess what, you have already created your first mistake! If you are like most online recruiters, then more than likely you are concerned about how to grow traffic to your website and increase sales and placements.
read more...Recruitment Genome Report 20099:47pm Sunday 17 May 2009
Tags: job boards technology marketing strategy candidates recruitment strategy seo smo talent sources blogs social networking recruitment genome report 2009 arbita report survey The first installment of the Recruitment Genome Report 2009 titled "Act While Others Wait: Savvy Recruitment Marketing Strategies Now Ensure Success While Others Wait for Better Times" was released yesterday by Arbita. The reports authors are leading US industry figures who compiled the survey data between Jan 23 - Mar 16 2009.
read more...Ooops tips - May 20097:33pm Tuesday 12 May 2009
Tags: online recruitment job advert ooops job boards linkme mycareer seek First off, I must thank all the blog/twitter followers who send me emails pointing out these issues. Following on from The ooops tips for job adverts Feb 2009 here are some more slip-ups.
read more...Radio Interview - Online Recruitment in a web 2.0 world10:59pm Monday 11 May 2009
Tags: recruitment agencies job seeker tips background searching social networking jason shaw wink.com spokeo.com seek careerone job boards online recruitment thomas shaw joy94.9 web2.0 interview technogaze Tonight I was interviews on Joy 94.9 a community radio station in Melbourne. I was the special guest of the weekly 7pm show called "Technogaze - gazing into the past, present and future of technology". I spoke on various topics such as Social Networking, Job Boards, Online Recruitment, Background Searching and job seeker tips. You can download the full podcast or listen to the full show below (the interview starts at around the 9m mark)
read more...Do not "Auto Approve" job adverts8:13pm Sunday 29 March 2009
Tags: job board software hippo online advertising job advert scam job boards hippo.com.au It amazes me how job boards (and other classifieds sites) continue to allow adverts to be posted live without checking the job advert or advertiser. Checking to see if the advertiser is legit is one step you can take to stop scams (and fake ads) appearing on your site.
read more...Recruitment Directory launches live Technology Webinars2:56pm Thursday 19 March 2009
Tags: recruitment directory facebook twitter linkedin myspace training job boards web 2.0 recruitment webinar Recruitment Directory will be the first to launch various live recruitment technology webinars later this month in an effort to maximise recruiter’s knowledge in these areas.
read more...Olivier Job Index - Job Ads Plummet4:29pm Sunday 08 March 2009
Tags: recession job boards job adverts robert olivier olivier job index statistics The Olivier Job Index fell a further 9.08% seasonally adjusted in February, with an average weekly count of 247,800 jobs on the major Australian job boards. The biggest losses were in Trades and Services (down 20.33%), Administration which fell 16.86% and Building and Construction dropped 15.15%. Transport was down 13.36%, and Engineering 13.03%.
read more...Web 2.0 in Recruitment2:22pm Friday 27 February 2009
Tags: web 2.0 recruitment 2.0 inspecht thomas shaw presentation online recruitment job boards wiki blog im chat candidates 2.0 employment recruitment job slideshare.net web 2.0 in recruitment social networking twitter Social media is amazing – let me give you a real example from yesterday. I uploaded my presentation for the Inspecht HR Futures conference on Web 2.0 in Recruitment to SlideShare
read more...Optimising your job site for mobile devices12:44pm Friday 20 February 2009
Tags: statistics trademe sixfigures jobadder adlogic 2vouch linkme hippo recruiterdaily jobx jobsjobsjobs topmargin pageup careerone mycareer seek job boards iphone mobile mobi Have you ever tested your job board/recruitment website to see how what it looks like on a mobile device?
read more...Green Collar Jobs11:52pm Monday 16 February 2009
Tags: envirojobs australia environmental job network job boards environmental jobs conservation green collar jobs nrm jobs green jobs The market for Green Collar Jobs is growing despite the credit crunch and financial turmoil that is hitting markets around the globe. There are plenty of green job opportunities in Australia, and I recently listed to a podcast on BTalk Australia where Phil Freeman from the Australian Conservation Foundation says that 500,000 new jobs can be created in the next two decades.
read more...You are the dickhead1:44pm Wednesday 04 February 2009
Tags: seek bad advert recruitment agency online recruitment job boards reputation Sometimes I ponder late at night thinking "Why are Recruiters given such a bad rap?" Ahh.. hang on, I think I just found out why. This job advert on Seek http://www.seek.com.au explains why - This is a fair dinkum opportunity to become our business partner not a franchisee and for you to be in control of your own income without having to deal with dickhead bosses, wanker unions or have to suffer bludging work mates. You will need background in HR, Recruitment, Sales or Training to succeed.
read more...What really grinds my gears2:06pm Tuesday 03 February 2009
Tags: fake ads online recruitment job boards scam You know what grinds my gears, scam job adverts, MLM (multi level marketing) roles, work from home jobs, "the secret", etc!
read more...Job Site Traffic Jan 20092:54pm Tuesday 13 January 2009
Tags: defencejobs jobx nga.net adlogic jobadder pageup jobsjobsjobs linkme linkme hippo seek online recruitment job boards statistics mycareer careerone I was talking to an owner of a national Recruitment Agency last night and he mentioned that applications have increased. Anyone know why? I am not going to regurgitate all the news articles and media reports on job losses around the world. But let’s look at some graphs and statistics on job site traffic.
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