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Articles tagged with TWITTERSocial Recruiting is a dirty word11:00am Thursday 01 July 2010
Tags: social media privacy recruitment websites linkedin twitter facebook presentation thomas shaw social recruitment social media social recruiting mobile recruiting job boards social recruitment strategy Today, I gave quite a controversial presentation to a group of Recruitment Agency owners on Social Recruiting. When I was first asked to present to this group a few months ago, I was initially asked to speak about "Social Media and it's use in the Recruitment process". I said no, I wasn't interested.
read more...Do not pay to post your jobs to Twitter8:00am Monday 07 June 2010
Tags: twitter social recruiting social media job posting ats using twitter for recruitment Recruiters who pay $ to post jobs on Twitter are twits! You can post your job manually, via RSS feed or through your existing multi-posting provider/ATS. There is no need to pay a separate fee to post your jobs to Twitter.
read more...Hippo iPhone App4:42pm Thursday 13 May 2010
Tags: job board sort search results iphone application hippo iphone app oauth facebook twitter hippo.com.au hippo jobs social recruiting mobile recruiting mobile recruitment Hippo Jobs have released their own iPhone application. Yes, they are still alive. Overall, the application design is quite nice. The app can use your phones geolocation data to search for jobs close to you. Same as some other iPhone job search applications (eg JobServe).
read more...Social Recruiting in Australia and New Zealand. What do Recruiters really think about it?8:00am Friday 30 April 2010
Tags: recruitment statistics recruitment industry statistics linkedin facebook proshortlist twitter refer a friend niche job boards social recruiting in australia recruitment marketing strategy social networking background checks source candidates social recruiting job boards social media rcsa quarterly business manager survey rcsa.com.au rcsa social recruiting statistics social recruiting in new zealand The latest RCSA Quarterly Business Manager Survey for 1st Qtr, 2010 has been released. It's no surprise that mainstream job boards still lead the advertising medium recruiters use to source candidates. The trend indicates recruiters are decreasing the use of networking events, niche job boards and refer-a-friend incentives (see image below).
read more...Recruiters - Delete your social networking profile if you no longer use it4:19pm Wednesday 14 April 2010
Tags: myspace facebook twitter social recruiting strategy recruiters delete your social networking profile social networking social recruitment social media deleteyouraccount.com If you tried to recruit via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace etc and have since stopped. It may be a good idea to delete your social networking presence to avoid the embarrassment from clients, candidates and other recruiters from finding your profile and calling you a failure.
read more...Jobvite Share11:40am Monday 29 March 2010
Tags: multiposting job ads linkedin facebook twitter social networking share.jobvite.com jobvite.com jobvite share jobs on social networks click tracking email address url shortner Jobvite has released a new beta site to allow you to easily share your job on social networking sites and with your own friends in a few simple steps. The process takes less than 60 seconds, and can integrate with your Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and email account providers. It doesn't even need to be your own job. If you find a job you want to share, you can shorten the URL via the site and share it with your own friends.
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...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...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...Importing Contact Lists from Social Networking sites12:00am Wednesday 14 October 2009
Tags: social media friend lists import friends referrals myspace linkedin twitter facebook social networking import contacts contact list api How many times have you joined a social networking site and wished that your friends would be there with you? Most of us have established friends/contact lists on sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or MySpace. So how can we make it easy for the user to invite their network to your website?
read more...No one wants to follow your Recruitment Agency on Twitter10:00pm Thursday 08 October 2009
Tags: social recruiting strategy social media job feed using twitter for recruitment candidates job board twitter recruiters I had an interesting call from a Recruiter today. He was complaining about the fact that no one wants to follow his Recruitment Agency on Twitter. I spent some time talking about the ways you can use Twitter in the Recruitment process. But he didn't care.
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...Sharing Jobs on Social Networks using JobGenie9:00pm Sunday 30 August 2009
Tags: facebook connect referral recruitment social network integration reporting statistics riges younan api referrals social media social networking social referrals twitter.com twitter linkedin.com linkedin facebook.com facebook jobgenie.com.au jobgenie Last week, I decided to test drive a new referral system called JobGenie, brainchild of Riges Younan. JobGenie is a candidate referral platform which takes the hassle out of managing a referral program. The platform can manage, track and monitor candidates that are referred for a job.
read more...Share on LinkedIn3:30pm Monday 24 August 2009
Tags: twitter social bookmarking widget social bookmark addtoany.com addtoany linkedin.com facebook job board job distribution job advert recruitment website linkedin email Have you ever shared content on LinkedIn? According to statistics released last month by AddToAny, LinkedIn was one of the least popular places to share content, with only 0.4% of users using the AddToAny widget. Facebook dominated the list with 24%, followed by email 11.1% and Twitter 10.8%
read more...Creating an Effective Social Media Strategy, Part 7 - Find Quality Followers to Engage, Don’t Worry About Numbers3:07pm Sunday 16 August 2009
Tags: social recruiting online communication online marketing vocus.com vocus spokespeople pr collaboration communication conversation creating a strategy online recruitment social networking social media strategy social media social recruiting strategy measuring social media twitter facebook scam followfriday We all want thousands of followers on Twitter, but the number is not as important as the quality of your network. If half of your Twitter followers are there simply to boost your numbers, you will not be reaching the right people with your message. Providing quality content and engaging in discussion is more beneficial.
read more...Hijacking Competitors Job Adverts12:21pm Friday 24 July 2009
Tags: hijacking twitter seo job aggregation rss competitors online marketing rss job feeds online recruitment job adverts Do you want your competitors to work for you? Easy. Redirect candidate traffic and visitors away from the competitor by hijacking their job advert.
read more...How secure is your Recruitment website? Part 3 - Hidden iframe injection6:06pm Thursday 18 June 2009
Tags: hacking security job board recruitment websites malicious code iframe injection hrcareers.com.au ahri virus insecure twitter malware A new malware attack has been making the rounds recently. It has infected a number of recruitment web sites, job boards and hosting servers. If you suddenly find that your website is triggering your anti-virus software and flagging it as a “dangerous site”, the culprit may be the hidden iframe injection hack.
read more...Find a Job on Twitter12:18am Wednesday 17 June 2009
Tags: process improvement job seekers integration job board tweet jobsite twitter Jobsite UK has launched the first personalised, targeted and integrated method for job seekers to receive automatic job alerts on Twitter. Job seekers will no longer have to sift through pages and pages of irrelevant tweets. Well done!
read more...Social Recruiting 1012:03pm Thursday 11 June 2009
Tags: social recruiting strategy recruitment website social recruiting 101 keith keller rss twitter linkedin facebook webinar thomas shaw social recruiting recruitment 2.0 web 2.0 Below are the presentation slides and live recording of the latest webinar - Social Recruiting 101. There is a lot of buzz surrounding the use of Social Networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn. But have you actually mastered the use of basic web 2.0 tools? Most recruiters are confused on how to integrate these tools into their recruiting strategy in a scalable fashion!
read more...Maximising the use of Social Networking sites for HR11:25pm Thursday 04 June 2009
Tags: social networking hr human resources facebook twitter youtube social networking social media recruitment employee engagement retention employee management monitoring Because of the effectiveness of online communities in disseminating information, social media/networking websites have become indispensable tools for HR professionals. HR can use these sites for recruitment, employee engagement, increasing retention, management, monitoring and more.
read more...Wotnews now monitoring Twitter1:15pm Tuesday 02 June 2009
Tags: monitoring twitter brand management wotnews news News aggregation service Wotnews, has updated the monitoring service to search conversations on Twitter. This is great news if you are trying to monitor your brand or keywords in the marketplace. The searched content can be grouped into topics, themes and trends for further analysis. Are you monitoring what people are saying about your brand in the marketplace?
read more...Upcoming Webinar - Social Recruiting 1015:36pm Wednesday 27 May 2009
Tags: wikis podcasts vidoo virtual worlds social networks rss aggregators social bookmarking social recruiting strategy social recruiting web2.0 linkedin twitter myspace facebook thomas shaw webinar referral networking blogs micro-blogging roi social recruiting 101 There is a lot of buzz surrounding the use of Social Networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn. But have you actually mastered the use of basic web 2.0 tools? Most recruiters are confused on how to integrate these tools into their recruiting strategy in a scalable fashion!
read more...Advanced Twitter use for Recruitment4:58pm Wednesday 27 May 2009
Tags: opened oauth api boolean search xray search tips social recruiting online recruitment advanced twitter use in recruitment recruitment twitter advanced twitter thomas shaw webinar productivity training session recruitment branding If you missed out on attending the Advanced Twitter use for Recruitment webinar dont despair. You can still purchase the webinar recording, presentation slides and twitter resources sheet for $45.00 To purchase the webinar recording and resources, please use the online payment form and you will be able to download the documents.
read more...Upcoming Webinar - Advanced Twitter use for Recruitment11:03pm Monday 18 May 2009
Tags: online recruitment advanced twitter use in recruitment recruitment twitter advanced twitter thomas shaw webinar tips social recruiting xray search Following up from our previous webinar "Using Twitter for Recruitment", Recruitment Directory is proud to present an advanced training session presented by leading Online Recruitment Specialist, Thomas Shaw. Nearly 800 people have listened to Thomas teach Recruiters the basic principles and techniques on how to use Twitter.
read more...URL Shortening9:08pm Thursday 14 May 2009
Tags: url bit.ly twitter url shortening tinyurl tr.im url redirection Popular URL shortening service http://tr.im was offline for a number of hours today. Millions of URL links were broken and users were redirected to a error page (image below). It begs the question - should you host/manage your own URL shortening service or rely on a 3rd party?
read more...Radio Interview - Twitter for Job Seekers10:38am Monday 11 May 2009
Tags: career communique radio thomas shaw blogtalkradio keith keller annemarie cross twitter job seekers This morning I was interviewed on Career Communique Radio - Your Career Catalyst with Annemarie Cross and Keith Keller titled "Twitter for Job Seekers". Social media and social networking is rapidly becoming an important tool and strategy in a job seekers job search. If you’re not familiar with social networking or are not using this as part of your job search, then this show is a must listen.
read more...Using Twitter for Recruitment1:02am Thursday 30 April 2009
Tags: social recruiting thomas shaw recruitment twitter webinar Below is the recording from last week’s webinar on "Using Twitter for Recruitment" You can register for other upcoming webinars here.
read more...Taking your job search to the next level with Social Networking3:29pm Thursday 23 April 2009
Tags: twitter linkedin facebook social etiquette job seekers social networking keith keller webinar annemarie cross Below is a live recording with Keith Keller and Annemarie Cross for yesterdays “Taking your job search to the next level with Social Networking” You can register for other upcoming webinars here.
read more...Using Twitter for Recruitment presentation slides4:11pm Thursday 16 April 2009
Tags: recruiterdaily adlogic thomas shaw twitter webinar slideshare The presentation slides from yesterday’s webinar "Using Twitter for Recruitment" are now available online. A big thanks to all those who joined us for the live session, and also Recruiter Daily and Adlogic for sponsoring the event.
read more...Using Twitter for Recruitment3:40pm Thursday 09 April 2009
Tags: adlogic recruiter daily thomas shaw webinar twitter recruitment I will be presenting a webinar on "Using Twitter for Recruitment" with Recruiter Daily and Adlogic. Attached below is the email flyer that was sent out. You can register for the event online. This is a great initiative, and thanks to everyone that has signed up! I look forward to sharing my wisdom.
read more...Keyword Trends & Research Tools8:23pm Monday 30 March 2009
Tags: twitter sky twist keyworddiscovery adcenter adwords google hottrends google trends google insights lexicon technorati facebook compete search engine marketing seo wordtracker search engine research trends keywords Are you tired of reading articles and books on SEO, Search Engine Marketing and Internet Marketing? By now you will know that keyword selection and optimization is essential for driving traffic to your website and the way to improve your search engine ranking.
read more...Share your LinkedIn profile9:18pm Sunday 29 March 2009
Tags: digital resume cheezhead api application form linkedin profile twitter linkedin jobscore linkedin.com cheezhead.com Since its launch, LinkedIn has been a thriving success and continues to improve the site for all types of users. While looking into the jobs available at Twitter (No, I am not moving to the USA) I noticed that they are using JobScore as their ATS.
read more...What is an API10:34pm Monday 23 March 2009
Tags: jobportals sdk hashjobs twitterjobsearch jobadder web service twitter api You may have heard the acronym "API" before, so what is it, and how it is used in recruitment. An application programming interface (API) is a set of programming instructions and standards for accessing a Web-based software application or tools. Software providers can release their own API to developers/clients/users, so they can develop and design products powered by the remote service.
read more...Job Searching via Twitter7:20pm Thursday 19 March 2009
Tags: canberrajobs jobsaustralia itjobsmelbourne itjobsbrisbane tips hash tags melbournejobs capitaljobs gradconnection vicjobs gamerjobs hashjobs hippo tribehq oraclerecruiter sixfigures recruiterdaily shortlistnews nt3_cv_search citirecruitment itjobssydney justsajobs 2vouch twitterjobsearch branding candidates job search twitter adelaidejobs Job searching has evolved from newspapers to job boards, and now evolving from job boards into social networking sites including Twitter. Job seekers can use this medium thanks to new content aggregation sites such as TwitterJobSearch, HashJobs and various other sites.
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...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...In Plain English please10:38pm Thursday 29 January 2009
Tags: phishing leefefever twitter social media social networking rss videos youtube scam in plain english Sometimes it’s hard to explain technology using words. Many people enjoy watching short, interactive videos. I have stumbled across the makers of these videos a number of times, and I thought I would share their cool videos http://au.youtube.com/user/leelefever RSS, Social Networking, Social Media, Twitter and Phishing Scams in plain English.
read more...Review of Oracle Recruiter12:02am Thursday 22 January 2009
Tags: seo online recruitment david talamelli oracle corporate blog blogging blogger wordpress online marketing 99designs twitter oracle recruiter I met David Talamelli from Oracle (Principal Recruiter, Asia Pacific Region) back in Dec 2008 and we had quite an in-depth discussion about online recruitment, in-house recruitment as well as blogging and social networking. David runs the Oracle Corporation Recruitment Blog here http://oraclerecruiter.blogspot.com/ and has asked me to critique the blog and provide advice taking it to the next level.
read more...Incorporating Web 2.0 into your Recruitment Strategy11:25pm Monday 19 January 2009
Tags: sms bluetooth social media videos strategy inspecht online advertising twitter linkedin ning myspace facebook smo seo search engines xml rss oracle podcast wiki im blog social networking email marketing recruitment sites web2.0 What is Web 2.0? Many recruiters are still confused as to what Web 2.0 really is and how they can incorporate it into their recruitment process. Yet once recruiters understand the new Web 2.0 world, they can leverage emerging social media tools and gain a competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive business world. So let's step back from a previous article I wrote on "Web 2.0 Recruitment Sites" and find out about the terms and application of these tools.
read more...Integrated Social Media Solutions for Recruitment1:26pm Monday 12 January 2009
Tags: marketing twitter social networking online recruitment A fellow twitter friend of mine Ryan Chartrand http://twitter.com/glassesgeek from the US has produced a short video & podcast on social networking and recruitment. Ryan's rants and ideas echo my own advice and consulting I am provide to clients. Create a strategy, integrate, target and socialise.
read more...Twitter and Recruitment4:50pm Monday 01 December 2008
Tags: twitter online recruitment web2.0 A few weeks ago, I resigned up for Twitter to see how much it has changed since I was last actively "tweeting" on the website. There has been a lot of discussion about whether Twitter is useful, fun or just a fad.
read more...Q&A about SimplyHired launcing in Australia & LinkedIn applications5:28pm Tuesday 25 November 2008
Tags: simplyhired linkedin aggregation australia recruit.net myspider jseeker careerjet social networks facebook twitter SimplyHired launces into new markets, LinkedIn API launches with a number of 3rd party applications. I started this self question & answer a number of weeks ago when I was starting to generate content for the blog.
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