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Articles posted on November 2009Cut 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
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