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Articles posted on January 2010Job 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: 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 iphone applications people search google maps bluetooth download contacts linkedin address book address book mobile recruiting mobile recruitment 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 job board report 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
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