A Brave New Resume
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 // 9 Comments // Blog, Recruitment, Social Media
For years people have been sounding the death knell of the resume. One of the more interesting arguments in favor of this comes from noted author Seth Godin, in his post “Why bother having a resume?” The post suggests that the resume is dead because we should all be “spectacular,” by which he means have [...]
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Fistful of Talent: FOTv kick-off with Kris Dunn and crew
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 // 1 Comment // Announcements, Blog, Recruitment, Social Media, Videos
Fistful of Talent: FOTv kick-off with Kris Dunn and crew. Click the image to view the video…
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The future of mobile is strong and vibrant.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 // 1 Comment // Blog, Mobile 2.0, Mobile Apps, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Recruiting, Mobile Trends, On the Radar, Recruitment, SMS
Ok, so if you haven’t already heard, mobile is the future. Why do I make this claim? Consider this, there now 4 billion mobile phone subscriptions on the planet, with an estimated 6 billion subscribers expected by 2013. According to Tomi Ahonen, six-time bestselling author and consultant on digital convergence and mobile telecoms, the future [...]
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You’re hired! Cross-media job search nets qualified applications
Saturday, January 10, 2009 // 0 Comments // Asides, Emerging Trends, Mobile 2.0, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Recruiting, On the Radar, Prototypical, Recruitment, SMS
We often talk creative ways in which we can leverage mobile marketing in the recruitment process. More Mobile Relations utilized an integrated solution that included print, ad, SMS, MMS, and email to recruit qualified candidates. Here’s a case of a company truly “walking-the-talk” with great success. This from More Mobile Relations: The challenge Attracting the [...]
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Key principles for recruitment and HR in though times by Jeroen Spierings
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 // 0 Comments // Blog, Misc. Presentations, Recruitment, Recruitment Technology
We all know that times are tough right now. However, as Jeroen Spierings suggests, this is precisely the time to take advantage of the time to rethink and revamp our recruitment strategies. Check out this fantastic presentation by Jeroen Spierings:
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Hype and Naysayers aside, Cloud Computing is here to stay
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 // 1 Comment // Blog, Cloud Computing, Recruitment
I recently read a post and it got me thinking… What is Cloud Computing? Ask ten people this question and you will likely get ten different answers. If the topic of the cloud seems too abstract and confuses you, don’t worry, you are not alone. I often find myself needing to revisit the notion to [...]
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