Michael Specht

A blog from Australia looking at technology, management, Human Resources (HR) and recruitment.

Social media as part of background checking (Part 4)

March 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Blogging, Digital Identity, Enterprise 2.0, HR Management, Recruitment · 4,877 views

Finally part four! In case you missed the reason we are here have a look at the last few posts. In the first post we looked at laying a foundation for the discussion and about how social media allows you access to a unique view on a candidate’s character. In part two I discussed the issue of cultural [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:······

What do executives in Australia want?

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Engagement, HR Management, Management, Work Life Balance · 2,999 views

On Monday my colleague Philip Tusing, co-author of the Sources of Talent Report, released his latest report, Executive Monitor. An eye opening look at what 1,332 executives are thinking in Australia about all sorts of different topics from compensation, education, recruiters and personal branding. Philip gives a great run down on the key findings on his site, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:·····

Future Summit Wrap Up

May 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Future · 3,163 views

How do I summarise Future Summit 2009?  (Credits: From Flickr aussiegall) I guess the best way as being talked to for 25 hours in a 36 hour period! This is a very different format to many of the other events I attend which tend to be more collaborative. This lack of collaborative time where the participants were [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:···········