Michael Specht

A blog from Australia looking at technology, enterprise 2.0, management, Human Resources (HR) and recruitment.

52 ideas on using social media within HR

December 3rd, 2008 · 17 Comments · HR Management, Recruitment, Social Networks, Video · 8,432 views

It has taken me a while to get this lists published, I originally had the idea six months ago! Below are 50 51 52 ideas on how you can use social media within your HR and Recruitment strategy.
Not all of the ideas are practical for all organisations, and I would never recommend you trying to [...]

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Meet Brett Iredale from Job Adder

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Interviews, Recruitment · 3,064 views

Following last weeks interview with Kevin Howard from Jobs in HR today we have another local recruitment expert Brett Iredale. Brett runs the successful automated job posting system JobAdder and as you will see from the interview an early adopter of technology. While the last few interviews have been focused on recruiting I am working to [...]

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Meet Australian Oracle Recruiter David Talamelli

October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Interviews, Recruitment · 2,153 views

When it comes to corporates’ who blog the typical names mentioned have been Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, and IBM. One company who has been quietly working away at their social media strategy is Oracle. Globally they have hundreds of blogs, a customer focused wiki, employees on Twitter and in general tackling social media on all fronts.
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10 tips to build your network

August 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Social Networks · 3,644 views

It seems today you cannot go anywhere without hearing about social networks and their value to business.
This is all very good but what happens if you don’t have a large professional network? Below are 10 easy to implement tips on how to build up your professional network.

Join the social networks online
The first step for anyone [...]

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