Michael Specht

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

Is social media a SCAM for recruiting

June 5th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Recruitment, Social Networks · 2,433 views

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Last week a US recruitment expert Peter Weddle called social media a SCAM for recruiting. He stated that it was a waste of time with no ROI, although he did not use the term ROI. Finally his prediction was that social media will not be the future of recruiting until 2014 while job boards will [...]

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52 ideas on using social media within HR

December 3rd, 2008 · 17 Comments · HR Management, Recruitment, Social Networks, Video · 8,378 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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10 tips to build your network

August 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Social Networks · 3,621 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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