Michael Specht

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

54 Percent of Companies Have Bad Management

October 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Engagement · 2,569 views

These types of articles really really get me going.
54% of Companies Ban …
I’m sorry but I am not surprised that 77% of employees who had access to Facebook used it during the work day! Ok how many logged onto personal email accounts, made a personal phone call, used their personal mobile phone, had some non-work [...]

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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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Meet Brett Iredale from Job Adder

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Interviews, Recruitment · 3,031 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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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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