Just a quick note to say the Job Seeker survey is now closed. If you completed it thank you and if you opted to go into the draw to win an Amazon voucher they will be handed out very soon. That’s it from me, a very busy week so there will probably be no furtherContinue reading “Survey closed”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Four quick thoughts
I have been meaning to write an earth shattering post here for a while, but I guess that will have to wait a bit longer. In the meantime here are four quick thoughts to keep you going: Honesty in a resume is important even when your brackground is not the most attractive, Drug Smugglers Resume.Continue reading “Four quick thoughts”
Job seeker services
It has been a very busy couple of week, with this week looking even busier. This is a good thing. One activity that has been taking a bit of time is a new business venture I have been looking at, providing a range of services to job seekers. In writing the eBook for job seekersContinue reading “Job seeker services”
HR Futures and the Mobile Ecosystem
It is only 2 weeks until the Inspecht HR Futures Conference, so if you are planning to attend make sure you register ASAP. $400 for the full day is very reasonable considering many events are up to three times that price per day. While the speakers will be of course great, the break sessions willContinue reading “HR Futures and the Mobile Ecosystem”
Social networking and recruitment
There are some major changes taking place within the recruitment software market at the moment. Changes that have the ability to remove vendors such as Taleo from being “top of the pops”. What is it? Intelligent matching of jobs to social networks. Both Australian job referral vendors 2Vouch and Hoojano do this but not to theContinue reading “Social networking and recruitment”
Managing the employer brand
Over the last two to three months I have spent a lot of time working with people on either their employer or personal brand. These discussions have lead me to believe that most organisations are not thinking about how social media can impact their employer brand. Organisations are spending vasts amounts of time and moneyContinue reading “Managing the employer brand”
Social Recruiting and an experiment
Last week I was meeting with Riges Younan and Jeremy Samuel from 2Vouch to discuss Riges’s presentation for Australiasian Talent Conference in Auckland, topic being “The Evolution of Social Recruiting”. To develop the presentation Riges wanted feedback from the recruiting community on their thoughts, ideas and case studies. To quote Riges: I need your help to shape, contribute andContinue reading “Social Recruiting and an experiment”
Productivity paradox of social networks
Social networking tends to take a bit of a beating in the mainstream press when it comes to the business value. They seem to ignore the good examples of how organisations use these tools, such as Dow Chemical to encourage their alumni and employees on long term leave to return. In the first three months ofContinue reading “Productivity paradox of social networks”
Things to extreme, including interviews
Today is day 3 or 4 of the heatwave here in Melbourne, by heatwave over 40 degrees Celsius, up to 44 a couple of times (that is 104 & 112 Fahrenheit respectively), things are a bit extreme at the moment. To match the extreme weather it is time to learn about Extreme Interviewing. Extreme InterviewingContinue reading “Things to extreme, including interviews”
Top Recruiting/Recruiters on Twitter
Twitter seems to be the flavour of the month. Every day I hear Twitter this and Twitter that, many times from mainstream press outlets. It has taken the recruiting community a while to come to terms with Twitter. This is not a bad thing as the business value needed to be understood. I first bloggedContinue reading “Top Recruiting/Recruiters on Twitter”
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