Have you ever been to a conference and asked yourself “What am I doing here and why have I paid so much for this?” I have. I sometimes wonder at all these conferences why we typically have to hear 1 or more key speakers talking about their views and experiences and have limited opportunity to [...]
Why? A typical work day for me in 2001 was come into the office, attend external meetings, attend internal meetings, make lots of phone calls, send emails and read emails. In 2011, I will still do the above but I will spend much less time attending internal meetings, making phone calls, sending and reading emails. [...]
Below are actions and some brief questions that can be important before adding social media to your recruiting mix. Audience assessment What are the typical profiles you recruit for? What industries do they typically work in? Are they young professionals or experienced? Where do they spend their time online? What do they do online? Do [...]
As a previous part-owner of a Swedish job board, I understand what measurements corporate recruiting departments and recruitment firms need to evaluate before they sign a contract with a job board for 2011. I see Monster, StepStone, Workey and CareerBuilder as the major job boards in Sweden today. Then there are the niche job boards [...]
Johannes Sundlo (@jsundlo) posted very interesting stats last week comparing LinkedIn to AMS. As a follow-up, below are some numbers to review for LinkedIn that I appreciate as they just confirm the power of LinkedIn as a sourcing and employer branding channel. Member numbers*: 75m+ professionals around the world 17m+ members in Europe 4m+ members [...]
