The last time I wrote something critical about LinkedIn, their PR company at the time approached me and asked me to “come in and share your ideas”. I did and met some very nice people, including some folks from LinkedIn. It was a nice session but somehow it felt like I was being talked at…
Ok that’s a bit harsh. Of course you still matter – to your loved ones and anyone else that may be dependent on you. I’ve no wish to kick a big hole in your self esteem! No, what I’m referring to is your position as a professional in the workplace or as a consumer and…
Cast your eye over any article, blog or tweet regarding ‘social media’ platforms and pretty much every time you will hear LinkedIn included in the list, especially when talking about ‘social’ recruiting. I don’t know about you though, but I don’t see LinkedIn as social technology at all, certainly not in the same way as I would…
LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Twylah, Empire Avenue, WordPress, Klout, Peer Index, Twenty Feet, Kred, Path, Instagram, Foursquare etc and 100 other lookie likies. Many of these didn’t exist a couple of years ago – or more importantly didn’t vie for my attention. Having just returned from our second ever camping trip where connectivity is non existent,…
If you are involved in resourcing, whether in house or on the supply side, you won’t have failed to have noticed the big shift and conversation around direct resourcing. You will also, I’m sure, have come across many conversations about the candidate experience, or lack of it – see here for a cracking summary on…
There has been quite a lot of argy bargy in the recruitment space recently following the launch of the ‘Apply with LinkedIn’ button, hot on the heels of their IPO announcement. A large amount of the debate is centred around the impact of the tool and, given LinkedIn’s ever extending reach into resourcing, whether it…
