I’ve spoken with many business people over the last year about their views on recruiting through employee referral programmes, and to date I haven’t found anyone who didn’t like the idea. That’s good, but not many of them had a programme in place, and most of those that did were somewhat disappointed with the low levels of productivity.
A headhunter’s tips for social media
on 06/14/2009 in Growth Ventures, Recruitment
Social media are developing fast. Here are some thoughts on how they apply to personal branding in general and headhunting in particular.
To Twitter or not
on 06/10/2009 in Growth Ventures, Innovation
Twitter is one of those ‘hard to get your head around’ concepts. On the one hand it seems like a brilliant way of getting your message out to millions of people. On the other, you ask yourself whether anyone is listening and whether it is worth the effort of getting involved…
Social networking – legal issues in the workplace
on 06/09/2009 in Growth Ventures, Recruitment
What risks do you run as an employee, and what restrictions can you impose as an employer where Facebook, MySpace, Bebo et al are in use – and does home use pose any risks for workers or their employers?…
Social media education for executives
on 06/04/2009 in Growth Ventures, Innovation, Recruitment
The Social Media Academy is running a new online training course targeted at business owners, managers and other executives…
Don’t give up the old ways, just yet
on 05/20/2009 in Growth Ventures
A casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that the only way to sell products and communicate with customers these days is through Facebook and Twitter, as much of the advice coming out of the social media industry would have us believe that the established methods of sales, marketing and customer service are dying, if [...]
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