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Will TV kill the internet star or will Jobsite make it as a TV star?

Jobsite last week announced a £15 million pound brand campaign which include extensive TV advertising. It seems not even Corrie, X Factor and the Champions League are outwith the reach of online recruitment… Since this was announced there’s been quite a bit of talk on various blogs, twitter...

Born podcast highlights South Norfolk County Council advertising for a new CEO - on youtube

If you’ve not seen this, then click here A big tip of the cap to John Fuller of South Norfolk County Council for being creative in his search - and looking to save tax payers money! John - could you give my local council some tips please. If anyone, anywhere knows, might know or can in any way...

Use of video in recruiting - check out Deutsche Bank, Citrix and how one recruiter uses video to chase new business

I’ve had some mails since yesterday’s post. it looks like quite a few businesses are getting switched on to the potential video has in hiring. Below are examples of how Deutsche Bank and Citrix approach this. I’ve also had an email from a hiring manager showing how one enterprising...

Is video helping employers get an edge over recruiters?

A quick scan on the web will show you some great integration of video content to recruitment sites. Have a click to see some examples for the likes of 3, PwC and of course Google. There’s a big difference between visiting a site like this and a visit to a text only site. Employer brands, differentiation...

The CV - Unchangeable part of recruitment cycle? Not if VisualCV have their way

Everyone knows the internet has changed how people look for work. Recruiters have had to adapt (and will have to continue to adapt) their businesses for this. Want a new job? Time to visit Google and see all the different options - recruitment consultancies, employer careers sections, referal sites…...

Papers - Appointments section dead? Is the entire paper too far behind?

A couple of clicks around planet blog (not to mention The Economist….) you’ll find just about everybody saying that the newspaper industry is on its last legs. You can find this on digital recruiting, Cheezhead and many other online recruitment sites (these are two of my favourites mind...

More disruptive technology for the recruitment market. Will this be the one that changes the game?

Yet another new business with their eye on disrupting the recruitment market. Have a click here to have a look at the Alliance Q website. Here’s the crux of their pitch: 1. Fortune 500 businesses have most of the US jobs (lets take that one as read, really don’t want to go into detail on...

Twitter – useful for business or just a bit of fun?

ALL - WORTH CHECKING THE COMMENTS TO THIS POST FOR MORE TWITTER SOURCING TRICKS - THANKS KELLY! So picture the scene. You walk into your office – having just come off the phone to your Chief Exec (or worse still the Bank Manager) discussing the impact of the latest economic woes and the potential impact...

What’s Twitter good for then? Footie fans’ dream job, Downing St on Wikinomics and the best viral (ever!)

1. Is this the best job on the net? May well be if you’re a football lover… http://sky.recruitmax.com/MAIN/careerportal/Job_Profile.cfm?szOrderID=8319&szReturnToSearch=1&szWordsToHighlight 2. Is someone in Whitehall reading Wikinomics? www.carveconsulting.com/blog £20K bounty on...