http://onlinerecruiterblog.com Debating the good, the bad and the ugly in the digital recruitment world Mon, 11 May 2009 12:54:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK, so its a week or so early, but as 2009 is nearly upon us, I was having a think back at what really has been an incredible year. Here's how I'll look back... 1. The economy You've got to start here. Uncharted territory? Well we've had recessions (and depressions) before but ... http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/12/ready-to-say-goodbye-to-2008/ If you've visited this blog before you may have read the post about the software product that I think effectively brings back ad chasing - Shrinking Market? Shrink the Web (part 1). That covered off how the millions of web pages devoted to job ads can be made manageable.Job ad ... http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/11/shrinking-market-shrink-the-web-part-2/ It looks like it's official -the UK is headed into recession. Sky News report here that official figures show the UK economy shrunk by 0.5% between July and September. I don't think many people would argue these stats are not a decent reflection on how the economy has been over ... http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/10/shrinking-market-shrink-the-web-part-1/ http://blog.broadbean.com/2008/10/open-letter-fro.htmlIf you've not seen it already, have a click on the Broadbean blog.Congratulations to all involved. A british business doing the business!Broadbean have got themselves into a market leading position. Don't think many in the industry would doubt that - how did they get there? They got the mix right ... http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/10/broadbean-acquired/ http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/10/better-late-than-never-heres-the-promised-ad/ Anyone read Metro yesterday?http://www.xing.com/ the professional networking site had a fairly big ad in there yesterday morning. Anyone who's ever looked into advertising in Metro will know these ads ain't cheap. Also noticed poster advertising at one of the tube stations I was at. This sort of campaign isn't uncharted ... http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/10/xing-offline-advertising-targets-tube-passengers/ Don't know about you, but I generally like a quick scan of Prufrock at the back of The Sunday Times Business section. It doesn't take itself too seriously and isn't afraid to poke a little fun at one or two people who are filling the columns in the broadsheets. Today's ... http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/09/prufrock-connects-with-linkedin-in-the-sunday-times/ Its been a heck of a week for the banking sector. There wasn't much room for respite between the Lehman's news and the HBOS/ Lloyds TSB deal. One thing is for sure, if there is one sector that could do with some good news, its banking.No blog posts for me ... http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/09/credit-crunch-think-this-thing-may-need-a-new-moniker/ 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 etc as to ... http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/09/will-tv-kill-the-internet-star-or-will-jobsite-make-it-as-a-tv-star/ Don’t know about you, but Dragons Den is probably one of the few TV programmes I tend not to miss. There’s always stacks on there for the Dragons to either invest in or tear apart – ideas ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. This week I was happy to ... http://onlinerecruiterblog.com/2008/09/%e2%80%98thecareermolecom%e2%80%99-made-it-out-of-the-dragon%e2%80%99s-den-just/