Survey: Do Swiss Recruiters Use Paid Ads?

The other day I asked some of my LinkedIn contacts if they had ever used paid ads for recruitment. I admit that I expected most to say “no”. The method was very simple. I sent a message to as many contacts as possible (50 is the maximum for LinkedIn messages). The criteria was: they recruit [...]

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#HRtug Roundup: Facebook, But Also HR Vs Marketing

At last Tuesday’s HR TweetUp Geneva (#HRtug) the main topic was Facebook, but of course we also discussed many other things including why HR is behind Marketing. Facebook: Personal Or Professional First of all, we agreed that in Switzerland Facebook is still used mostly with friends and family, but that it has a great potential [...]

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The State Of Recruitment in Switzerland

How do the Swiss recruit these days? And how is social media used for recruitment in Switzerland? I was at #TruLondon last week and Keith Robinson, Director of ECOM Digital and publisher of the Recruitment Buzz and other “Buzz” newsletters, asked me about the state of recruitment in Switzerland. This was just a couple of [...]

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So Far HR Did Just Fine Without Social Media

Everybody and their grandmother is talking about social media. So far HR did just fine without it. So why fix it if it ain’t broken? The Menu For Today’s Blog Post First I’ll try to find reasons why HR can safely ignore social media. Then I’ll present examples of other technological advances that seemed quite [...]

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Random Thoughts: This Week’s #HRtug

Today I’d like to share a few thoughts after the latest #HRtug (HR TweetUp Geneva) from Tuesday, 24 January 2012. First of all, I halfway expected to spend this #HRtug all alone. Many were busy, sick or I simply hadn’t heard from them in a while. I mentioned this on Twitter and David Goddin (@ChangeContinuum) [...]

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Don’t Miss It: CERN Recruitment and Sourcing Seminar #CRSS2011

The CERN is organizing a Recruitment and Sourcing Best Practices Seminar (#CRSS2011) this Friday, 18 November 2011. Here’s what it’s about and how you can join the event online. What’s A “CERN”? The CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) is known for doing crazy scientific stuff. They bump particles into each other, talk about recreating [...]

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