The early bird catches the worm. And you can still get #TruGeneva tickets at the early bird rate until this Saturday! Tickets for the Recruiting Unconference on 4th May 2012 are available on the #TruGeneva Eventbrite site. On this page you will also find answers to questions like: Why #TruGeneva? What is a Recruiting Unconference? [...]
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Imagine that you applied for a job and were told that – as part of the standard hiring procedure – you had to invite the recruiter to your home. Or even worse: you had to give them the key to your place, so they could drop by whenever they wanted, whether you’re at home or [...]
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Recruiters love to use the word “talent”. It sounds nice. But I believe that we still hire for skills and experience most of the times. What Does Talent Really Mean? We’re using the word talent more and more often, but it’s usually just a replacement for words like candidate or employee. Talent Acquisition is usually [...]
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How can paid online ads be used for recruitment and what are the advantages? Last week I presented my quick and informal survey showing that some Swiss recruiters are using paid ads for recruiting. Today I’d like to describe the advantages of paid ads for recruitment, include a few examples and point to additional articles [...]
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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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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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