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Articles posted on October 2009Rejecting Candidates based on IP Address2:48pm Friday 30 October 2009
Tags: candidates rejection ip address ip blocking discrimination security candidate rejection overseas candidate pay for performance migration job board job site We now rely on using technology in the recruitment process more than ever. But should we place 100% of our trust in rejecting candidates based solely on their IP address?
read more...Recruitment Directory closes MySpace job search applications3:24pm Thursday 29 October 2009
Tags: myspace myspace.com recruitment directory job search application social networking employer branding recruitment branding Over the past few months, in consultation with all of our affected clients. We have decided to remove all of our MySpace job search applications from use. This decision was based on the fact that the social networking site is no longer a valuable source of candidate traffic and becoming a detriment to the employer brand.
read more...Cut the fat. I have no idea what you are talking about11:28am Tuesday 27 October 2009
Tags: job search job search results ux job search relevance job advert At first, I thought users were giving a score to each job advert. But then I realised the "score" is the relevance of your keyword to each job search result. Would the common job seeker have realised this? It's time to cut the fat.
read more...HR-XML 3.0 Released10:49am Monday 26 October 2009
Tags: hr-xml xml xml specifications human resources hr recruitment hr-xml.org resume hr standard xml resume HR-XML standard is a set of XML specifications that allows e-business and data-exchange automation in the human resources area. This new version (HR-XML 3.0) of the HR-XML standards aligns its schemas for human resources interoperability applications with the Open Applications Group implementation of UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business) core components, making them more universal than ever.
read more...Cut the fat. Goodbye job reference field3:11pm Friday 23 October 2009
Tags: job reference job site online recruitment ux job search results Why do job sites waste space making the job reference id so prominent? Do job seekers really care about the id while browsing job search results?
read more...SEEK Play Room10:17am Thursday 22 October 2009
Tags: seek seek.com.au games seek play room cannon tester Do you need some fun at work today? SEEK has released a new game called Cannon Tester. What is your highest score?
read more...Your job alert subscription will expire in 26 days11:19am Wednesday 21 October 2009
Tags: database management email job alerts email marketing job alerts job search email database automatic expiry email address maintenance email delivery rates Email is a very effective way of attracting candidates and clients to your website. This morning, I received an email job alert reminder notifying me that unless I renew my subscription, it will expire in 26 days. Why didn't I think of this function earlier? What an effective way to keep your database up to date!
read more...Job Board Statistics - Sep 091:37pm Monday 19 October 2009
Tags: september 2009 job board job board statistics nielsen netratings seek careerone mycareer job board report Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers between September 2008 and September 2009. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.636m, CareerOne 1.601m, MyCareer 1.189m
read more...jobs.NSW Goverment job board now powered by Taleo9:00am Friday 16 October 2009
Tags: nsw government job board taleo jobs.nsw.gov.au job search website design hacked jobs.nsw careers career portal e-recruitment After 9 months of splash pages and redirecting visitors to a number of different job boards. Taleo has released the new job board and career portal for NSW Government called jobs.NSW
read more...ITJobs, powered by MyCareer9:20pm Thursday 15 October 2009
Tags: itjobs itjobs.com.au mycareer zdnet cbsinteractive job board it jobs mycareer.com.au it2.com.au it2 itcra turborecruit jobnet jobnet.com.au gurus gurus.com.au fairfax careerone careerone.com.au jobserve jobserve.com.au IT job boards must be all the rage at the moment. If you have been observing the marketplace over the past few months, you may have noticed a number of changes. Gurus had a makeover. JobNet (one of the first job board in Australia owned by JobServe) re-launches. IT2 (owned by ITCRA) re-launched and changed technology platforms from MyCareer to CareerOne/turboRECRUIT. And now, MyCareer will re-launch ITJobs in conjunction with CBS Interactive.
read more...Translating Recruitment Software12:30pm Wednesday 14 October 2009
Tags: recruitment software language translation google translate recruitment systems recruitmentsystems.com.au tris collaboration crowdsourcing google translator toolkit arabic recruitment system ats applicant tracking system With a combination of automatic translation software and the power of mass collaboration, Google Translator Toolkit is helping an Australian recruitment software vendor the ability to translate their software into Arabic. Previously, we discussed the possibility of translating recruitment websites into other languages, but what if you could translate your promotions and products for free?
read more...Importing Contact Lists from Social Networking sites12:00am Wednesday 14 October 2009
Tags: api contact list import contacts social networking facebook twitter linkedin myspace referrals import friends friend lists social media How many times have you joined a social networking site and wished that your friends would be there with you? Most of us have established friends/contact lists on sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or MySpace. So how can we make it easy for the user to invite their network to your website?
read more...Kan je vertalen?1:51pm Tuesday 13 October 2009
Tags: google translate language translation translate.google.com.au language yahoo babel fish babylon babelfish.yahoo.com babylon.com wordlingo wordlingo.com Can you speak another language besides English? I know I can't. So what happens when you view a recruitment website in another language?
read more...No one wants to follow your Recruitment Agency on Twitter10:00pm Thursday 08 October 2009
Tags: twitter recruiters job board candidates using twitter for recruitment job feed social media social recruiting strategy I had an interesting call from a Recruiter today. He was complaining about the fact that no one wants to follow his Recruitment Agency on Twitter. I spent some time talking about the ways you can use Twitter in the Recruitment process. But he didn't care.
read more...Is your Job Site redirecting Candidates to insecure websites?5:30pm Wednesday 07 October 2009
Tags: api hacking google safe browsing api job board recruitment website safety security php script md5 hash malware blacklist phishing database email encryption exploit mysql privacy sql injection vulnerability identity theft Have you ever clicked on what you thought was a safe website URL and then all of a sudden your browser/antivirus software blocks the webpage? Every day, I am alerted to yet another recruitment website falling victim to some sort of security incident. If you own or manage a website, YOU are responsible for your website’s security and have an implied "duty of care" to provide safe 3rd party links.
read more...Can your job site translate HTML code?6:48pm Sunday 04 October 2009
Tags: job adverts html code html characters job board recruitment website wysiwyg job site This may seem like a no brainer - do you check EVERY job advert that is posted from your organisation? If your job advert contains HTML or special characters you need to ensure your listings on a job board/recruitment website can interrupt the HTML code/tags.
read more...Constructing Effective Job Advertisements3:38pm Sunday 04 October 2009
Tags: job ads writing effective job adverts luke carolan aspire solutions international recruitment consultants job board recruitment advertising rec to rec human resources candidates job search Despite readily available research, statistics and recruitment training, many Recruitment Consultants are still not representing their clients correctly. Luke Carolan, Rec to Rec Specialist from Aspire Solutions International explains how Recruiters can construct effective job adverts.
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