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Articles posted on September 2009Improving your Recruitment Website - jQuery Modal Boxes10:55pm Tuesday 29 September 2009
Tags: peoplebank.com.au peoplebank jquery browser pop up window jobadder hippo hippo.com.au jquery lightbox jquery thickbox jquery nyromodal jquery facebox modal dialog boxes jobsjobsjobs jobsjobsjobs.com.au shk shk.com.au job board recruitment website user experience user interface ux ui javascript How many times have you been redirected away from the webpage you were viewing and then unable to find that webpage again?
read more...Creating a Google Gadget11:00pm Sunday 27 September 2009
Tags: igoogle google gadget xml api job search widget widgets rss feed mobile widget google desktop With the ever increasing number of job boards, social networking sites, RSS feeds etc. We need to make it easier for users to discover and subscribe to your content. Google Gadgets (aka widget, plugin, module) can be a great way to present and share information to your website users across multiple platforms.
read more...It's all about the numbers11:09am Wednesday 23 September 2009
Tags: statistics analytics statistical manipulation hit counter search results misleading and deceptive conduct number of jobs number of job applications number of registered candidates number of registered employers number of candidates database statistics Have you ever been to a job site where you looked at the hit counter and just scratched your head?
read more...Creating a Job Search Widget7:59pm Tuesday 22 September 2009
Tags: widget iab ad unit guidelines search form job search widget javascript job distribution One of the easiest way to create, and distribute your own job search widget is through a simple JavaScript. Within this JavaScript, we can specify the widgets size and content that will be displayed to the end user.
read more...RecruitTECH 2009 - Twitter, Facebook, Recruitment & Integration12:27pm Monday 21 September 2009
Tags: recruittech thomas shaw recruitment directory twitter facebook recruitment integration facebook connect api oauth canberra recruittech 2009 people search engine using facebook for recruitment using twitter for recruitment social networking social recruiting ppc openid recruitment website job boards ats applicant tracking system crm Last week, I was fortunate enough to be one of the presenters at RecruitTECH 2009 - Australian Recruitment and Technology Conference in Canberra ACT. Below is my presentation titled "Twitter, Facebook, Recruitment & Integration".
read more...Charging Job Seekers to View or Apply for Jobs8:00pm Tuesday 15 September 2009
Tags: sixfigures.com.au sixfigures ragtradejobs ragtradejobs.com.au smsthejob smsthejob.com.au smsmejobs smsmejobs.com artshub.com.au artshub localbacon localbacon.com charging candidates charging job seekers for work rcsa theladders theladders.com sms job alerts seek seek.com.au mycareer careerone fairfax news ltd Charging job seekers to help them find work is a very touchy subject. Yes there may be some laws and the RCSA will say it is unethical for Recruiters to double dip etc. Except in the real world, there is nothing stopping a online job site from charging job seekers a fee to access premium content.
read more...Examples of Job Search Widgets10:00am Monday 14 September 2009
Tags: job search job search widget job search results job search results widget widget job board recruitment agency job advert search form iab ad unit guidelines widget examples A widget is a small application that runs either on your desktop or embedded within a web page. A widget adds content to a page provided by another site. Generally widgets are provided by third parties sites, eg. A job board providing the ability for you to display job search functions on your own website.
read more...Facebook Lite - Goodbye Facebook Applications8:14pm Sunday 13 September 2009
Tags: facebook connect facebook applications facebook lite api social networking Facebook has released a new version of the website called Facebook Lite. The new site has been designed for users on slow connection speeds and is simply a stripped down, "bare" version of the social networking website. All non-core components including applications have been removed.
read more...SMS Job Alerts7:00pm Tuesday 08 September 2009
Tags: sms mobile recruitment sms marketing marketing recruitment marketing job alerts sms job alerts recruitment process mobile phone SMS is an excellent communication tool - fast, cheap, easy to send and easy to receive. But, are SMS job alerts that effective in the recruitment process?
read more...Should you post jobs to Google Base?11:00am Monday 07 September 2009
Tags: google base job search job board online recruitment xml job feed data structure search engine yahoo search api data feed seo organic search traffic seek free job board google maps google products recruitment industry Last week, I was drawn into an discussion regarding Google Base. It was a simple question... Should you post jobs to Google Base?
read more...Social Graphs. How are you connected?7:24pm Sunday 06 September 2009
Tags: touchgraph facebook facebook.com connections friends groups linkedin linkedin.com six degrees of separation social graph theory social graphs interconnectivity facebook application data visualisation social networks Most of us have a profile on social networking websites such as Facebook or LinkedIn. But have you ever considered graphing your contacts interconnectivity? Before creating a social graph, we need to understand more about social graph theory and types of social graphs.
read more...Creating an Effective Social Media Strategy, Part 9 - Evaluate Impact, Don’t Continue Blindly6:09pm Friday 04 September 2009
Tags: social media social media strategy social networking online recruitment creating a strategy conversation communication collaboration pr spokespeople vocus vocus.com online marketing online communication social recruiting social recruiting strategy As with all your marketing campaigns, value is determined by the contribution you’ve made to the goals of the company. While it is important to generate an “online buzz”, the quality of the postings and impact on the company is still the ultimate judge.
read more...Recruitment Marketing Analytics12:00pm Wednesday 02 September 2009
Tags: recruitment marketing online marketing job boards advertising job adverts recruitment marketing analytics data analytics ctr click through rate statistics ad views apply clicks application form application rate cpv cost per view cpc cost per click cpa cost per applicant recruitment metrics ratios sources of hire sources of talent It puzzles me how recruiters are not making informed and calculated decisions on their recruitment marketing spend. Are you measuring the performance of each job advert via each source? Which sources are the best performing, provide the largest volume and have the lowest candidate acquisition cost?
read more...Complicated Application Form Processes2:10pm Tuesday 01 September 2009
Tags: application form online recruitment statistics churn rate ats crm candidate registration form recruitment agency I am not a fan of long and complicated job application forms. Do you really need a candidate to register for an account before they can apply for a job? No. Registration details can be automatically generated after a form is submitted by using the candidates email address (as the primary id) and a randomly generated password.
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