News Archive
Time Management - Tips to become more productive4:56pm Wednesday 21 January 2009
Tags: Those people, who are using their time management skills effectively are found to be more creative and better performers. Whenever I meet with a client, not only am I trying to establish a good rapport with the person but also evaluating their time management skills. Time management is the "foundation" to getting organised, and staying organised.
read more...Recruitment Directory sells LocalCouncilJobs.com8:22pm Tuesday 20 January 2009
Tags: Melbourne based company Recruitment Directory http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au has sold the niche job board Local Council Jobs http://www.localcounciljobs.com to Council Jobs http://www.counciljobs.com for an undisclosed price. Local Council Jobs was set up in August 2008 to cater for job posting in the Local Government sector across Australia and New Zealand. It has rapidly grown to become a leading provider of jobs and career advice relating to this sector.
read more...Incorporating Web 2.0 into your Recruitment Strategy11:25pm Monday 19 January 2009
Tags: What is Web 2.0? Many recruiters are still confused as to what Web 2.0 really is and how they can incorporate it into their recruitment process. Yet once recruiters understand the new Web 2.0 world, they can leverage emerging social media tools and gain a competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive business world. So let's step back from a previous article I wrote on "Web 2.0 Recruitment Sites" and find out about the terms and application of these tools.
read more...Interview with Clayton Wehner from CapitalJobs.com.au4:57pm Monday 19 January 2009
Tags: In this current economic climate, running an online job board is a hard gig. I spoke with Clayton Wehner, Managing Director of CapitalJobs.com.au about his transformation from working in a Recruitment Agency to operating a geographical niche job board.
read more...Monitoring your business or competitors using Google Alerts8:18pm Sunday 18 January 2009
Tags: Google Alerts http://www.google.com.au/alerts is a free service that sends search results directly to your email box or feed reader. Many people use Google Alerts to track keywords related to their business, their name, corporate identity or anything else that they might want to be notified of when a page using the keywords are spidered by Google. This kind of service is usually refered to as "Media Monitoring" and there are many different types of companies and products available in the market.
read more...From a Harvard Idea to the YouTube of Recruiting5:53pm Sunday 18 January 2009
Tags: From a student/teacher conversation at Harvard University about "identifying top talent" emerged an intelligent online video services company that believes it can change the face of the Recruiting 2.0 industry. I spoke with Dane Disimino from iViioo http://www.iviioo.com about the benefits for both candidates and recruiters/employers using videos in the recruitment process (Dane is featured in the product video below) Plus a special offer for friends and clients of Recruitment Directory.
read more...Facebook Ad Credits3:32pm Saturday 17 January 2009
Tags: Facebook http://www.facebook.com have been nice enough to send through a number of advertising credits for friends and clients of Recruitment Directory. They have offered a $25 USD worth of advertising credits. Only new accounts created in the last 24 hours are eligible for the $25 USD offer. Enter coupon code: 6MYH-2RV3-2CE2-F63C or HPET-2FWW-4YEJ-X5K1 at checkout to redeem. Offer expires 31/3/2009. Please let me know if you are having any trouble with this offer.
read more...Interview with Simon Appleton from Workcircle7:07pm Friday 16 January 2009
Tags: I first blogged about Workcircle in late Dec 2008 as they prepared to enter the Australian marketplace see related post here http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/workcircle-launches-australian-site-a43.html I spoke with Simon Appleton, CEO and Co-Founder of Workcircle to find out more information.
read more...Interview with Mike Wilkinson from HooJano12:25am Friday 16 January 2009
Tags: HooJano http://www.hoojano.com.au is a new player in the referral marketplace which launched http://www.staffsearcher.com.au in partnership with MYOB earlier this week. I spoke with CEO Mike Wilkinson about HooJano as well as asking his advice for other entrepreneurs
read more...Protecting Your Business Brand and Employment Issues7:28pm Thursday 15 January 2009
Tags: All businesses invest a lot of time and money to create a brand that appeals to their customers and sets them apart from competitors. As a business becomes more successful, the importance of taking steps to avoid brand exploitation from competitors increases. I am not an expert on legal issues and with the number of layoffs and redundancies in the marketplace, we have asked the experts at LawLive http://www.lawlive.com.au to help us on these topics.
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