What has Google got against you?
Posted by Paul, February-15-2010
Google is a search engine. Wrong. Google is a reputation management tool.
If asked anything, whether about a band, shop, company, name or place, what is the first thing you do? Google it. Even your grandma Googles it now. It officially became a verb in the Oxford English Dictionary 4 years ago. It is undeniable that [...]
The Latest on Online Recruitment
Posted by Paul, December-4-2009
HR Magazine has featured an article on KFC’s innovative use of online recruitment to reduce hiring administration time by 16.2 years! That is quite the time-saver, by any standards.
KFC has done rather well in recent times, along with its fast-food chain buddies such as Subway and McDonalds; where recession hit eaters have been turning to [...]
Is there a Mismatch between what Business “Knows” and what Science says – What Motivates You?
Posted by Paul, November-19-2009
The Suprising Science of Motivation
A Recent presentation on TED.com has created quite a stir, and you can see why. Dan Pink is challenging the base logic that western society has built itself on. Capitalism, the entire business world, has largely been constructed on a reward and punishment structure; do good and you are rewarded, do [...]
Recruitment, Recession and Re-thinking Strategies
Posted by Paul, November-5-2009
The 2009 annual CIPD report on Recruitment, Retention and Turnover Released this month brings us information which highlights significant trends and possible issues for all those in the world of HR, which can be evermore valuable in these turbulent times.
Despite only a slight increase (from 50 – 58%) in the implementation of a more formalized [...]
Recruitment Agencies V’s Social Networks; “it’s all about balance”
Posted by Paul, October-23-2009
Mypeoplebiz has been analyzing the site’s candidate flow over the past six months to measure the impact that social networks are having in comparison to the more traditional route of recruitment agency introductions.
Since June 2009 to date, over 220 agencies have registered and are supplying candidates on a flat fee basis to employers, forming a [...]
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