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17 hours ago |
Blogging, Personal Development, Social Media |
James Mayes |
0
I heard Nick Halstead say a few years back that the days of SEO were numbered (SMART conference, Jan 2011!). He felt people would follow/discover instead of search and that gradually,...
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7 days ago |
Humour, Personal Development, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
0
Personal branding has been a growing part of the job seeker’s arsenal for a while now – but the market never stands still! There are a ton of resources available to guide job...
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65 days ago |
Human Resources, Personal Development, Recruitment, Social Recruiting, Start-ups, Video |
James Mayes |
0
I wrote a post over the weekend looking at the difference between share options in the UK and the US. Judging by the comments, I wasn’t too far off the mark. One comment also included...
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85 days ago |
Blogging, Personal Development, Social Media, Software Development |
James Mayes |
6
So about 4 months ago I asked whether I should go self-hosted on the blog. I listened to a number of respondents, had a number of conversations over beer and generally delayed for a good...
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86 days ago |
Conference, Personal Development, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
2
Listening to Jason Averbook at HRTechEurope’s event in London last week, I was intrigued some of the themes he pulled out. Whilst I’m conscious of the idea of the digital...
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153 days ago |
Personal, Personal Development, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting, Start-ups |
James Mayes |
1
While I’ve continued to write occasional posts recently, I’ve been somewhat preoccupied with other events. Likewise, I’ve been rather quieter on the professional...
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224 days ago |
Blogging, Personal Development, Social Media |
James Mayes |
11
So this almost happened as a tweet – but then I figured I had more than 140 characters of questions, and likely as not, some of you have similarly lengthy opinions – so...
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232 days ago |
Conference, Personal, Personal Development |
James Mayes |
0
Over at HRTechEurope last week. Awesome event, especially the Social Enterprise sessions. I have a blog to post on that later, but I wanted to share this short one first. During one of...
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267 days ago |
Community, Personal, Personal Development, Sport, Start-ups |
James Mayes |
0
Many will know I’ve been away this weekend with TechBikers. A project kicked off by Google’s Eze Vidra, the aim was to get together a bunch of tech-focussed entrepreneurs and do...
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292 days ago |
Personal, Personal Development, Start-ups |
James Mayes |
2
While this one is a way off my usual Tech or Talent focus, it’s something that’s been buzzing round my head for a while and a spark hit this weekend that made me want to...
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433 days ago |
Human Resources, Personal, Personal Development, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting, Start-ups |
James Mayes |
5
As a few people are already aware, it seems sensible to put this one out and clear. Times are changing and I’m moving to pastures new. I’ve had a great time with...
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462 days ago |
Conference, Personal Development, SXSWi |
James Mayes |
1
Out at SXSW this week, with a huge range of thoughts to digest and debate when I return. Sitting by the Bat Bridge this afternoon, I was reminded of a childhood conversation which I wanted...
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520 days ago |
Humour, Personal Development |
James Mayes |
2
Read an interesting post recently on Google’s approach to meetings, trying to improve efficiency. A few pointers in there I like, a few less so. Made me thing of my own approach...
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554 days ago |
Conference, Personal Development, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
1
I wrote a guest post for someone recently which got me thinking in review. Doesn’t happen often, so I wanted to pursue the train of thought a little more. I particularly wanted to...
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572 days ago |
Blogging, Community, Conference, Personal Development, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
2
Been a busy few months at the BNT Tower – some major new developments in the pipe, combining with some excellent client feedback (special thanks Unilever!) and all the while...
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631 days ago |
Facebook, Personal Development, Social Media, Uncategorized |
James Mayes |
5
As with most of the social world, I kept a close eye on F8 last week, expecting huge things and indeed, pleased with much of what I saw. I’m still digesting the full extent of some...
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646 days ago |
Blogging, Gadgets, Guest post, Personal Development, Social Media |
James Mayes |
6
Just recently, a long standing Twitter friend of mine announced she was off on holiday and planning a Social Media detox. It’s something I’ve written about before and believe...
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667 days ago |
Blogging, Personal, Personal Development, Social Media |
James Mayes |
2
I wrote a post recently concerning a possible renaming exercise for this blog. The for and against, plus some really helpful comments, can be found here. Short version: the name stays,...
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713 days ago |
Conference, Personal Development, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
10
I had the pleasure of my first AGR conference this week – having spent some considerable time in recruitment, it was the first time I’d found myself deep in the topic of Graduates for...
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727 days ago |
Investment, Personal Development, Start-ups |
James Mayes |
8
Or, to go with the original Pink Floyd-inspired title: We don’t need no… entrepreneurs! I’m going to come right out and clear this one before I get into the intended post....
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