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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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217 days ago |
Recruitment, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
2
At an event on the changing nature of the recruitment industry a while back, one of the speakers offered a great soundbite: “The war for talent is over. Talent won” I...
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224 days ago |
Human Resources, Recruitment, Start-ups |
James Mayes |
11
Following a great presentation by Tom Loosemore recently, I’ve been keen to take a better look at what’s happening with gov.uk, the UK Government’s new central portal. It...
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510 days ago |
Community, Guest post, Human Resources, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
1
I occasionally offer up guest slots here. About 5 months ago, Kyle Lagunas wrote a piece I particularly enjoyed, so I’m delighted to welcome him back. More about him in the footer,...
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526 days ago |
Human Resources, Recruitment, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
14
Reading Wired on the train home this evening, ambling through an article on AI. Great reference to the old question of whether computers can think. Dykstra explained it thus: “Whether...
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607 days ago |
Facebook, Facebook tips, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
0
Noticed this one for the first time today. Haven’t read anything about it in the aftermath of F8, but it’s certainly deliberate and interesting. If a job seeker is a fan of...
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635 days ago |
Community, Human Resources, Recruitment, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
0
I’ve had some great exchanges with my new colleague Gautam in India recently, one of which sparked off by an article he produced discussing talent communities. I wanted to share some of...
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656 days ago |
Blogging, Community, Conference, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Recruiting |
James Mayes |
4
At the previous #trulondon3 event was born #trugrads – a number of the leading experts on the day agreed to mentor a group of young graduates looking for their first job. Today, the...
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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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756 days ago |
Conference, Recruitment, Social Media |
James Mayes |
5
For those following the tweetstream, you’ll know I’m deep in the fun of a recruiting unconference in Dublin this week. There are a number of themes developing which will...
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771 days ago |
Conference, Personal Development, Recruitment, Social Media |
James Mayes |
23
At the recent ConnectingHR event, one of the organisers behind the community space we used gave us a brief insight into their plans and philosophy. While he spoke for only a few minutes, he...
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820 days ago |
Blogging, Guest post, LinkedIn, Recruitment, Social Media |
James Mayes |
5
I have a guest post for you today. This comes from a candidate active in the jobs market now, just starting to understand how Social Media can aid a job search. I really appreciate the...
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838 days ago |
Facebook, LinkedIn, Recruitment, Social Media, Start-ups, Twitter |
James Mayes |
8
Yesterday was one of those days where you have one set of ideas for the day and end up with very different outcomes. I took a more detailed look at three fascinating technology plays...
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867 days ago |
Conference, Recruitment, Social Media |
James Mayes |
2
When Louise Triance heard I’d be at the Enhance Media Online Recruitment Conference, she asked if I’d like to review the event for her. What follows is the review in full,...
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869 days ago |
Blogging, Community, Guest post, LinkedIn, Recruitment, Social Media |
James Mayes |
8
I’m delighted to offer a guest post for your perusal today. This comes from Simon Shott, aka @shottty – the man behind much of Logica’s recruiting – especially the...
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876 days ago |
Recruitment, Social Media |
James Mayes |
35
Something slightly different from me today – I REALLY want your input! As many do, I get spam emails from recruitment agencies constantly. I get cold calls, I get speculative...
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929 days ago |
Facebook, LinkedIn, Recruitment, Social Media, Twitter |
James Mayes |
1
Need to address the gender balance of your organisation? Social recruiting might just be able to help. I believe this was prepared at the tail end of last year, but it puts a very clear...
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1128 days ago |
Recruitment, Social Media, Twitter |
James Mayes |
6
More and more people are tweeting about their desire to find work, or their experience of the interview process. Not all tweets are created equal...
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1155 days ago |
Personal, Personal Development, Recruitment |
James Mayes |
3
Enforced time off can be hard to take - but used in the right way, it can be a positive experience...
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