Monthly Archives: February 2012

What are employers doing on leap day 2012?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Martin

Today is the 29th February 2012 and that makes it a leap year. Google ‘employers and leap day’ and you will see a range of stories about the fact employers are getting a free day of work out of their … Continue reading →

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What is social recruiting?

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Martin

I managed to get some of the delegates at the Tru London 5 recruiting unconference to share their views on social recruiting. They also received a bit of a makeover along the way . . .

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Tweet analysis for Tru London 5

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Martin

Here is the tweet analysis for the Tru London 5 recruitment unconference. The report covers a maximum of 1500 tweets which explains why there might be some missing. That said, if all tweets were included then the reach would be … Continue reading →

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Cool tools for candidates

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Martin

There was a lot of talk about candidate experience at Tru London 5, but how often do you hear of cool tools for candidates? The cool tools tend to be cool recruitment tools for recruiters as candidates tend to go … Continue reading →

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How to create pre-event buzz using social media

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Martin

Over the next two days 22-23 February 2012, the Tru London recruiting unconference will be taking place in London. The event – and all those who are a part of it – is great at building buzz through social media. … Continue reading →

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Where are the ‘workplace ideas’ festivals?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Martin

Really liked this list of ideas festivals. Wish I had been to some but haven’t managed to get to one – yet. I’m lucky that I get to go to smaller unconferences, which have something of a festival feel about … Continue reading →

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From learning 2.0 to social learning at the Social Learning Conference

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Martin

I’m delighted to have been asked to run an unconference session at the forthcoming Social Learning Conference on 8 March in London. The event is actually a mix of conference and unconference and features a range of great speakers and … Continue reading →

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Inaugral webinar for CIPD members Linkedin group

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Martin

Virtual meetings and their etiquette View more PowerPoint from Mike Morrison Last week, Mike Morrison hosted the first webinar for the CIPD members Linkedin group – the group Mike created, which now has more than 11,000 members. It is good … Continue reading →

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Event coverage – why should you?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Martin

Live event coverage helps amplify your event as it happens, potentially reaching thousands more people who are following the event online. Here are 10 reasons why you need to get your event covered: To generate demand: prior to the event … Continue reading →

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Round-up of #trulondon 5 content

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Martin

UPDATE: #trulondon 5 is now over, but the content and conversation continues. In this post, I am curating all content related to the event. Keep scrolling, there is lots of it . . . With less than two weeks to … Continue reading →

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