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The "CV vs LinkedIn profile" debate misses the point..
The "CV vs LinkedIn profile" debate misses the point..
Technology
If you're active in the content and opinion sharing networks of the online recruitment world, you may just have noticed the flood of blog posts and heated debate that followed the release of LinkedIn's long awaited "Apply With LinkedIn" tool.  For many, it reignited a long running "Is the CV dead" thread..   (see here , here and here for some examples).   So...
Sep 13 11 - 10:30PM Gareth Jenkins5 
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Should/will LinkedIn move towards allowing a hidden recruitment focused profile?
Should/will LinkedIn move towards allowing a hidden recruitment focused profile?
Technology
Should/will LinkedIn move to having a clear separate public and private profile for users, the latter being recruitment focused?Some thoughts I've bee...
Oct 28 10 - 2:29PM Gareth Jenkins2 
Interested in your thoughts - what's most likely to replace the CV in the near future?
Interested in your thoughts - what's most likely to replace the CV in the near future?
Technology
An interesting blog post was added recently to ere.net about the future (or not) of CVs. It's something that's very much interesting to me as I've lon...
May 26 10 - 4:17PM Gareth Jenkins0 
Facebook helps to drive the future of advertising
Facebook helps to drive the future of advertising
Marketing
The recent news about Facebook making big moves to push their tools out far and wide into the wider web beyond the Facebook.com site prompted me to bl...
Apr 23 10 - 1:46PM Gareth Jenkins1 
Job alerts only for subscribers to an Employer?
Job alerts only for subscribers to an Employer?
Technology
An interesting approach to job alerts was released today by TheLadders group of jobsboards.  In basic terms, it allows an employer to specif...
Mar 17 10 - 3:33PM Gareth Jenkins1 
Possible legislation with impacts for jobsboards
Possible legislation with impacts for jobsboards
Technology
There have been various proposed changes to the online recruitment sector in the UK following the completion of the Department for Business, Innovatio...
Mar 17 10 - 3:19PM Gareth Jenkins0 
Survey shows 70% of hiring managers reject applicants due to online profiles
Survey shows 70% of hiring managers reject applicants due to online profiles
Technology
A recent survey undertaken by Microsoft for the upcoming Data Privacy Day shows that 70% of hiring managers in the US have rejected applicants ba...
Jan 28 10 - 11:29PM Gareth Jenkins2 
Google decides to turn against Chinese government
Google decides to turn against Chinese government
Technology
News sites and the blogosphere are awash with the news today that Google has signalled that it will no longer co-operate with the Chinese governm...
Jan 13 10 - 10:53AM Gareth Jenkins1 
LinkedIn set to become fully Linked-Up
LinkedIn set to become fully Linked-Up
Technology
LinkedIn today released full access for developers to their API. This is a set of tools that allows applications to integrate with LinkedIn data and f...
Nov 24 09 - 12:18PM Gareth Jenkins0 
(Re)direct your way to success
(Re)direct your way to success
Technology
How often have you followed a link on a website, to be hit with that old favourite, a 404 “Page Not Found” screen.  A user’s us...
Jul 27 09 - 5:53PM Gareth Jenkins0 
The Social Engineering Threat
The Social Engineering Threat
Technology
The BBC News website recently ran a good article on the threat of social engineering attacks to companies.  Social Engineering is the act of ...
May 06 09 - 6:58PM Gareth Jenkins0