I am pleased to confirm that our conference programme for the fourth Social Media in Recruitment Conference on the 19th April 2012 has been confirmed. Once again the conference has been designed to help Recruiters, Recruitment Agencies, Recruitment Advertising Agencies, Job Boards and Recruitment Industry suppliers get the most from using Social Media in Recruitment.

We we will be featuring the latest social recruiting trends, case studies and best practice examples. So whether you are recruiting in the private or public sector there is something in the programme for everyone, covering both beginners and experienced users of social media.

Conference Subject Areas:

The subject areas to be covered at the Conference will include:

• Social media in recruitment – past, present and future
•  How companies have embraced Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to recruit top talent
• The best ways to build a talent pipeline for future hires
• How job seekers use social media when job hunting and what they expect to see from employers
• How to develop and manage a global social media strategy
• How to use social media to engage with potential hires and develop talent communities
• Tools, tips & techniques to help you manage your daily social media activities
• How social media can make your company stand out from the crowd and become irresistible!
• Previous delegates social media success stories
• How to incorporate mobile as part of a recruitment strategy
• Social Media Question Time

Full details of the programme can be found here.

Exhibition Area & Sponsorship

As part of the conference there will also be an exhibition area where delegates will be able to talk to companies and see demonstrations of various social media related products and services.

Getting involved as a sponsor or exhibitor at the 2012 Social Media in Recruitment Conference offers forward-thinking companies the opportunity to promote their products and services to a targeted audience and at the same time be seen as supporting one of the major social media events of the year.

£50 Discount Until 31st January 2012

Any conference tickets purchased by the 31st January 2012 will include a £50 discount. Group ticket discounts are also available.

Click here to visit the ticket informaton page

If you have any questions about the conference then please let me know?

Thanks

Mike Taylor

At the 2011 Mobile & Video in Recruitment Conference on the 17th November 2011 over 120 delegates assembled in London to learn more about the use of mobile and video in recruitment.

The packed programme included:

•     The Trends behind Mobile Recruitment
•     How to develop a Mobile Recruitment Strategy
•     Should you have a Mobile Website or a Mobile Recruitment App (or both?)
•     Using QR Codes and Location Based Services in Recruitment
•     How to use SMS & Bluetooth in Recruitment
•     Developing & Launching a Mobile Recruiting App
•     The latest Mobile Recruiting Survey data
•     How to attract high quality applicants through Online Video
•     How to use Video Interviews as part of the Recruitment process
•     Using Online Video Marketing in Recruitment
•     Mobile & Video Question Time

Chris Heron and Phil Begnett from Cast Recruitment Videos interviewed some of the conference delegates.

You can see the delegates feedback in the video below (3 mins 12 secs).

My thanks go to Chris and Phil from Cast Recruitment Videos for producing the video.

Free Mobile Recruitment Guide

If you want to find out more about how to get started with mobile recruitment then you can download my new guide:   - How To Get Started With Mobile Recruitment. You can claim your free guide here: http://www.web-based-recruitment.com/free-guide.htm .

If you know anyone else who could benefit from the guide then please pass on the link.

Mike Taylor  

Louise Triance from UKRecruiter is putting on a conference with a difference!

End of Year Recruitment Conference 2011

At the conference on the 2nd November 2011 all the presenters will be renowned recruitment event hosts and organisers. So that means I will be presenting at a conference rather than hosting a conference like I normally do!

The conference will be a mixture of presentation and discussions and the speakers include:

Steve Huxham of The Recruitment Society
Ann Swain of APSCo
Alan Whitford of RCEURO
Bill Boorman, organiser of the #tru events
Gareth Jones of ConnectingHR Gary Franklin and Emma Mirrington of the Forum of Inhouse Recruitment Managers
Simon Stephenson and Heather Travis of the Executive Research Association
Matt Dawson & Gillian Econopouly of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals
Industry experts Matt Alder of Metashift and Andy Headworth of Sirona Consulting

I will be talking about "Why Recruiters Can't Afford To Ignore Mobile Recruitment."

You can find more information about the event here

As a speaker I have some specially priced tickets so please contact me if you would like to attend?

NORA 2011

The awards ceremony for the 11th annual National Online Recruitment Awards are on the same evening so why not make a complete day and evening of it? 

Now in its 11th year the National Online Recruitment Awards were created to acknowledge and reward excellence in online recruitment practice.

You can find details of the NORA's here

Mike Taylor

P.S. If you want to find about more about Mobile AND Video in Recruitment and how they are changing recruitment then don't forget my next Mobile & Video in Recruitment Conference on the 17th November 2011 in London.

With Mobile Phone sales predicted to outsell Desktop PC's by 2013, and a new Smartphone or Tablet device launched almost every week, it should be no surprise that the interest in Mobile Recruiting is increasing.

Whereas the adoption of Social Media in Recruitment has gradually evolved over a number of years (although there are still lots of Recruiters not using Social Media in the UK) my view is that the Mobile Recruitment adoption rate will be much quicker.

I think the main reason for that will not be the Recruiters taking the initiative but instead it will be driven by user demand and frustration.

You can imagine the job seekers frustration "If I can do my shopping and banking on a mobile phone then why can't I search and apply for a job on my phone?

FREE Guide - How To Get Started With Mobile Recruitment

To help Recruiters understand some of the Mobile Recruitment options I have written a brand new guide - How To Get Started With Mobile Recruitment. You can claim your free guide here: http://www.web-based-recruitment.com/free-guide.htm .

If you know anyone else who could benefit from the guide then please pass on the link. Thanks!

If you would like to share your experiences of Mobile Recruitment (both good and bad) please feel free to leave a comment below.

Mike Taylor

P.S. For more in-depth advice about developing a Mobile Recruitment Strategy in your company take a look at our upcoming Mobile & Video in Recruitment Conference.

Over the last few weeks I have noticed an increasing trend of using QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) in recruitment.

A QR code (Quick Response code) is a two-dimensional code that can be read by a dedicated QR barcode reader or a mobile phone that contains a barcode reader.

If you have a barcode reader on your phone then as an example if you scan the QR Code below you will be taken to the home page of our Mobile & Video in Recruitment Conference.

However, you don't have to just link a QR Code to a web site. You can instead link it to:

• some text
• a phone number
• send an SMS message

I have written an article showing some examples over our Mobile & Video in Recruitment web site.

Please feel free to share your experiences of using QR codes in recruitment 

Mike

Web Based Recruitment

Enhance Media are holding their next conference on the 27th January. It is called “Online Recruitment Conference: The Year Ahead” and it will be the ninth year in a row they have held a Conference.

This weekend it was announced that the tickets for the Olympics would go on sale on the 15th March 2011.  The whole Olympics project has been massive for the UK and one of the major projects that probably hasn't had as much publicity yet is the staffing of the whole event.

That is why I am looking forward to the speaker session from from Paul Modley, Head of Recruitment, about the planning and delivery of Britain’s largest ever peace time recruitment operation.

You can see the other impressive speaker sessions here.

If you are going next week (there are still tickets available) then I hope to see you there.

Mike Taylor

www.Web-Based-Recruitment.com

Amanda Hite, Founder, CEO and Change Agent for Talent Revolution was in the UK recently as a Track Leader for #TRUManchester.

During a packed couple of days I managed to speak with Amanda about the subject of Employer Branding.

In the following video Amanda gives an example of a company who she feels enjoys an excellent employer branding reputation. Amanda also reveals her number one tip for employer branding.

Do you agree with Amanda?

What is your number one tip for Employer Branding?

Mike

2011 Social Media in Recruitment Conference

 
I am pleased to announce that Web Based Recruitment will be running the Social Media in Recruitment Conference in London on Thursday 7th April 2011.

This will be the third Social Media In Recruitment Conference we have run and will again be a mixture of expert speakers, case studies and success stories from previous years delegates.

The conference programme will be released in the next couple of weeks. To be notified when there are updates to the site, including when the conference programme details are released, visit the Social Media in Recruitment web site and enter your email address in the top right hand corner where it says "Get Updates By Email "

2011 Mobile & Video in Recruitment Conference

On Thursday the 20th October 2011 we will be running our second Mobile and Video in Recruitment Conference in London.

Web Based Recruitment ran the world's first Mobile and Video in Recruitment Conference at the end of September 2010 which was very well received.

The Mobile & Video in Recruitment Conference programme will be released after the 2011 Social Media in Recruitment Conference has taken place. To keep up to date with Mobile and Video, including being notified when the conference programme is published, visit the Mobile & Video in Recruitment  web site and enter your email address in the top right hand corner where it says "Get Updates By Email "

If you have any questions about either of our 2011 Conferences then please get in touch.

Mike Taylor

This FREE report was written from a round-table event attended by leading brands such as Google, Microsoft, the IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau) and Reuters where the role that mobile should be playing in recruitment was discussed. Here is a brief overview of what Felix will be covering at the conference:

If you would like to hear Felix and our other expert speakers at the conference then you can save £100 by booking today at: www.mobileandvideoinrecruitment.com

Mike

Dave will be talking about the use of Mobile in Recruitment and here is an overview of what he will be covering:

Mike