Why job SEO is not enough

So we are starting to see various vendors claim their stake in the career site SEO (search engine optimisation) game. But just because you optimise your jobs, it does not mean you have found the golden nugget.

Tags: attraction, engines, hirepad, Industry Chat, jobs, nugget, optimisation, result, seo, Stake

Dawn Burke says Personality Don’t Mean Nuthin’

I’d like to think I have a great personality.  Shocking to me and I know to you, some others just don’t think so.  The nerve…. I am a believer that personality does stand for something in the work world.  Naturally, personality does have a bigger role to play in some jobs than others.  In HR there is usually is a place for it; data analytics not so much. Read the whole post over at HR Insomniac (an FOT Contributor Blog)

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SEEK’s new ‘executive’ pricing: smart or monopolistic?

Just as everyone was winding down for the summer break, the undisputed #1 Australian job board, Seek, decided to liven things up a bit with a pricing announcement that has made a few waves. Having axed Seek Executive at the beginning of October 2011, a decision was taken to incorporate a $150k job tab into the flagship Seek site and charge a 25% premium for the privilege of having jobs listed

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New broom sweeps clean: are you a talent technology fixer or fitter?

Do you see 2012 as the time to get rid of that ageing HR system or are you going to fix it instead? As we come into 2012 there will be a number of people in new jobs who see technology as one of their challenges ahead. But so often I hear the rallying of the troops towards killing off the existing technology system to be replaced by something shiny and new. I can see the attraction of doing this as it can be quite motivating at first for those that have endured a system that “does not work.” But as someone who has been called in to review existing systems, I often see that the current system is not really at fault whereas the current set-up is.

Tags: 3am, challenges, existing, Industry Chat, jobs, systems, tow, truck, vehicles

BFFs! (Best Frenemies Forever)…

HR Pros have an Ace up their sleeve that we rarely use, and I have to admit I almost sick of talking about it, because it seems like no one really understands its power.  There was a nice little article recently about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates in Newsweek ( The Best of Frenemies ) on how both shared this 30 year history of competing against each other, running the two most powerful computer companies in the world, and many times doing so very competitively and publicly.  But in the end, they were friends and respected each other in their own way.  As HR Pros we tend to look at our competition as the ” Evil Empire “, we go to conferences and we won't even make eye contact – even though we know exactly who they are.  We go to career fairs and spend 8 hours standing across the aisle from them, but we will never go over and introduce ourselves (we just wait until they go to lunch then run over and take a copy of their “top-secret” recruiting materials – to gain some insight in how they must do it differently!).  We show up at local SHRM meetings and sit at different tables – we would never want them to possibly overhear our most classified information on how we track FMLA. You can sit here and read this and shake your head – “that's not me, Tim” – but you're lying to yourself – it's all of us – we've all done this. In every job I've ever had – I've had and felt competition from another company.  When I was at ShopKo we had Walmart, Target and Kmart.  At Applebee's we had Chilis, Max and Erma's, Olive Garden, etc.  At Sparrow Health System, we had Ingham Regional Medical Center, etc.   There are very few positions you'll ever have, where you won't have competition.  This is your “Ace”! It's your “Ace” because all the other functions in your organization are the same way. Marketing wants to know what the competition is doing, IT wants to know what the competition is up to, Operations definitely wants to know the competition's next moves.  So, why does this become a giant “Ace” up your sleeve for HR?  Because you have the ability to get competitive information and share it – and your senior leaders will listen.  “Ok, we're listening – how do we do this top secret ninja type sleuthing of information?” You make a call.  Send a message on LinkedIn.  Friend someone on Facebook. And you ask one simple question: “Hey, I'm from the competition, we are peers, would love to connect, would you be up for a phone call or a cup of coffee?” Sneaky right!? (BTW – I've never been turned down when asking that question – Never!) You see what I'm doing – getting them to be friends, then I'll rob them of all of their deepest secrets on progressive discipline, recruiting processes and health insurance design!  Seriously though, by building this bridge and making the relationship, you begin to share stuff and you will quickly find out – you are so similar and face the same problems that you'll wonder why you didn't do this years ago. Did Steve and Bill share secrets, product launches, etc. No, probably not. But you better believe they both shared their view of the future, where the industry was going, what they felt would succeed and fail.  Those conversations drove them back to their companies invigorated to do more, do better, beat each other – and that made them both the best. Editor's Note : Tim Sackett, SPHR is the EVP of HRU Technical Resources in Lansing, MI. Tim loves everything talent acquisition and believes every corporate recruitment department in America can and must get better. He has 15+ years of human resource leadership experience, across multiple industries, on both the corporate and agency side – so he gets it from both sides of the desk. Want more?  Um, OK… He has a Masters of HR and… well, he was recently voted #5 best assistant little league coach of his son’s five team league. Check out his newest blog venture at  www.timsackett.com . Because he's got A LOT to say, and FOT just isn't enough for him.

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BFFs! (Best Frenemies Forever)…

HR Pros have an Ace up their sleeve that we rarely use, and I have to admit I almost sick of talking about it, because it seems like no one really understands its power.  There was a nice little article recently about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates in Newsweek ( The Best of Frenemies ) on how both shared this 30 year history of competing against each other, running the two most powerful computer companies in the world, and many times doing so very competitively and publicly.  But in the end, they were friends and respected each other in their own way.  As HR Pros we tend to look at our competition as the ” Evil Empire “, we go to conferences and we won't even make eye contact – even though we know exactly who they are.  We go to career fairs and spend 8 hours standing across the aisle from them, but we will never go over and introduce ourselves (we just wait until they go to lunch then run over and take a copy of their “top-secret” recruiting materials – to gain some insight in how they must do it differently!).  We show up at local SHRM meetings and sit at different tables – we would never want them to possibly overhear our most classified information on how we track FMLA. You can sit here and read this and shake your head – “that's not me, Tim” – but you're lying to yourself – it's all of us – we've all done this. In every job I've ever had – I've had and felt competition from another company.  When I was at ShopKo we had Walmart, Target and Kmart.  At Applebee's we had Chilis, Max and Erma's, Olive Garden, etc.  At Sparrow Health System, we had Ingham Regional Medical Center, etc.   There are very few positions you'll ever have, where you won't have competition.  This is your “Ace”! It's your “Ace” because all the other functions in your organization are the same way. Marketing wants to know what the competition is doing, IT wants to know what the competition is up to, Operations definitely wants to know the competition's next moves.  So, why does this become a giant “Ace” up your sleeve for HR?  Because you have the ability to get competitive information and share it – and your senior leaders will listen.  “Ok, we're listening – how do we do this top secret ninja type sleuthing of information?” You make a call.  Send a message on LinkedIn.  Friend someone on Facebook. And you ask one simple question: “Hey, I'm from the competition, we are peers, would love to connect, would you be up for a phone call or a cup of coffee?” Sneaky right!? (BTW – I've never been turned down when asking that question – Never!) You see what I'm doing – getting them to be friends, then I'll rob them of all of their deepest secrets on progressive discipline, recruiting processes and health insurance design!  Seriously though, by building this bridge and making the relationship, you begin to share stuff and you will quickly find out – you are so similar and face the same problems that you'll wonder why you didn't do this years ago. Did Steve and Bill share secrets, product launches, etc. No, probably not. But you better believe they both shared their view of the future, where the industry was going, what they felt would succeed and fail.  Those conversations drove them back to their companies invigorated to do more, do better, beat each other – and that made them both the best. Editor's Note : Tim Sackett, SPHR is the EVP of HRU Technical Resources in Lansing, MI. Tim loves everything talent acquisition and believes every corporate recruitment department in America can and must get better. He has 15+ years of human resource leadership experience, across multiple industries, on both the corporate and agency side – so he gets it from both sides of the desk. Want more?  Um, OK… He has a Masters of HR and… well, he was recently voted #5 best assistant little league coach of his son’s five team league. Check out his newest blog venture at  www.timsackett.com . Because he's got A LOT to say, and FOT just isn't enough for him.

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Tags: ace, companies, Empire, frenemies, influence, jobs, newsweek, pros, result, steve, tim sackett

The urban myth of careersite and job search engine optimisation (SEO) #in

Optimise your jobs and all will be well. Yet another fields of dreams but this time, it is a lot less likely they will come. There are simple facts that bebunk the job SEO sales pitch and plenty of evidence to back this one up! First off, it IS important to get your jobs indexed by search engines as they will in certain scenarios get found on page one of Google et al.

Tags: Aggregators, direct recruiting, dreams, engines, fields, Industry Chat, job, jobs, pitch, result, sales, Scenarios, search, seo

"I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord"

*This article was originally published in InSight 93, 5 August, 2009 With apologies to Phil Collins, who was singing about the collapse of his first marriage after his then-wife ran off with their painter and decorator, I can definitely feel something coming in the (recruitment) air right about now. Do you feel it too? Given how focused you are on generating and filling jobs to keep cash flow

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Tags: Apologies, cash, Collapse, collins, decorator, flow, future of recruitment, Industry Chat, Insight, jobs, marriage, phil, recruitment trends

Bubble Job Board launches for web jobs

Press Release Bubble launches to help people in Web, Digital, Ecommerce and Social Media industries find work. Bubble-Jobs.co.uk, a niche job board for Social Media, Ecommerce and Online industries has recently launched and is already hosting jobs for leading global brands and niche technology developers. The site aims to build a large community for people in the industry to share their expertise, industry knowledge and ultimately, job opportunities. For employers, the site provides a cost effective solution to recruitment with a ‘standard’ job posting, which with a bundle of extras including social media promotion, blog marketing features and SEO optimisation is far from standard, costing just £75. With a niche audience, employers can be confident that they will receive applications for appropriate candidates with skills, commitment and passion for the industry. Job Seekers are benefiting from a tailored job seeking experience which acknowledges the scale and unique intricacies of these emerging markets. The site favours direct employers which allows job seekers to build direct relationships with the companies they wish to work for. Of course, launching a community for the most innovative and cutting edge individuals in the market place means that the team at Bubble will have to stay at the forefront in order to keep their community engaged. To join the Bubble visit www.Bubble-Jobs.co.uk

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Guess which state has added the most jobs in Australia?

Western Australia gains more than its fair share of publicity whenever skills shortages are mentioned. As I wrote about last week in InSight #190, the WA Employment Minister has been on a jobs road show in Ireland and the UK, heavily promoting the vast numbers of new workers that the WA economy, fuelled by the mining boom, needs.  You would think, given all this publicity, that WA would be

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1.5 Million UK Jobs in e-Commerce by 2015

1.5 Million UK Jobs in e-Commerce by 2015 730,000 now working in, or in support of, the e-commerce industry 60% of e-businesses are looking to bring in new staff over next 12 months Increase in employment opportunities welcome news for under pressure UK job market An estimated 1.5 million UK staff will work within the e-commerce industry within the next four years according to new research from IMRG and eDigitalResearch. The second annual IMRG e-Jobs Index shows that 63% of online businesses increased staff levels over the past year alone, with an estimated 730,000 now working in, or in support of, the e-commerce industry as revenues continue to grow. The study, conducted in association with eDigitalResearch, shows that 74% of e-commerce departments and businesses have increased their turnover since last year and presents a huge opportunity for the industry to develop further, as another 60% of e-businesses are looking to increase staff numbers over the next 12 months. However, this figure is considerably lower than what was anticipated. Last year, over 80% of those surveyed said that they hoped to recruit over the coming months. The actual number of companies that recruited new members of staff stands at 17.45% lower than this and is likely to be attributed to the recent and rapid growth of the m-commerce market. Chris Russell, Director at eDigitalResearch, explains, “As we continue to see the popularity of smartphones and other emerging channels increase with consumers, retailers are beginning to merge and combine multiple departments and operations in order to create a coherent message across the board for all of their customers. This is not to say that the e-commerce jobs market is beginning to decline. It simply means that, along with everything else in the e-commerce industry, it is evolving in order to cope with the shifting consumer trends we are witnessing”. Almost half (43.24%) of those surveyed suggested that up to 50% of their total revenue is generated via the internet. More importantly, another 40% (41.08%) indicated that 91-100% of overall revenue comes from e-commerce channels, an increase of 4% on the same figures last year, and represents the continued growth of the e-commerce industry and the importance for dedicated e-commerce teams and staff members. James Roper, CEO at IMRG, comments, “The continuing strong growth in e-jobs is particularly welcome now when so much employment is being lost across the rest of the economy.  The UK leads Europe in e-retail, so many of these new jobs are well paid and right at the cutting edge of commercial innovation, with the skills being developed here arming Britain to win in the ultra-competitive global online marketplace that is already worth billions of pounds per annum to thousands of UK e-retailers who are selling cross-border.  Despite the recession, domestic e-retail continues to grow at 18% year-on-year as millions of hard-pressed consumers shop online to make their money stretch further, and with a third of the UK’s adult population yet to shop online, e-retail is set to continue to be a key employment generator for years to come”. Unsurprisingly, Christmas remains the most popular time of the year for online businesses to recruit extra staff, with one in four retailers (27.5%) declaring that they will look to employ temporary staff to help with the increase in online activity. It is also important to acknowledge that a considerable amount of staff also work in areas supporting the e-commerce industry, including distribution and delivery, customer support and website development. It is estimated that 115,700 delivery staff will distribute over one billion parcels to online customers in 2011.

Tags: act, companies, Industry Chat, jobs, Members, press-release, result, Retail

The 5 things I wish I knew when I started in recruitment

*This article was originally published on 9 October, 2007 in InSight #3 I started my recruitment career in February 1989 with Accountancy Personnel (now known as Hays) in London as a fresh-faced, innocent 22 year old from Hobart. I knew nothing about accounting jobs or qualifications, nothing about London geography, nothing about working in a corporate office (my previous work experience had

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Australian hiring managers suffering from tunnel vision

Many Australian companies are limiting their access to talent by slavishly sticking to hiring protocols that require candidates to have worked in similar jobs in the past, or to have a specific qualification, says CBA national executive recruitment manager Ian Dunbar.

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Offshore Oil Houston – Job On Oil Rig

Categorically, a overseas jobs hr in the hand is worth two in the bush. Some attribution is something everybody knows. It is vital survival. I must feel mature. Fortunately, it didn't have to turn out as bad. You may be getting a discount. … Through what agency do pundits accomplish low cost offshore oil houston sessions? Most mavericks could decide precisely what to do. This is not so hard to do. If you've been wanting to use your goal, stick around. …

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Weak Employment Growth Should Not Have Surprised | Pink Sheet riot

If you believe, as I do, that the employment growth of the past year was all due to government stimulus spending and Fed money printing, then you might conclude that jobs will disappear more rapidly than usual in the second half of the year . So while the current numbers were consistent with the recent trend and should not have been surprising, if you look ahead, there's every reason to believe that they will get worse . The Wall Street chief economist …

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Dear very senior applicant, please send your CV into a black hole

Like most people in recruitment whenever I read a good old fashioned newspaper or magazine I thumb through the jobs ads. Not because I am looking but just an old habit! I saw a great sounding very senior job the other day and was drawn to the content as it was very well written. If it had been relevant to me I would have probably been interested but what hit me as a little off putting was who the application was to be sent to. Now no offence Recruitment Managers or Administrators but if I am a £150k level appplicant I may just be put off if I have to send my CV to recruitment; the black hole of CV's. Yeah, yeah I know this is YOUR process and if I want to apply then that is how it is but hey, I'm just the great passive candidate who is not looking that hard. Let me take a slight diversion to put it in context if I may. Value based selling Sales people who sell at Board level are trained to get to the budget holder, the decision maker, the person that signs the check. If I get an enquiry/lead the first thing I do is look at the social profile of the contact and then who they report to and who I may know who can connect me in with all of these people. The idea is that the sales person can build up different relationships relevant to the sales cycle to help the deal go to them. Value based job applications So assuming I see that high level job, and I have to send my CV into a recruitment department (yep, it can put some people off) I may just check out who the hiring Director actually is….. you get the picture. Try something different Now of course there are some people that will be spitting at the screen right now but take a step back and think about the candidate view. Recruitment teams are inundated with applications so I need to get my CV to the top of the list. Maybe by the recruitment team trying a few different approaches it will help them fill the vacancy and if they are proactive will still get the credit. Here's a few thoughts: Have the CV sent direct to the PA of the Director. Set-up a unique e-mail address that sounds better but really goes to recruitment. Create a private group on Linkedin so that interested candidates just have to apply to join the group to declare their interest. Set-up a unique e-mail address with an auto-responder with additonal instructions. Use different apply options for the same ad across different channels. Of course, these are purely ideas and like any idea you need to try some different approaches and then review them to see what worked. I could of course be entirely wrong but if you are not getting the quality of candidates you need for key roles what have you got to lose? That aside, Daniel H. Pink thinks as an outsider I may just be able to help more than you think !

Tags: attraction, black, direct recruiting, habit, hole, Industry Chat, job, jobs, result, social recruiting, Talent Acquisition

EMPLOYMENT ISSUES TACKLED AT SPEAKERS' CORNER – The Satay Club

During his speech, Mr Goh also highlighted that employment agents were exploiting the growing demand for cheap foreign labour. These agents often charge high fees to foreign workers in exchange for promising to secure them ….. Everyone ( especially uni grads) has an inflated opinion of their own self worth and often feel that jobs are beneath them. That is why employers are exasperated and that is why all HR professionals and managers are having a real …

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Jobs Data Worse Than Expected | Pink Sheet riot

Retail Trade was down 9k and Government jobs fell 29k, all of those losses were mostly in the Local sector, -28k; Manufacturing employment fell 5k on the month, the first decline for this sector since October. … investing public with daily innovative business news, real-time market commentary, investment tools, market education, as well as stories, articles, video stock charts, and market briefs from a full staff of experienced and dedicated journalists. …

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THIRD TIER REALITY: Nauseating, Noxious Dung Pile: Second Tier …

They will ignore your advice, and make their own situations worse and then blame you for not saving them from themselves. You will experience the pleasure of representing people who tell you 30% of the truth, leaving all the damning details out. You may even get to explain to ….. Yes, and when those minority students are unable to land legal employment , will the school work with them to find jobs in social service agencies – making $12-$15 an hour? …

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Applying for jobs using your mobile phone

Mobile job sites are so hot right now. But one of the problems that we all identified in the early stages of designing mobile job sites, was how the job seeker could apply for jobs?

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