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I got this call a few weeks back: “Gordon we would like to hire some more people, what should we do?”
After the following conversation it turned out, that the best thing this company could do is to put a recruiter in place, with a background in IT, Internet and Mobile, taking care of their hiring needs.
What happened
Since I am still Trainer and Speaker on the subject of Mobile and Internet Recruitment and still going strong with my Mobile Recruiting Project called Shake Your Job.
I did find a way to help out this company, consultancy…. Contracting or Interim you could call it as well.
And as of today, for the next few months, I am back in race of finding the best candidate first!
May I present myself: Gordon Lokenberg Recruiter at Layar +31 6 421 21 451
About Layar
Today after finishing and uploading this presentation on Slideshare, I was wondering should I rather be talking about Mobile Marketing or Mobile Recruitment.
Well anyway we are on mobile here. In the recruiting part of Recruitment we are discussing more and more marketing as in Recruiting is marketing. And yes I do agree on that part.. Though the selection part of Recruitment stays a more psychology kind of thing…
With the help our users of Shake Your Job, you, we keep on making the product even better!
So what was your main complaint about Shake Your Job so far, being 4 months on air?
WHY do I need to register immediately?
- The thinking behind that was … You will use the app for finding a job and apply for it. To apply you need to send at least your contact details and let the recruiter know why you would like to apply, what is your ambition. – If you download an app, you first want to check out the application, before having the confidence to leave your contact details in the system behind the app.
REGISTRATION IN SHAKE YOUR JOB CHANGED
You don’t need to register immediately in Shake Your Job
Only Register if you like more info, or want to apply immediately.
After registration you will get the recruiter info and the possibility to interact directly via mail, call or the apply button.
But feel free to check out the jobs available without signing in.
NOTE: Your contact details will only be send to the recruiter if you tell the application to do so. In the meanwhile your details stay within the Shake Your Job database, for you to change, to add more info like a full resume, or to delete your info.
WHERE IS SHAKE YOUR JOB!
Also you have been asking questions about WHERE IS SHAKE YOUR JOB!
As we announced on Facebook and Twitter, we’ve moved, within the Appstore.. Yes that is possible, not as easy as you would guess, but we managed of course.
You are now able to find Shake Your Job in the Appstore again.
Shake Your Job!
WHY ATTEND TRUAMSTERDAM?
TRU Amsterdam, June 23 and 24, strives to give track leaders and attendees the power to share and make the recruitment world more open and connected. Come learn, discuss, and network with recruiters and sourcers.
TRU Amsterdam offers: amplified reach
With track leaders from the four corners of the world, you will be exposed to several point of views, learn how things can be done differently, and how to get better results by working smarter.
TRU Amsterdam offers: enhanced engagement
This is not a lecture, this is not a classroom; this is an opportunity to engage with colleagues in the industry, to have a conversation, to have a debate, to have a better understanding of the industry
TRU Amsterdam offers: meaningful connections
Networking will be the word of the day. Whether you are exchanging business card, entering the information directly on your smart phone, or still using a plain old address book, you will leave TRU Amsterdam with a better connection that you came in.
TRU Amsterdam offers: deeper insights
Come and delve deeper into the recruitment industry. Ask questions, give your opinion, get an explanation, and leave with a better understanding of your own recruitment world.
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TRU SOURCE
Don’t forget TRU Source:
#truSource is a training event for recruiters, in house and agency, and HR professionals responsible for finding the best talent. The line up features some of the world’s best sourcers who will share their talents and techniques on sourcing and profiling. This is an interactive and hands-on day that will suit both the novice and experienced resourcer and recruiter, and will explore all the channels. And of the day, you will know the basics of several sourcing techniques to help you find that right candidate for that job
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Why I am attending this event? Well, because it is one of the better recruitment events these days… BE THERE!!!
Talking Mobile and Recruiting here,
This week I started reading the Tomi T Ahonen Almanac 2010
And wow, that is good reading.
In the almanac Tomi Ahonen starts with the numbers and they are massive:
4.6 billion subscribers on mobile versus approx 1.2 billion landlines…
All the stats on mobile are climbing year over year for the past 10 years.
And if you compare these figures with like people that have internet acces via PC or with cars on the road or people with a backaccount, or tv sets out there, the numbers according to mobile usage still win..
So mobile is here to stay or not? Thought you might say yes to that one. But what do all these numbers actually tell us.
Well they do tell us that half of the world population is near a mobile phone and able to pick it up when it rings or bleeps.
Back to basics in recruiting
So if you are into recruiting and thinking Recruitment went “mobile” and into social networks and stuff, like I usually write about on this blog. You also see you are still able to pick up the phone and just call somebody as ask him to work at your company.
An example where you might integrate your social media search into recruitment calls here is an opening you might want to use, I heard it yesterday and I like it, soooo easy:
“Hi I found your profile on Facebook and I was wondering if it could be possible to call somebody I found on the internet and actually get him on the phone!… Well it seems to work….”
Oh uhm, they might hang up on you as well of course.
Good luck!
