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Seeking examples of using Google Maps in Job Search/Display
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Wilson - CITI Recruitment Jul 10, 2009.
Employment Discrimination
Started Jul 5, 2009
Misleading or Deceptive Recruitment Advertising
Started Jun 30, 2009
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Thomas Shaw replied to Paul Jacobs's discussion 'Winter Rant - what's wrong with the recruitment profession?'
If recruiters no longer use a social media site, they should delete their profile. No point in having it, if they don't use it. Quite embarassing. That is all.
NZ Public Service Workforce Data
Governments across the world are starting to make public sectorinformation available to increase their openness and transparency bypublishing raw data online. By having publicly available data sets, itstimulates innovation and leads to economic benefits by allowingresearchers to perform their own analysis and developers to createuseful applications.The New Zealand Government's State ServicesCommission (SSC) has released data collected from the Human ResourceCapability (HRC) survey which gathers…See More
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Problems with highlighting text
Originally posted on my blog Highlighting keyword search terms in a search result list or job advertmay look and feel nice. It can also be useful for quickly findingrelevant words within large pages of text. But, it can have the reverseeffect if you don’t script it correctly!Same job advert, 3different keyword searches. Notice how the search function searcheswithin the HTML code and breaks the…See More
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What will my job site look like on the iPad?
The iPad has finally been released into the wild, and everyone is now scrambling over it to see what changes it will have on the way people view and experience web sites. You can read more about this on my blogI have uploaded an iPad emulator script for you to…See More
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Thomas Shaw commented on Thomas Shaw's blog post 'How to confuse a job seeker'
I invisage a day where you will not need to type or select anything.
Artifical intelligent job boards.
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Australia
- About Me:
- MD of Recruitment Directory
Recruitment Directory is a Melbourne based company operating across Australia and New Zealand. We provide consulting to Recruitment Agencies, Job Boards and Employers on various projects such as:
- Talent attraction
- Job Board development, promotion and maintenance
- Online Marketing, SEO, Email Campaigns
- Application development on various Social Networking platforms such as - Facebook, MySpace as a 3rd Party Developer
Our main product “Recruitment Directory” is to be launched shortly. A online directory of Recruitment Agencies, Job Boards, Solutions Providers etc to the recruitment industry.
Recruitment Directory is headed up by Thomas Shaw who holds a B.Bus (HR/Info Sys) and is both a MRCSA and MAHRI
- Areas of interest in recruitment:
- online recruitment, web2.0
- Other Website:
- http://www.recruitmentdirectory.co.nz
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NZ Public Service Workforce Data
Governments across the world are starting to make public sector
information available to increase their openness and transparency by
publishing raw data online. By having publicly available data sets, it
stimulates innovation and leads to economic benefits by allowing
researchers to perform their own analysis and developers to create
useful applications.
The New Zealand Government's State Services Commission (SSC) has released data collected from the Human… Continue
information available to increase their openness and transparency by
publishing raw data online. By having publicly available data sets, it
stimulates innovation and leads to economic benefits by allowing
researchers to perform their own analysis and developers to create
useful applications.
The New Zealand Government's State Services Commission (SSC) has released data collected from the Human… Continue
Posted on May 25, 2010 at 1:11am
Problems with highlighting text
Originally posted on my blog
Highlighting keyword search terms in a search result list or job advert may look and feel nice. It can also be useful for quickly finding
relevant words within large pages of text. But, it can have the reverse
effect if you don’t script it correctly!
Same job advert, 3 different keyword searches. Notice how the search function… Continue
Highlighting keyword search terms in a search result list or job advert may look and feel nice. It can also be useful for quickly finding
relevant words within large pages of text. But, it can have the reverse
effect if you don’t script it correctly!
Same job advert, 3 different keyword searches. Notice how the search function… Continue
Posted on April 12, 2010 at 8:31pm
What will my job site look like on the iPad?
The iPad has finally been released into the wild, and everyone is now scrambling over it to see what changes it will have on the way people view and experience web sites. You can read more about this on my blog
I have uploaded an iPad emulator script for you to…
Posted on April 6, 2010 at 1:19pm
How to confuse a job seeker
From my blog http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/how-to-confuse-a-job-seeker-a341.html
Step 1. Create a confusing location structure.
Step 2. No Step 2, The candidate has left your site.
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Step 1. Create a confusing location structure.
Step 2. No Step 2, The candidate has left your site.
Continue Posted on March 25, 2010 at 2:04am — 4 Comments
How long do you keep the candidates application for?
Originally posted on my blog here http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/how-long-do-you-keep-the-candidates-application-for-a338.html
While researching application forms today, I came across an question that I had to share. It's one of these questions which no one really
talks about. "How long will you permit us to store your… Continue
Posted on March 19, 2010 at 8:39pm
Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 3:34pm on November 25, 2009,
Andrew Turnbull said… - Hi Mate
How would you like to build a kick arse AP for me for LinkedIn & iphone.
We need to talk :-)
- At 10:10pm on November 11, 2009, Paul Jacobs gave Thomas Shaw a gift…
Thanks for your digital beer gift. I tried to grab the bottle but I broke my computer screen as I lunged towards it.
- At 10:25am on January 22, 2009,
Richard Dryden said… - Thomas I would be keen to chat about our job boards and get your opinions on growing them in Australia
- At 2:00pm on October 23, 2008,
Janice said… - Hi Thomas,
Happy to catch up. Please email me at jnadew@solgm.org.nz your details then we can work it out.
- At 2:07pm on September 16, 2008,
Thomas Shaw said… - @paul/suzanne here is the link to a whitepaper presentation on facebook/social networking I started in march http://au.recruitmentdirectory.net/About/Facebook_Applications
- At 2:05pm on September 16, 2008,
Thomas Shaw said…
- @Suzanne, I will give you a call/email to discuss. Paul is right, the apps can sit in a users profile/page/group listing.
@Paul - I would suggest pages over groups. They both have the same functions really - wall, group discussions, member lists and so forth, and you can add applications to either. The pages are more seo friendly and easier to find/manage.
But again, you have to go back to your social networking plan. "What are you trying to achieve?"
Do you want to connect with candidates?
Protect/Enhance your brand?
Social group discussion etc...
One of the major discussion points that is raised when I talk with recruiters is they dont want individual recruiters connecting with candidates on their lists (ie if they leave they take the candidates/clients with them) as well protecting their database online. Remember - you can see who are members of what group/pages, whereas with applications the user memeberlist is hidden only for the owner.
- At 1:43pm on September 16, 2008,
Paul Jacobs said…
- @ Suzanne - EY were a "sponsored group" and paid (rumored) FB $50k half-yearly. I think FB has disestablished sponsored groups now in favour of 'Facebook Pages' which provides revenue via advertising. To set up customised boxes (eg job listings) one needs to develop an application. This is quite an industry and Thomas is obviously cutting out a niche. I think Thomas is referring to the $500 to develop an application that sits within a group or page - there could be say 3 apps per group/page.
@Thomas - would you recommend that one established a Group or Pages? From my perspective, Groups are easier for users to find but Pages are easier to advertise across the platform and to customise the features one wants. Correct?
- At 1:04pm on September 16, 2008,
Suzanne Kendrick said… - Hi Thomas,
Are you saying you can do what EY did for $500 now?
I am most interested in using the Social Web for companies who want to recruit for themselves. Want to have a chat? I have had a look at your board and also your questions and it looks like we are on the same page. +64 27 360 456
Suzanne
- At 2:48pm on September 15, 2008,
Thomas Shaw said…
- have a look at various web2.0 functions and methods we have been implementing into a new job board http://www.localcounciljobs.com
- At 2:33pm on September 15, 2008,
Thomas Shaw said…
- Currently we are finishing off integration with facebook and linkedIN. It is currently in a live beta while we finish testing. We have implemented many small "social networking" functions. (not like Ning)
Other than that, we are creating around 5 - 10 facebook applications a week for recruitment agencies/job boards. One of my personal favorites is http://apps.new.facebook.com/revealingtalent/
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Career Planning…. New Years Resolutions
For those who read my blog, you'll know I've recently changed jobs, and I've been pretty slack in posting here in the last year. Some will say "again?" others have been congratulatory, I have to say it has been an interesting experience. I'm 37 years old and I'm into my 5th professional job (not counting the moss farming, kitchen hand and service station attendant during University and high school). Being the new boy again, facing those nerves of the unknown, will they like me? will I…
ContinuePosted by Dan Nuroo on December 30, 2011 at 1:43am
TRU Australia - Idea generation on crack
Last Friday, after two days of excellent workshops and presentations at the Australasian Talent Conference's annual Social Media event, I attended the inaugural The Recruiting Unconference (TRU) Australia in Melbourne. I shared a taxi to the TRU venue, the Royal Melbourne Hotel, with the founder and conference dis-organiser of TRU, Bill…
ContinuePosted by Paul Jacobs on December 6, 2011 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
5 Recruitment Career Killers...
I meet with a number of Recruitment Consultants every week who are looking to move on from their current position, or step up to their next opportunity… I probably speak with a further 10, or more on the phone….
And, to be perfectly honest I’m lucky if I meet with one a week who I consider a good, old fashioned ‘A’ Candidate…
It’s not to say that these candidates are not fantastic on paper… On paper most of these candidates look great…. On…
Posted by Craig Watson on November 28, 2011 at 9:02pm
If I could turn back time...... or, re-create history....
Conjures up images of Cher and that song - that charted at number 1 in Australia and Norway, number 3 in the United States and number 6 in the United Kingdom.
And that music video set on the USS Missouri with Cher straddling a cannon, and wearing a fishnet body stocking…. But that’s not what I want to talk about…
I was representing a candidate to the market last week. A candidate that I thought was very strong… You know the type: a walking…
ContinuePosted by Craig Watson on November 25, 2011 at 12:40pm
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