Our roving reporter, Lisa Jones from Barclay Jones, went undercover recently to discover whether the reports of recruiters not needing vacancies any more were true.

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Thanks to @BullhornReach for hosting the webinar entitled: Social Recruiting: Debunking 7 Common Myths and Misconceptions.

I tackled 7 myths. Plus there were takeaways and tips for each of these topics. So, if you are a recruiter and use social media (ie. nearly ALL recruiters) there’s something in this webinar for you. Watch it here…

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I’m running a webinar with the lovely Bullhorn Reach about myths and misconceptions of social recruiting – coming?

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I often blog tips for recruiters to help them with their option paralysis and here’s one tip I really think more recruiters should adopt: think like candidates… (walking into an interview like an Egyptian may just freak them out!)

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I am delighted to running another event for the IOR. The January one was a massive success and this has led to a Leeds-based event for Recruitment Managers and Directors on 2 May.

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I was in a meeting with a client recently and a member of the team was really keen on creating groups – almost one for every day of the week. This really isn’t a strategy, so I wanted to share my ten commandments for LinkedIn groups.

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Many recruiters like a good poke! A quick “want a job?” nudge which statistically is unlikely to result in a responsive candidate is usual, acceptable activity for the many a recruiter. They see it as a great way of attracting attention. It’s also a great way of annoying your ideal contact base.

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You’re probably one of the 200 million people on LinkedIn. It is likely that you are also in one of the 1.6 million groups, but what are you actually getting from being a member? And are you a groupie?

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Do you need to source candidates? Do you need to study your competition? Do you want to keep a very close eye on what your clients are doing / their recruitment opportunities / their starters and leavers? Well, read on…

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What are your profile settings on LinkedIn? Are you anonymous? Do you get riled by people who are anonymous reviewing your profile? You’re looking at it the wrong way and wasting time!

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