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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Ever used iGoogle? It’s helpful if you hot desk or need a one stop desktop to sort your internet life out and it works across any internet browser. Here are some tips for use.

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Bit.ly – the funny little abbreviation you probably see all over the place, especially in Tweets. You may already know that it is the de facto URL shortening software (80million of them are shared every day), but there are loads of other benefits, some of which I will go through in this blog.

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Alexa.com is a great site which shows the rankings of websites around the world.

It’s worth keeping up to date on which ones are at the top, especially if your strategy part relies on the rankings of sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter etc… You may even want to know how yours ranks?

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Have you ever performed what I call a Google Trawl? We recently project managed a client’s new website, and the first thing I asked them to do was a Google trawl. Bear in mind, what Google says about you is highly influential – it will influence surfers, and impact upon your bottom line.

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Did you know that nearly 40% of UK mobile users have smart phones (ie. the ability to surf the web). If you use the format +44 (0) above, you are making it difficult for me to call you from my smart phone…

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Sorry to be a smart phone bore (40% of the UK population have them tho!), but I have another tip for working on the fly: Analytics Lite. I am a MASSIVE fan of free apps (I just hate paying for tech…) and this app really helps me keep an eye on my web traffic.

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You have a website. You are a good boy/girl and keep it up to date (crucial in today’s web-savvy world). You may even have a team of users who update it / review it regularly… did you know that your own traffic to the site will skew your stats?

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Well, the Apply With LinkedIn button has finally gone live… what’s going to be the impact? If you are a recruiter (agency or corporate), how will this affect you? How will it improve your business process and bottom line? Does this mark the end of the CV?

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I recently blogged about 5 tips to get your website working for you, and I promised to add another 5. Here they are…

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