2011 | Social Media In Recruitment Conference

2012 Social Media in Recruitment Conference Announced – 19th April 2012

Posted on 09. Dec, 2011 by admin.

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Now in its fourth year the 2012 Social Media in Recruitment Conference will take place in London on Thursday 19th April 2012: http://www.SocialMediainRecruitment.com .

The 2012 Conference is aimed at helping the following types of organisations get the most from using social media in recruitment:

HR & Corporate Recruiting Departments
Government & Public Sector Organisations
Recruitment Agencies
Recruitment Advertising Agencies
Job Boards
Recruitment Industry Suppliers
Recruitment Technology Providers

Since launching in July 2009 the previous three conferences have attracted over 600 delegates from around the world.

2012 Programme

The 2012 programme is currently being finalised but will again contain speakers from some of the UK’s and Europe’s leading organisations as well as further “success stories” from delegates who have attended previous Social Media in Recruitment conferences.

The “success stories” from previous delegates are extremely popular as it gives new delegates the opportunity to learn from people who have gone away and implemented what they have learnt the year before.

Previous Conference Feedback

To see some feedback from one of our previous conferences watch the video below:

Social Media Recruitment Expo Area

As well as the valuable information you will learn from the Speakers you will also have the opportunity to meet companies who offer social media related products and services in our Social Media Recruitment Expo area. If your company is interested in exhibiting or sponsoring the conference then please contact Mike Taylor (see details below).

Early Bird Ticket Savings

Any tickets purchased by the 31st December 2011 will qualify for a £50 reduction to only £299, plus VAT, per ticket. Discounts for group tickets are also available.

Click here for further ticket and pricing information.

Questions

if you have any questions about the conference then please contact the conference organiser, Mike Taylor from Web Based Recruitment, on +44 (0) 1962 883754 or by email at:
info@socialmediainrecruitment.com

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Social Media in Recruitment – Where Are They Now?

Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by admin.

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It’s hard to believe that it was 2 years ago this month (16th July 2009) that I ran the first dedicated Social Media in Recruitment Conference in the UK.

Considering it was such a brand new event (and topic) it was very well supported, even though there were people at the time (and there still are) that thought Social Media was a passing fad and would eventually go away!

Well it seems that the social media fad didn’t go away and the whole area of Social Media continues to grow, with the recent addition of Google + as the latest offering to join the party.

Social Media User Stats

I remember clearly when Josh Smith from Facebook proudly announced on the 16th July 2009 that Facebook had just reached 250 million members (they will probably hit the 1 billion members figure sometime in the next 12 months).

And back in July 2009 LinkedIn had 42 million members worldwide (they now have over 100 million members) and Twitter had around 7 million members compared to the 200 million members they have today!

(By the way, did you know that Twitter users generate 350 million tweets a day and Twitter handles over 1.6 billion search queries per day – (Source: Wikipedia). Not bad for an idea that many said would never take-off!)

Success Stories

One of the most pleasing things for me about putting a programme together for my Conferences (whether it is the Social Media in Recruitment Conference or our sister Conference – Mobile & Video in Recruitment) is that I am able to invite delegates back from previous Conferences to share their success stories as a result of implementing what they learnt the previous year.

To see just how popular the Success Stories from Jonathan Hart-Smith and Elkie Holland were when I introduced the concept last year take a look at the video below:

Where Are They Now?

Following on from the two Social Media Success Stories in 2010 I am pleased to announce that I have spoken with both Elkie and Jonathan and over the coming weeks I will be catching up with them to report on their Social Media progress even further.

I still remember how Jonathan was so inspired by the YouTube presentation that he ordered a video camera straight after leaving the Conference venue and before he caught the train home. Talk about taking swift action! I also remember how Elkie would send her clients a pig on Farmville!

I am really looking forward to those interviews to see how they have progressed.

To make sure you are notified once the interviews are published register to be notified in the top right hand corner of the site.

Mike Taylor

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