About four years ago I decided that I would re-join the ranks of the self-employed and set up a consultancy business that was focused on giving other companies the knowledge and skills to use the Internet and the web more effectively to grow a business. I called it Grow a Better Business which now, four years later it has merged into another called Internet Mentor. However, the important thing about this was not the fact that I started this business, it was that I happened to live in Dorset which is one of the few counties where the Business Link service (soon to be defunct) provided real and tangible value to local business people. That value could be summed up in just two phrases ‘BusinessXchange‘ and ‘Rural Clubs‘. These were two networking groups (one breakfast and one supper) where you could go to meet others just like you. (more…)
Do YOU have business social intelligence?
31 MarThis was the question I was asking myself when I was preparing for a presentation to the Brilliant BusinessXchange a couple of weeks ago. In fact, how do you measure it and yes, I know that I’ve ‘stolen’ the concept of social intelligence from Daniel Goleman even though I use those theories but apply to online business instead, but anyway, back to the question in hand …… (more…)
Social Media Recruitment Report
2 FebWell, Michelle and I have finally completed the report and you can download it from the website to read at your leisure. It threw up some very interesting findings as well and certainly lays down a challenge to the Recruitment industry about how they could (or is that should) be taking the opportunities that seem to be developing around Social Media far more seriously than they may well be doing. (more…)
The winner is …!
22 JanMichelle Fischer and I promised that after today’s BusinessXchange meeting we would reveal who the winner of the bottle of champagne was following the social media and recruitment survey. And the winner is ….. Bill Boorman. Congratulations Bill.
Laura McHarrie of the Brilliant BusinessXchange drew out the winning email address in front of the entire BXC audience.
Social Media in Recruitment Survey
6 JanThe social media in recruitment survey is now finished and is ready for analysis and writing up as a report. The report will come out early February and I just wanted to let everyone who took part know that the draw for the bottle of Champagne will take place at the BusinessXchange meeting in Bournemouth on the 22nd February. We will let the lucky winner have the bottle just as soon as we can get it winging it’s way through the mail system.
Social Media in Recruitment – Initial Results
23 DecWhat an interesting outcome from the social media in recruitment survey, there are some very surprising results which require a lot more analysis, but here is the bare bones version. A much fuller report will be available after the Christmas Holidays as it is going to take some time to tease everything out of the information that Michelle Fischer and I now have.
- The vast majority of companies recruit for less that 5 vacancies per year
- The most popular ways to recruit are Job Boards and Employee Referrals
- BUT – social media is EQUAL with the use of recruitment agencies coming in third place for popularity
- The vast majority of companies spend less than £500 on recruitment – regardless of the position being filled
- Almost 90% of respondents said their companies had used social media within the business
- YET just over 50% have used it in recruitment
- The top driver for using social media in recruitment is ‘reducing costs’
- Overwhelmingly though, businesses do NOT have a policy in place for using social media in their business – isn’t this a bit risky perhaps?
Keep an eye out in the New Year for the complete report and analysis which will also be emailed out to respondents who have requested it.
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