Social Media & Recruitment Event - Birmingham 29 March

Due to the success of our previous events, we are now looking to conduct a number of seminars throughout the UK and we are pleased to confirm that the first event will be taking place on 29th March at the Ramada Hotel  Sutton Coldfield.

Hosted by networx in conjunction with HOT HR ( The UK's leading HR professional group on LinkedIn), the seminar is desgined to help share knoweldge and best practise amongst businesses and provide useful information in order to support companies as they look to embrace social media as a recruitment tool.

Topics include:

-What is Social media and how does it relate to the world of HR?

- Facebook - How do you turn this social communication tool into a business tool?
- LinkedIn – Defining your strategy & how to implement it for maximum effect

- Google Adwords and Facebook Advertising as Candidate Attraction tools

Registration and Breakfast will commence at 9:15 with Presentations starting at 10.00 prompt.

The Presentations will be followed by an opportunity to network with other attendees.

Who is this seminar suitable for? :

This seminar is dedicated exclusively for HR professionals and Internal recruiters. No requests to attend from recruitment consultants or agencies will be accepted.

We have held a number of events previously which have been hailed a great success and we received the following comments from our attendees:

"Informative, insightful and helpful - well worth 3 hours" , "Informative, useful way to consider the future of recruitment", "Very useful", " Fantastic, Very Informative".

A bit about the organisers:

Networx

Networx is a leading online recruitment specialist who works alongside hundreds of HR professionals throughout the UK. Using cutting edge technology together with the expertise of online sourcing strategies, networx offer complete end to end recruitment solutions that are designed to maximise performance at every stage of the recruitment process.

Hot HR

Hot HR is a LinkedIn group dedicated exclusively to HR professionals and designed to provide the latest news, employment law updates and share best practice. With over 1300 members throughout the UK Hot HR is a rapidly growing community created to support HR professionals in their daily role.

How to register:

This is a FREE event.

Simply register your details and we will send you acknowledgement by email.

National Apprentice Week - time to consider an alternative?

This week, (Monday 6th - Friday 10th February) is National Apprentice Week.

Over 130,000 employers in England offer apprenticeships which last year this accounted for over 685,000 apprentices. This figure shows a 58% increase compared to the 2009/2010 academic year. Such a significant rise is not only great news for young people looking to start their career but businesses alike.

Looking to kick start your career with an apprenticeship?: https://apprenticeshipvacancymatchingservice.lsc.gov.uk/navms/forms/Vacancy/SearchVacancy.aspx
Businesses conducting Apprenticeships can benefit from a multitude of factors such as the ability to fill skills gaps, improving your bottom line and motivate your workforce. However for some businesses the need to release employees for training can often prove inconvenient or even detrimental to the apprentice.

As an end to end solutions provider, networx is continously looking for the opportunity to develop strategic opartnerships with leading businesses who can offer support to our clients. Our latest partnership is designed to offer clients who conduct apprenticeships ( or are looking to )with an highly beneficial alternative method.

Virtual College are an online training provider who have delivered e-learning courses to individuals and businesses for over 15 years. The web enabled courses they offer are designed to reflect the specific needs of businesses and break down the boundaries of traditional learning.

Their unique apprenticeship schemes offer a wide range of benefits to businesses which are predominantly delivered through the flexibility of learning online.

Without the need to relase an apprentice on a specific day every week, this offers the client with the option to allow training to be conducted around the requirements of the role. For example: if a business is experiencing high volumes or has a set deadline to meet, the apprentice can be there to help. The business benefits from the extra support and the apprentice benefits from valuable on the job experience.

The fact that it is online ensures that businesses can easily keep track and monitor the progress that is being made.

 If you think that your business would benefit from a tailored online apprentice course then please visit our partners page:

Virtual College - http://www.virtual-college.co.uk/apprenticeships/apprenticeships.aspx

Facebook as a recruitment Tool?

With 845 million monthly active users at the end of December 2011, and 483 million DAILY actuve users, it is not surprising that the role of Facebook is starting to become much wider than the platforms official intention of helping people connect with friends and family. 

This highly popular medium is not only a great tool to build up large communities but also a tool that allows them to engage with interested parties and increase levels of loyalty.  

However despite Facebook pages being available since 2007 businesses seem to have been relatively reluctant to engage with this highly powerful platform - unless they are armed with a BIG Brand that is.

As Facebook pages such as Coca Cola are now reaping the benefits of over 38 million fans (the power of this audience is phenomenal), more and more businesses are looking to get involved. Infact Facebook Press Room states that there are currently over 37 million facebook pages with 10 + more likes but we anticiapte this number to rise significantly within the next 12 months - especially within the retail sector.

The ability to instantly communicate with your audience, increase sales through promotions, engage with a highly targeted audience and gain valuable information are reason enough to create a Facebook Page. However our purpose built APP ensures that this highly targeted audience can also be easily utilised as part of your Candidate Sourcing Strategy.

Any business that has seen the benefit of Facebook as a Brand Awareness tool, and has managed to gain a targeted audience should be engaging this power and tapping into the potential available talent.

Built in house by our team of developers this low cost tool which is currently available to our apoint+ technology clients offers the following benefits:-

• Links seamlessly to your Facebook Page
• Fully branded app to reflect your brand
• Access provided via the menu bar avoiding any need to dilute marketing activity
• Search Functionality that reflects that of your current website
• Search results delivered in real time
• No manual upload required
• Candidates directed straight through to your application form
• No need to post jobs on your wall and subject potential candidates to a stream of irrelevant vacancies.

Will 2012 be the year that you start to engage Facebook as part of your online strategy?