IMS sponsored an APSCo Social Media seminar on 28th September, 2011. Jonathan Campbell, CEO of Social Talent spoke on LinkedIn as a vital tool in the recruitment sector.
With some 116 million users and a new member joining literally every second, the business-related social networking site is the most important centre of relationship development online and perhaps even offline. The seminar explored LinkedIn as a threat to the recruitment industry and simple strategies for recruitment professionals to then harness the power of the network.
Insights included the fundamentals such as completing and honing your personal profile, building business connections and best practices for candidate searches as well as interesting tips on refining the information you access by setting up groups, skills, signals and a variety of apps.
Craig, a member of the IMS team, said the seminar shed new light on LinkedIn as an extremely powerful tool if used properly and described his perception of the site as shifting from ‘brag board to business community’!
Visit the LinkedIn Learning Centre for more information or visit Social Talent for tips training.
