Have you ever looked at your Facebook or Twitter profile as if you were an employer? Would you recruit yourself? Jobhunting eBook on social media for students We have just written an eBook, From Student to Salary with Social Media, to help students use social media in their job hunting (link to book). Employers say … Have you just graduated? Is your Facebook hindering or helping you to get a job?
A’ Level results are out. Great excitement for some, disappointment for others – and uncertainty for large numbers. Will their university of choice still accept them if they just missed a grade? The hard work has started at both UCAS and in universities – answering thousands of queries and helping students through clearing. Most businesses … UCAS shows universities and businesses how to use Facebook for real customer engagement
Are teachers and academics short changing our young people? In academic and educational circles, many have been slow to adopt social media – and there are still those who are dismissive of social media as a lot of silliness. Perhaps an element of intellectual snobbery? Lecturers don’t have social media skills Whatever the reason, students … Students must be educated in social media
This blog first appeared on the Chief Learning Officer Middle East – The Social Network Community for L & D and HR Professionals website Employers are in a dilemma. How should they manage their employees’ use of social media? Many bosses are blocking access to Facebook and YouTube, thinking this will ‘protect’ their business. Actually, … Is your company at risk from your employees using social media?
Is the social housing sector being over cautious in not embracing social media? Members of The Guardian’s housing network certainly think so. In February a poll of Guardian housing network members revealed that 83 per cent do not think the housing sector is realising the full potential of social media. A month after this poll … Why Housing Associations need to embrace social media
A year ago, when I wrote our free ebook on social media for business, we knew that LinkedIn would work – but we didn’t really have the evidence. Now a year on, we are starting to hear great stories. So here are the ways that your business can win business from LinkedIn, based on the … Four easy steps for fee earners to win business from LinkedIn
Social media for Managing Partners – opportunities and threats Earlier this month, we were invited to speak at the Yorkshire branch of the global Managing Partners’ Forum. What are the issues worrying heads of professional firms? Where do they see the opportunities in social media? The aim of the forum is to bring professionals from … Social media for Managing Partners – opportunities and threats
Recently I ran a PR and social media workshop in York for tourism businesses with Denise Howard OBE, director of Welcometraining. All the participants were finalists in Visit York’s Tourism Awards. Entering and winning awards is a great way for businesses and organisations in any sector to achieve effective and low cost PR. You can … Entering your business for an award – 10 tips for getting PR
At the beginning of March, the Guardian released its new TV advert. We’ve since used the YouTube clip of the ad in client meetings, workshops and LinkedIn discussions to help illustrate how the media landscape is changing – and show senior professionals why social media should be integrated into business strategy at the highest level. … Open journalism – now you REALLY can’t ignore social media in business
