Selling just under 300 books per week in just 20 days

I’m glad to announce that my book on recruiting with social media in just 20 days is now ranked 17,367 out of 424,793 Kiddle books on Amazon. According to fonerbooks.com that implies that the book is selling just under 300 books per week on Amazon.com alone based on the graph (below) and multiplying a factor of [...]

My book ‘Recruiting with Social Media’ out 3rd August

I’m glad to inform that my book Recruitment with Social Media, Social Media’s Impact on Recruitment and HR is out on 3rd August 2010, published by Que/Pearson Publication. You can buy a copy from Recruiting with Social Media (Que eStore). About the Book The book highlights the power of recruiting people with Social Media! Social [...]

Videos interviews with recruitment experts at #TruLondon

I had some really interesting conversations with people at #TruLondon unfortunately not all videos came out. Technology fail! Never the less some really interesting content  available below. Social Sourcing and Future of Blogging SourcerSrini mentions how he is uses social media for sourcing candidates. PunkRockHR good insight on the future of blogging. Innovative startup in Recruitment @James_Mayes [...]

Pros and cons of Social Media Advertising (SMA)

Social Media Advertising spend is growing rapidly, whilst others traditional online (if you can call it that ) is on the decrease. According to Neilsen AdRelevance, social media advertising has risen by 812%, 364% and 184% in Entertainment, Travel and Business to Business industries respectively . Travel and Business to Business has seen a decrease [...]

17 Google Wave Invites. Do you want one?

I’m giving out 17 Google Wave invites, to members of the Social Media in Recruitment group on LinkedIn. If you are wondering what’s Google Wave, check out this video: If you are a member of the group, please contact me with your email address. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Frajanand.biz%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2F17-google-wave-invites-do-you-want-one%2F’; addthis_title = ’17+Google+Wave+Invites.+Do+you+want+one%3F’; addthis_pub = ”;

‘LinkedIn opens its platform’, what does it mean for recruiters

The software development industry has been going on (see here and here) about how LinkedIn has just opened it’s platform via an API (Application Programming Interface). Companies can now build Twitter like applications for LinkedIn. This implies companies now have access to: Candidate Profiles including either the public view or the more detailed view the [...]