Comments on: txt ‘now’ 4 recruiting pwr http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/01/21/ved-txt-now-for-recruiting-power-1/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Thomas Shaw http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/01/21/ved-txt-now-for-recruiting-power-1/comment-page-1/#comment-116328 Thomas Shaw Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:47:14 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=2613#comment-116328 Not sure if you have seen an article I wrote on "Using SMS in Recruitment" earlier this month here http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/using-sms-in-recruitment-a61.html Your readers may find it interesting and sums up most of your main points in your article. Not sure if you have seen an article I wrote on “Using SMS in Recruitment” earlier this month here http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/using-sms-in-recruitment-a61.html

Your readers may find it interesting and sums up most of your main points in your article.

]]> By: Michaela http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/01/21/ved-txt-now-for-recruiting-power-1/comment-page-1/#comment-116286 Michaela Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:08:55 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=2613#comment-116286 One of the key points made in this is that recruiters can SMS at any time from any place. I was sent SMS messages when I was thought it was a good and quicker way to communicate. I was added to IM buddy lists and sent SMS messages at all hours of the night and through the day. Eventually my SMS charges got pretty high when I had 250 free messages via my provider and I asked the recruiters to please take my phone number off of their database. It might be true that more and more people are signing up to have unlimited messaging it's also true that people are beginning to look at cutting particular smart/cell phone packages to save money. Cell phone companies are finding ways to charge more so packages for internet accessibility are costly, too. It is getting to be a fad which will inundate the industry. If all job board owners and corporate recruiters add the mobile feature it may become something that seekers get sick of and hit "DELETE" instead of taking a look especially if none of the jobs are really out there and the communication are redundant. Regardless of the mobile networking it needs to be made clear that a fee may be charged by the recruiters to have access to this perk. Seems like all new "added features" are getting costly. One of the key points made in this is that recruiters can SMS at any time from any place. I was sent SMS messages when I was thought it was a good and quicker way to communicate. I was added to IM buddy lists and sent SMS messages at all hours of the night and through the day. Eventually my SMS charges got pretty high when I had 250 free messages via my provider and I asked the recruiters to please take my phone number off of their database. It might be true that more and more people are signing up to have unlimited messaging it’s also true that people are beginning to look at cutting particular smart/cell phone packages to save money. Cell phone companies are finding ways to charge more so packages for internet accessibility are costly, too. It is getting to be a fad which will inundate the industry. If all job board owners and corporate recruiters add the mobile feature it may become something that seekers get sick of and hit “DELETE” instead of taking a look especially if none of the jobs are really out there and the communication are redundant.
Regardless of the mobile networking it needs to be made clear that a fee may be charged by the recruiters to have access to this perk. Seems like all new “added features” are getting costly.

]]> By: Dina http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/01/21/ved-txt-now-for-recruiting-power-1/comment-page-1/#comment-116282 Dina Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:00:42 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=2613#comment-116282 For recruiting firms and *true* recruiters--including corporate recruiters who know how to go around their offered "corporate" tools, this IS part of the future. However, I am curious to see the adoption rate for corporate america. With many companies still utilizing the post and pray model; they stuggle to understand the PPC offerings, social networking, and sourcing their own database(gasp). Mobile recruiting may be a far reach. For recruiting firms and *true* recruiters–including corporate recruiters who know how to go around their offered “corporate” tools, this IS part of the future. However, I am curious to see the adoption rate for corporate america. With many companies still utilizing the post and pray model; they stuggle to understand the PPC offerings, social networking, and sourcing their own database(gasp). Mobile recruiting may be a far reach.

]]> By: Are you in the cloud? http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/01/21/ved-txt-now-for-recruiting-power-1/comment-page-1/#comment-116281 Are you in the cloud? Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:35:40 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=2613#comment-116281 [...] set you apart from your peers. If the presentation below (and these posts from StandOutJobs and Cheezhead) is of any indication of the shift of talent in the near future, cloud computing might be the next [...] [...] set you apart from your peers. If the presentation below (and these posts from StandOutJobs and Cheezhead) is of any indication of the shift of talent in the near future, cloud computing might be the next [...]

]]> By: mobile guy http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/01/21/ved-txt-now-for-recruiting-power-1/comment-page-1/#comment-116277 mobile guy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:55:15 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=2613#comment-116277 Yahoo! Hotjobs can target candidates via Yahoo! mobile. We are showing some positive tracking with the positions we are currently advertising. I feel it helps us cast a larger net via mobile internet access. It was a logical decision for us seeing that Yahoo! is the homepage for 3 of the 5 largest wireless providers. Yahoo! Hotjobs can target candidates via Yahoo! mobile. We are showing some positive tracking with the positions we are currently advertising. I feel it helps us cast a larger net via mobile internet access. It was a logical decision for us seeing that Yahoo! is the homepage for 3 of the 5 largest wireless providers.

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