About Author: Jacco Valkenburg

Jacco Valkenburg is an international recruitment expert, trainer and author (5 books). He has more than 20 years experience in global recruitment strategies and execution spanning numerous countries for leading companies. As founder of Recruiter University and Recruit2 he provides companies with recruitment training and consultancy. His mission is helping companies ‘from good to great staffing’.

Posts by Jacco Valkenburg

  • This is the single most important tip because it is the foundation of a high quality approach in sourcing; reverse engineering of a search. Learn more. 0

    Advanced sourcing: Reverse Engineering of a Search (tip #1)

    This is the single most important tip because it is the foundation of a high quality approach in sourcing; reverse engineering of a search. Learn more.

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  • Sourcing refers to the identification and uncovering of candidates (or talent) through proactive recruitment techniques. All articles will contain some lesser-known search techniques and strategies that go beyond the standard Boolean searches. 0

    HOW TO: advanced sourcing techniques for recruiters

    Sourcing refers to the identification and uncovering of candidates (or talent) through proactive recruitment techniques. All articles will contain some lesser-known search techniques and strategies that go beyond the standard Boolean searches.

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  • The advertising agency TBWA Istanbul devised an innovative recruitment process to select five students. For the past 10 years, TBWA\ISTANBUL chose their interns after a 3 day selection process. For the first time this year, the agency used EEG technology to measure the emotions of more than 500 candidates when […] 0

    AdLove: the innovative idea to recruit passionate talent for advertising

    The advertising agency TBWA Istanbul devised an innovative recruitment process to select five students. For the past 10 years, TBWA\ISTANBUL chose their interns after a 3 day selection process. For the first time this year, the agency used EEG technology to measure the emotions of more than 500 candidates when […]

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  • Given the competitive nature of the recruitment industry, most recruiters are already aware of the fact that they need to make the most of social networking sites in order to remain competitive and generate favourable results for their clients. Despite, many recruiters being aware of the majority of social networking […] 0

    How can the recruitment advertising industry make the most of Google+?

    Given the competitive nature of the recruitment industry, most recruiters are already aware of the fact that they need to make the most of social networking sites in order to remain competitive and generate favourable results for their clients. Despite, many recruiters being aware of the majority of social networking […]

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  • You don’t have to be a futurologist to predict that mobile devices will be, if they aren’t already, the way we get information and how we stay current on the latest news locally and worldwide. While many people use mobile devices to send text messages, make calls, check in on Facebook, […] 1

    Mobile devices will be the most common way people search for jobs

    You don’t have to be a futurologist to predict that mobile devices will be, if they aren’t already, the way we get information and how we stay current on the latest news locally and worldwide. While many people use mobile devices to send text messages, make calls, check in on Facebook, […]

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  • There’s an on-going trend to simplify websites to make them more suitable for tablet-PCs and smartphones aka a mobile-first or tablet-first strategy. LinkedIn is also going this route and has made a few changes to the navigation bar. As I’m always one of the ‘lucky’ people to get the new releases […] 0

    First look at the new LinkedIn Navigation bar

    There’s an on-going trend to simplify websites to make them more suitable for tablet-PCs and smartphones aka a mobile-first or tablet-first strategy. LinkedIn is also going this route and has made a few changes to the navigation bar. As I’m always one of the ‘lucky’ people to get the new releases […]

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  • The world’s largest professional network now connects more than a quarter of all Dutch adults, after LinkedIn passed the 4 million member mark in the Netherlands (with a total population of 16 million people). LinkedIn has established themselves as the social media platform where Dutch professionals come to talk business, […] 0

    LinkedIn connects more than 25% of Dutch adults

    The world’s largest professional network now connects more than a quarter of all Dutch adults, after LinkedIn passed the 4 million member mark in the Netherlands (with a total population of 16 million people). LinkedIn has established themselves as the social media platform where Dutch professionals come to talk business, […]

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  • More and more people are talking about Employer Branding if it’s something from the past. A company is made of Employees and in this age of Social Media a story is best told by them. They are the best ambassadors, right? But if your company offered you a pay raise […] 0

    Forget about Employer Branding, think Employee Branding

    More and more people are talking about Employer Branding if it’s something from the past. A company is made of Employees and in this age of Social Media a story is best told by them. They are the best ambassadors, right? But if your company offered you a pay raise […]

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  • Recent research has highlighted that employment in the UK continues to be driven by small and medium enterprises (SME’S). Stephens Scown Solicitors have researched and discovered emerging trends relating to employment in the UK; their findings show: 4.8 Million business in the UK private sector 29.6 Million people employed, 23.9 […] 0

    Employment in the UK [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Recent research has highlighted that employment in the UK continues to be driven by small and medium enterprises (SME’S). Stephens Scown Solicitors have researched and discovered emerging trends relating to employment in the UK; their findings show: 4.8 Million business in the UK private sector 29.6 Million people employed, 23.9 […]

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