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

  • You might be aware of the annual Robert Walters Global Salary Survey, a comprehensive review of global recruitment trends and salary levels. But did you know that they have made this information available via a simple iPhone App? The Salary Checker App allows you to check how much a typical […] 0

    The Salary Checker App – a global overview of salary trends and levels

    Posted on August 4, 2011
    You might be aware of the annual Robert Walters Global Salary Survey, a comprehensive review of global recruitment trends and salary levels. But did you know that they have made this information available via a simple iPhone App? The Salary Checker App allows you to check how much a typical […]

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  • In LinkedIn you have the possibility to share short news updates, web articles and (YouTube) videos via your own profile with your network. This function was called ‘Status Update‘ in the past, now ‘Share‘, and can be found on top of your homepage after you log in or via the […] 0

    Tip: easy sharing of information on LinkedIn

    Posted on August 3, 2011
    In LinkedIn you have the possibility to share short news updates, web articles and (YouTube) videos via your own profile with your network. This function was called ‘Status Update‘ in the past, now ‘Share‘, and can be found on top of your homepage after you log in or via the […]

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  • Widgets are basic visual building blocks which, combined in an application, hold all the data processed by the application and the available interactions on this data. small software programs or code that can be integrated into websites or blogs (source: Wikipedia]. LinkedIn offers such a plugin, in javascript code, which […] 2

    LinkedIn member profile widget: pimp your website or blog

    Posted on July 26, 2011
    Widgets are basic visual building blocks which, combined in an application, hold all the data processed by the application and the available interactions on this data. small software programs or code that can be integrated into websites or blogs (source: Wikipedia]. LinkedIn offers such a plugin, in javascript code, which […]

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  • If you are living in the USA you are probably aware of Monster new semantic search engine called 6Sense aka Power Resume Search for Recruiters or Job Search for candidates. This new way of searching through the Monster database will be available in other countries soon. It’s a new concept-matching […] 0

    6Sense from Monster explained [VIDEO]

    Posted on July 18, 2011
    If you are living in the USA you are probably aware of Monster new semantic search engine called 6Sense aka Power Resume Search for Recruiters or Job Search for candidates. This new way of searching through the Monster database will be available in other countries soon. It’s a new concept-matching […]

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  • Without a doubt, a positive online brand experience creates loyal customers and potential candidates. As several studies have discovered, the majority of consumers who engage with a brand in the digital space – whether by participating in a contest or by ‘liking’ a brand on Facebook – tend to not […] 2

    What makes people want to follow a brand? [Infographic]

    Posted on June 30, 2011
    Without a doubt, a positive online brand experience creates loyal customers and potential candidates. As several studies have discovered, the majority of consumers who engage with a brand in the digital space – whether by participating in a contest or by ‘liking’ a brand on Facebook – tend to not […]

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  • What are the current hot topics in Recruitment? What’s being discussed by HR Managers and Recruitment Consultants? We’ve made a selection from the most popular discussions within the LinkedIn group Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals. This group is dedicated to Recruiters and has almost 70.000 members which makes it one […] 0

    Now on LinkedIn: the most discussed recruitment topics

    Posted on June 29, 2011
    What are the current hot topics in Recruitment? What’s being discussed by HR Managers and Recruitment Consultants? We’ve made a selection from the most popular discussions within the LinkedIn group Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals. This group is dedicated to Recruiters and has almost 70.000 members which makes it one […]

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  • A question often asked to me is “when is the best time to post on social media?“. Data suggests that there are distinct windows in which to share content if you want to achieve to get maximum exposure. It’s important to know when the highest percentage of your audience is […] 1

    When to post on Facebook and Twitter? Science tells us

    Posted on June 24, 2011
    A question often asked to me is “when is the best time to post on social media?“. Data suggests that there are distinct windows in which to share content if you want to achieve to get maximum exposure. It’s important to know when the highest percentage of your audience is […]

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  • The Referral Engine from LinkedIn will be available end of 2011 and promises to ‘Unlock the Power of Your Employees’ Networks. It was first announced on 3rd of November 2010 and is solution that has been developed in partnership with Accenture to pilot the product and get the final details […] 0

    LinkedIn Referral Engine

    Posted on June 22, 2011
    The Referral Engine from LinkedIn will be available end of 2011 and promises to ‘Unlock the Power of Your Employees’ Networks. It was first announced on 3rd of November 2010 and is solution that has been developed in partnership with Accenture to pilot the product and get the final details […]

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  • It’s no secret that LinkedIn is developing more Recruitment and Talent Management solutions to strenghten their portfolio in this important, revenue making, market. One company that’s making use of this is Korn/Ferry, who developed a leadership assessment tool which is now available if you have a LinkedIn profile. You can […] 0

    Korn/Ferry’s leadership assessment tool (on LinkedIn)

    Posted on June 15, 2011
    It’s no secret that LinkedIn is developing more Recruitment and Talent Management solutions to strenghten their portfolio in this important, revenue making, market. One company that’s making use of this is Korn/Ferry, who developed a leadership assessment tool which is now available if you have a LinkedIn profile. You can […]

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