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

  • TNS, the world’s largest custom research company, launched TNS Mobile Life 2011, the largest ever global research study into today’s mobile consumer. Now into its sixth year, TNS Mobile Life is the result of more than 25,000 hours of interviews with over 34,000 respondents in 43 countries. It provides a […] 0

    New study reveals penalty for not keeping up in relentlessly changing mobile category

    Posted on April 19, 2011
    TNS, the world’s largest custom research company, launched TNS Mobile Life 2011, the largest ever global research study into today’s mobile consumer. Now into its sixth year, TNS Mobile Life is the result of more than 25,000 hours of interviews with over 34,000 respondents in 43 countries. It provides a […]

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  • Monster Worldwide has launched already popular iPhone and iPad Apps and, more recently, an Android App as an extension of their website. They are now further expanding their mobile suite further with the Monster.com Interviews app* as the “ultimate tool to help you through the job interview process“. This step-by-step […] 0

    Mobile App to help you through the job interview process

    Posted on April 18, 2011
    Monster Worldwide has launched already popular iPhone and iPad Apps and, more recently, an Android App as an extension of their website. They are now further expanding their mobile suite further with the Monster.com Interviews app* as the “ultimate tool to help you through the job interview process“. This step-by-step […]

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  • A complete list with 243 countries that LinkedIn is using, including the country codes and the URL to identify these profiles. 4

    List of countries on LinkedIn (incl code)

    Posted on April 8, 2011
    A complete list with 243 countries that LinkedIn is using, including the country codes and the URL to identify these profiles.

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  • This 3D CV is brilliant. It has been created as a infopgraphic in 3D-style with in the centre you have the creator, Arnaud Velten, and it includes detailed information about his career from 1992 – 2008. The 5 different colors codes represent different subject/interests & locations. There is so much […] 0

    Great infographic CV in 3D!

    Posted on April 2, 2011
    This 3D CV is brilliant. It has been created as a infopgraphic in 3D-style with in the centre you have the creator, Arnaud Velten, and it includes detailed information about his career from 1992 – 2008. The 5 different colors codes represent different subject/interests & locations. There is so much […]

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    See who’s viewing your LinkedIn profile with Profile Stats

    Posted on March 28, 2011
    The ‘Who’s viewed my profile‘ page is probably one of the most visited pages on LinkedIn as a lot of people are checking this. In fact, I know some people who check this page daily! For paid members LinkedIn provides more statistics around this topic. Not only can you see […]

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  • Looking for the current highest traffic social networks? Check out this infographic with 29 very active social networks that have at least one million visitors per day. Of course Facebook dominates the list. Interestingly, if you combine all the daily visitors for the other 28 social networks on this list […] 1

    Worlds Largest Social Networking Sites (2011)

    Posted on March 28, 2011
    Looking for the current highest traffic social networks? Check out this infographic with 29 very active social networks that have at least one million visitors per day. Of course Facebook dominates the list. Interestingly, if you combine all the daily visitors for the other 28 social networks on this list […]

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  • From the Dilbert comic strip: We’re no longer using the term “Work-Life Balance” because it implies  that your life is important. Now we call it “Work-Life Integration” so it’s easier to make you work when you would prefer being with loved ones And I’d like to give a big thanks […] 1

    Work-Life Integration

    Posted on March 26, 2011
    From the Dilbert comic strip: We’re no longer using the term “Work-Life Balance” because it implies  that your life is important. Now we call it “Work-Life Integration” so it’s easier to make you work when you would prefer being with loved ones And I’d like to give a big thanks […]

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  • #Tru are coming back to for the third time to Amsterdam. #Tru have built a global community of individuals who work or have an interest in what we call “The People Space.” The people space consists of Recruiters, (direct and agency), H.R. professionals, Branders, Digital Media Professionals, Technologists, Job Seekers, […] 0

    Unconference #truAmsterdam3 on 28-29 April 2011

    Posted on March 24, 2011
    #Tru are coming back to for the third time to Amsterdam. #Tru have built a global community of individuals who work or have an interest in what we call “The People Space.” The people space consists of Recruiters, (direct and agency), H.R. professionals, Branders, Digital Media Professionals, Technologists, Job Seekers, […]

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  • Today, after almost 8 years since it start, LinkedIn.com reached a huge milestone by passing 100 million registered members. The data team at LinkedIn compiled some fun and interesting facts together. Check out this infographic: 0

    LinkedIn passes 100 million members [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Posted on March 22, 2011
    Today, after almost 8 years since it start, LinkedIn.com reached a huge milestone by passing 100 million registered members. The data team at LinkedIn compiled some fun and interesting facts together. Check out this infographic:

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