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

  • LinkedIn Labs hosts a small set of projects and experimental features built by the employees of LinkedIn. LinkedIn shares them as demonstrations and to solicit feedback, but they are intended to be low-maintenance experiments, and may be added and removed over time based on popularity and support.   NewIn This […] 0

    LinkedIn Labs launches with 4 experimental features

    Posted on October 13, 2010
    LinkedIn Labs hosts a small set of projects and experimental features built by the employees of LinkedIn. LinkedIn shares them as demonstrations and to solicit feedback, but they are intended to be low-maintenance experiments, and may be added and removed over time based on popularity and support.   NewIn This […]

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    And where were you?

    Posted on October 8, 2010
    Finding people on social networks has become the norm.

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  • Conference venue: Theatre De Meerse, Hoofddorp, Netherlands 13.00-19.00 hr We are on the dawn of a new business era. Economic growth, ageing populations and the urge to be more agile and different compared to competitors will present enormous challenges for recruiting, retaining and engaging the best talent. Employer Branding is […] 3

    International Conference Employer Branding – 4 Nov 2010

    Posted on October 2, 2010
    Conference venue: Theatre De Meerse, Hoofddorp, Netherlands 13.00-19.00 hr We are on the dawn of a new business era. Economic growth, ageing populations and the urge to be more agile and different compared to competitors will present enormous challenges for recruiting, retaining and engaging the best talent. Employer Branding is […]

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  • With LinkedIn Jobs you can look for jobs on LinkedIn, and view instantly who in your network can introduce you for a position. This way LinkedIn supports both the jobseeker and the employer in bringing together supply and demand. The results contain only public job postings, paid for by recruiters […] 1

    Use SimplyHired to find jobs with help from your LinkedIn network

    Posted on September 27, 2010
    With LinkedIn Jobs you can look for jobs on LinkedIn, and view instantly who in your network can introduce you for a position. This way LinkedIn supports both the jobseeker and the employer in bringing together supply and demand. The results contain only public job postings, paid for by recruiters […]

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  • The aim of Fairfax Employment Marketing Awards (FEMA) is to recognise and reward creative and effective employment advertising and excellence in the field of recruitment in Australia. The winners of the FEMA 2010 awards have been announced and the winner of the Best Single Campaign and Best Corporate Career site […] 0

    Winners Fairfax Employment Marketing Awards 2010

    Posted on September 27, 2010
    The aim of Fairfax Employment Marketing Awards (FEMA) is to recognise and reward creative and effective employment advertising and excellence in the field of recruitment in Australia. The winners of the FEMA 2010 awards have been announced and the winner of the Best Single Campaign and Best Corporate Career site […]

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  • Recruiter.com and Monster will present a one-day conference in Boston, MA: RecruitFest. And I’ll be attending! I look forward to meet some of the most intelligent and exciting people in the recruiting and HR profession (350+ already signed up). Tweetup on October 7th, 7-10pm Conference on October 7th, 9am-5pm Party […] 3

    Recruitment conference: #RecruitFest 7 Oct 2010 Boston, MA (10% discount)

    Posted on September 25, 2010
    Recruiter.com and Monster will present a one-day conference in Boston, MA: RecruitFest. And I’ll be attending! I look forward to meet some of the most intelligent and exciting people in the recruiting and HR profession (350+ already signed up). Tweetup on October 7th, 7-10pm Conference on October 7th, 9am-5pm Party […]

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  • Job Boards need to change and improve their services if they don’t want to go down the route of print-media. Clients have started to look for alternative ways to promote jobs faster, cheaper and more effective than Job Boards. Social Media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn lead the way […] 9

    The future of Job Boards 2020

    Posted on September 22, 2010
    Job Boards need to change and improve their services if they don’t want to go down the route of print-media. Clients have started to look for alternative ways to promote jobs faster, cheaper and more effective than Job Boards. Social Media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn lead the way […]

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  • The annual L’OREAL Brandstorm competition is a highly prestigious and closely watched event among the international marketing community. Since its inception in 1993, almost 43.000 students have taken the challenge which essentially revamps international L’OREAL brands. In 2009, over 6.200 students participated, spanning 200 universities and 36 countries. L’Oréal invites […] 0

    Business game: L’Oréal Brandstorm 2011

    Posted on September 22, 2010
    The annual L’OREAL Brandstorm competition is a highly prestigious and closely watched event among the international marketing community. Since its inception in 1993, almost 43.000 students have taken the challenge which essentially revamps international L’OREAL brands. In 2009, over 6.200 students participated, spanning 200 universities and 36 countries. L’Oréal invites […]

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  • We are very happy to release an iPhone and Android App with the latest news, tips and tricks for job seekers from career coaches and recruiters around the world. This App is aimed at English, Dutch and German readers and contains many references to online career sources. It also includes […] 0

    Job Seeking and Career Coaching tips on your mobile phone!

    Posted on September 21, 2010
    We are very happy to release an iPhone and Android App with the latest news, tips and tricks for job seekers from career coaches and recruiters around the world. This App is aimed at English, Dutch and German readers and contains many references to online career sources. It also includes […]

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