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

  • Imagine that you are looking for a new job. You do your orientation, create a preference list and make a few calls for more information. Strong possibility that within no time your mailbox is crammed with brochures. All nicely decorated. All with beautiful pictures. All nicely pressed. All A4. Nothing […] 0

    The smallest corporate employer branding brochure in the world

    Imagine that you are looking for a new job. You do your orientation, create a preference list and make a few calls for more information. Strong possibility that within no time your mailbox is crammed with brochures. All nicely decorated. All with beautiful pictures. All nicely pressed. All A4. Nothing […]

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  • More and more social (sharing) tools are coming available on the market that promise to boost your Employee Referral Program (ERP). These tools are build to easily share your vacancies via employees on their preferred social network of choice e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. But will such a tool really […] 0

    How do you approach your (social) referral program?

    More and more social (sharing) tools are coming available on the market that promise to boost your Employee Referral Program (ERP). These tools are build to easily share your vacancies via employees on their preferred social network of choice e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. But will such a tool really […]

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  • “Unlike many other places that sell coffee, Starbucks built the equity of our brand through the Starbucks Experience.” – Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks. Starbucks does not sell just coffee. Starbucks sells coffee and all the typical Starbucks service. And that service is offered worldwide by the best people out […] 1

    Work at Starbucks – Love what you do

    “Unlike many other places that sell coffee, Starbucks built the equity of our brand through the Starbucks Experience.” – Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks. Starbucks does not sell just coffee. Starbucks sells coffee and all the typical Starbucks service. And that service is offered worldwide by the best people out […]

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  • Real following… © 2010 Jacco Valkenburg 0

    Do you wanna follow me?

    Real following… © 2010 Jacco Valkenburg

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  • “YOU DON’T GET TO 500 MILLION FRIENDS WITHOUT MAKING A FEW ENEMIES” Columbia Pictures unveiled its teaser “The Social Network” and the web site 500millionfriends.com for the upcoming Columbia Pictures film about the origins of Facebook which is set for release in October 2010. Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg, who founded […] 0

    Movie: “The Social Network”

    “YOU DON’T GET TO 500 MILLION FRIENDS WITHOUT MAKING A FEW ENEMIES” Columbia Pictures unveiled its teaser “The Social Network” and the web site 500millionfriends.com for the upcoming Columbia Pictures film about the origins of Facebook which is set for release in October 2010. Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg, who founded […]

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  • Another infographic with an overview of the top 20 nationalities that immigrate to the USA in 2008: Click on the picture to enlarge it 0

    Immigration: Who’s Coming to America? (Infographic)

    Another infographic with an overview of the top 20 nationalities that immigrate to the USA in 2008: Click on the picture to enlarge it

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  • Most resumes are standard and boring. Yet there are many who are creative and beautiful. For example this beautiful Ukrainian CV of Anna Yenina: Click on the picture to enlarge it. This series of creative CVs, or special online profiles, can be found under the blog category “CV’s & profiles“. 2

    Curriculum Vitae design 12.0

    Most resumes are standard and boring. Yet there are many who are creative and beautiful. For example this beautiful Ukrainian CV of Anna Yenina: Click on the picture to enlarge it. This series of creative CVs, or special online profiles, can be found under the blog category “CV’s & profiles“.

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  • 15 March 1983: The first pre-web geo service was born 0

    Way back when…

    15 March 1983: The first pre-web geo service was born

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