Last week I had the good fortune to be invited onto Viv Oyolu‘s show Dream Corner on OnFM London Radio 101.4, along with fellow guests Elkie Holland from IT recruitment agency Prospectus and Lois Ireson from communications company MSB Executive, … Continue reading
To my readers, clients and friends, wishing you the very best for Christmas and 2012. Thank you for your contribution to Winning Impression in 2011! I’m off to pick Richard up from Gatwick, he is returning after touring for a … Continue reading
You may have seen this video doing the rounds on Facebook. Though the message to us all is about our everyday behaviour, it also shows us exactly how we should interact on social media. Be generous, share knowledge, engage in … Continue reading
During lunch today, Mervyn Dinnen and I had a lively conversation about the Social Recruitment bubble we work in. We exchanged stories of the puzzled looks we receive when we explain that our careers are in Social Media and giggled … Continue reading
I read this great post the other day titled one simple tip to be memorable at interview that suggests a great way to be remembered is to wear bright scarf or handkerchief. So I thought I’d ask Camilla Horwood, founder … Continue reading
It’s not unusual to hear that someone got their job because they were referred to the employer by a friend. Certainly the increase in social media has helped this process but I love the way MyPeopleBiz has taken it to … Continue reading
I’ve had this post ready to go for a few days and now I’ve seen this great Mashable blog, Here’s how people look at your profile – literally, it seems I best share it! It’s interesting talking to people about … Continue reading
CardMunch is an iPhone app from LinkedIn… so I guess my question should be does CardMunch have a place in recruitment among iPhone users? The free app converts a photo of a business card into a LinkedIn contact. Simply take … Continue reading
It’s essential to protect your reputation. It’s your personal brand, both online and offline, and in this modern era it can easily be destroyed with an inappropriate post, sent for all eternity, out onto the world wide web. Most of … Continue reading
Sadly our family knows very little about my father’s parents. My father knows that his father Harry was born around 1900, came to England in 1901 and served, as an alien, for the British in World War 1 for the … Continue reading