Gillian Meier's Blog (8)

Social Recruitment – Reality or Hype?

Over the last year or so there has been much hype around Social Networking and even more specifically, social recruitment. Social recruitment is a reality and can be very valuable as part of a recruitment…

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Added by Gillian Meier on March 8, 2010 at 4:03am — No Comments

Stop drowning in CV's. Use your lifelines.

With the unemployment rate in South Africa currently at its highest in over twenty five years it is estimated that around one million Job Seekers lost their jobs last year as a result of the

recession. Before the recession, job seekers were careful not to apply for jobs that they were not suited to, however with so many unemployed job seekers in the marketplace companies are now being inundated with job applications, many of which are not…

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Added by Gillian Meier on March 8, 2010 at 3:30am — No Comments

Jobs.co.za Launches Unique Job Application Filtering Tool

Jobs.co.za, South Africa's Job Portal - today announces the launch of their pioneering new Job Application Filter as part of their existing application filtering suite.





With the unemployment rate in South Africa currently at its highest in over 25 years it is estimated that around 1,0 million Job Seekers lost their jobs in the last year as a result of the recession, and with January and February typically known as the… Continue

Added by Gillian Meier on February 3, 2010 at 10:16am — 1 Comment

South Africa’s Employment Times: Jobs, Unemployment and Hiring in Q4 2009.

In a statement by Mr Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Economic Development, to the National Assembly on the framework for South Africa’s response to the International Economic Crisis on 20 August 2009 he said: “The recession was triggered by the global economic crisis and South Africa lagged many other economies in the timing of its impact on our production, employment and economic performance. Early signs were evident from late last year but the economic data released this year has confirmed the… Continue

Added by Gillian Meier on November 11, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

The Impact of the Recession on Recruitment in South Africa

The SA Recruiters Network recently conducted a survey amongst South African Recruitment agencies as well as Human Resources and Hiring Managers of Corporate South Africa to review the impact that the recession is having on recruitment.



The SA Recruiters Network is an online networking community for South African Recruitment and HR professionals. It was formed in May this year by Gillian Meier, CEO of… Continue

Added by Gillian Meier on July 3, 2009 at 4:48am — No Comments

The Impact of the Recession on Recruitment in South Africa

The SA Recruiters Network recently conducted a survey amongst South African Recruitment agencies as well as Human Resources and Hiring Managers of Corporate South Africa to review the impact that the recession is having on recruitment.



The SA Recruiters Network is an online networking community for South African Recruitment and HR professionals. It was formed in May this year by Gillian Meier, CEO of… Continue

Added by Gillian Meier on July 3, 2009 at 4:43am — No Comments

Advertise your jobs if you want to find the best hidden skills.

During the current financial crisis many companies are being forced to retrench staff; and it’s in times like these that quality employees are holding onto their jobs. Generally these are the candidates that are making a valuable contribution to their current employer and are less likely to be considered for retrenchment. But these are exactly the types of skills that recruiters will need to hunt down if they want to ensure that they are hiring the best.



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Added by Gillian Meier on May 19, 2009 at 7:21am — No Comments

Attracting Talent from all over the Web

By applying specialised search techniques, online talent search specialists are able to uncover passive candidates in the shadowy Deep Web - wherever they gather to work and play.



The employment market is generally categorised into three main talent pools, namely the unemployed Job Seekers, the employed job seekers and the passive (non-job seeking) candidate. By understanding the nature of these various talent pools, Recruiters are in a better position to attract the right… Continue

Added by Gillian Meier on May 15, 2009 at 5:16am — No Comments

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