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Dear Linkedin: you’re trying too hard

I can’t be the only one getting fed up with all the meaningless noise on LinkedIn – all the updates and features desperately trying to get me to interact. To me, it seems that LinkedIn is trying to hard. For example: In the past week, I helped two clients change some details on their profile:…

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The world is full of experts – No, really…

It is quite bizarre to see the whole world are now trainers in social media – everywhere you look – promising to take you to the golden sunset in the sky. It can be anyone with a Twitter account, LinkedIn company page or access to Google + and yet there seems to be so few …

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Are we all a bit like Felix?

When it comes to Social Media for HR, are we a bit like Felix Baumgartner? Standing on the edge of space, waiting to leap? He set the world record for skydiving an estimated 39 kilometres (24 mi), reaching an estimated speed of 1357.64 km/h (843.6 mph), or Mach 1.25, on 14 October 2012, and became…

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Huge thanks to…

So, here we are. Pactive is more than just an idea, or a plan. It’s here. Of course, I’ve been working in Recruitment and HR support for many years – doing great work with some great people. Their trust in me and the services I offer is beyond gratifying. Without them, Pactive wouldn’t exist now…

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Getting help

Just a quick tip – throughout all the training I’ve done, it always strikes me that information from LinkedIn just doesn’t sink in for many HR teams. The fact is that there are so many features and tools that many people don’t – or can’t – use. But if you ever get stuck, LinkedIn has…

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What’s your LinkedIn Talent Brand Index?

For a time, Employer Branding was an idea that only the big boys worried about – but it soon became standard practice for organisations of all shapes and sizes to pay close attention to the way their employer values and personality are communicated. Today, a strong Employer Brand is a must – a foundation for…

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