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Recruitment and live streaming on Facebook - employer examples

It appears New Zealand and Australia are leading the way when it comes to one area of social recruiting. Working with Deloitte New Zealand, we adopted an approach used by celebrities and politicians and applied this to a graduate recruitment context. About 15 months ago we ran our first interactive live streaming video show on our Facebook page. At the time…See More

Blog post by Paul Jacobs Mar 21, 2011

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Blog posts by Paul Jacobs Sep 29, 2010

The survival of recruitment, work and the world depends on this face

This is the face captured by photographer Phil Toldano and explained in the excellent Ted talk (embedded below) by game designer Jane McGonigal. It captures the emotion of gaming. Toldano set up a camera in front of gamers while they were playing. McGonigal in the video alerts us to the subtle nuances in this photo:the sense of urgency, a little bit of fear, but intense concentration, deep deep focus on tackling a really difficult problem.The crinkle of the eyes up, and around the mouth is a…See More

Blog post by Paul Jacobs Mar 24, 2010

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Brian Meeks commented on Paul Jacobs's blog post 'Recruitment and addictive gaming'

I made my living buildind spaces in the virtual world of Second Life for 3 years. I have a friend who made 80K over several years by selling virtual clothing in Second Life. The world is an interesting place and that video did a great job of…

Mar 17, 2010

Rob Humphrey commented on Paul Jacobs's blog post 'Recruitment and addictive gaming'

That is indeed a kick ass presentation. As a former recruiter for game studios like Harmonix (Rock Band 2) , Bungie, etc the application of game theroy and immersive technology has a direct connection to successful recruitment marketing strategies.…

Mar 3, 2010

Recruitment and addictive gaming

Video link.The above video is supreme. It has nothing directly to do with recruitment, but it made me think hard about recruitment, especially what would happen if there was more revolutionary, transformational and original thinking within the recruitment industry. It also follows on from my…See More

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Recruitment and addictive gaming

Video link.The above video is supreme. It has nothing directly to do with recruitment, but it made me think hard about recruitment, especially what would happen if there was more revolutionary, transformational and original thinking within the recruitment industry. It also follows on from my…See More

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