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Omni hosts first Web 2.0/Social Media Recruitment Seminar
Omni hosted the first of a series of expert seminars on Web 2.0 / Social Media Recruitment or “Social Recruitment ” in Central London in March 2009. Attended by over of a dozen of the UK’s leading recruitment, resourcing and talent acquisition professionals, the seminar looked at how Web 2.0 / Social Media tools such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube should and could be used for recruitment.
The seminar considered current examples of good and bad practice in Social Recruitment. Participants discussed how organisations can harness the power of new internet tools to recruit the best people at less cost.
Robert Leggett, Managing Director of Omni said “This seminar was a fantastic forum for recruitment leaders to discuss important developments in the field of web based recruitment. Social Recruitment will be the recruitment method of choice in the near future and it’s important that organisations understand what it means to them as quickly as possible before it’s too late.”
Seminar participants had similar views;
‘Since attending this seminar I've been completely fired up about social media and have joined twitter, set up my own ning site, headhunted more through linkedin and prepared a presentation for the team - so all in all pretty inspiring!’ - Claire Sedge - Senior HR Manager, Financial Times
‘A whistle stop tour of the world of Social Media with a real insight into how it could and should be used in recruitment’ - Jo Hussey – Employer Brand Manager, Nationwide
'Olivia and the rest of the team over at Omni have a no-nonsense approach to a media sector often swamped with nonsense. She and the guys at Omni have a clear and pragmatic approach to what works in social media, and more importantly doesn't work.' - David Hipkin – Head of Recruitment & Resourcing, Reed Business Information
‘A great, well paced and informative seminar. Very well worthwhile’ - Ildiko Mulley – European Resourcing Manager, Activision Blizzard
'A really pacy, informative & insightful overview of how Social Media can be used to attract, recruit and retain. Left me with lots of ideas of things I’d like to pursue, Thank you!’ - Scott Jarvis – Director of Resource & Change, Sodexo
‘I really enjoyed this and you kept my attention all day and I feel motivated to get going! My mind maps are already forming a plan’ - Lisa Gridley – HR Manager, The YOU Trust
Omni is running further seminars during the coming months. Contact us directly to book your place.
