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Thomas Shaw is the Founder and Managing Director of Recruitment Directory, which is an online directory of talent providers and systems across Australia & New Zealand. It also provides consulting services to Recruitment Agencies, Job Boards and Employers on 5 key areas such as Talent Sourcing, On Boarding, Workforce Management, Employee Engagement and Management Systems.

With both a IT and HR background, Thomas has recently created various social networking applications and creating recruitment strategies integrating Web 2.0 tools into daily recruitment use. Previously, he has worked as an IT Recruitment Consultant across leading financial organisations, before beginning his career in Organisational Development. For more information please visit http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au



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Recruitment Directory NEW Recruiting Analytics that Matter
2:45pm Wednesday 17 March 2010 - Recruitment Directory

Newton Software has put together a simple guide to getting started with recruiting analytics. The recruiting analytics that you decide to capture should answer the most common questions that arise in recruiting.
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Recruitment Directory How long do you keep the candidates application for?
6:53pm Tuesday 16 March 2010 - Recruitment Directory

While researching application forms today, I came across an question that I had to share. It's one of these questions which no one really talks about. "How long will you permit us to store your personal information in the database?"
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Recruitment Directory Are your job ads mobile tagged? 2D Barcodes - QR Code & Microsoft Tag
8:45am Friday 05 March 2010 - Recruitment Directory

Have you ever noticed weird barcodes printed in the newspaper, on outdoor advertising posters or on the back of food packages? Don't panic, there was no stuff up at the printers. These barcodes are there for a reason…for YOU to scan over with your mobile phone and find out more information.
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Recruitment Directory Job Board Statistics - February 2010
5:15pm Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Recruitment Directory

Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during February 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.98m, CareerOne 1.76m, MyCareer 1.43m
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Recruitment Directory Mobile Device Statistics & Mobile Application behaviour. AdMob Mobile Metrics report
8:00am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Recruitment Directory

Lately, I have been working on new product development ideas around the use of mobile devices for a number of recruitment clients. Our discussions always seem to come back to this one question... Should we build a specific mobile application for the platform or optimise our existing website?
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Recruitment Directory Do you provide an API?
12:33pm Monday 01 March 2010 - Recruitment Directory

Every website wants to have the highest number of visitors, and unfortunately this will either cost you lots of money or take you a considerable amount of time building a community. One of the ways you can build a traffic referral network and engage with your community is by providing an API.
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Recruitment Directory Thinking about a career as a Chartered Accountant? View the mobile website
2:38pm Wednesday 24 February 2010 - Recruitment Directory

Becoming a Chartered Accountant is a long process... juggling work, study and family commitments for years! It's great to see industry bodies using technology to promote career paths to the new generation of workers.
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Recruitment Directory Congratulations Thomas. Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters!
1:00pm Monday 22 February 2010 - Recruitment Directory

John Sumser has just released HRExaminer's second series of lists documenting the online world’s Most Influential People in HR and its subsets. Australian Thomas Shaw has been included at number 3 of the Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters. Not only is it an honor to be included in John's research, but to be listed as the only Australian and at such a high ranking was a complete shock.
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Recruitment Directory Recruiters decrease the use of Niche Job Boards, Social Networking sites and Refer a Friend Incentives to source candidates?
11:43am Monday 22 February 2010 - Recruitment Directory

The RCSA has released the latest Quarterly Business Manager Survey results for the 4th Qtr 2009. The survey results show a decrease in the use of Niche Job Boards, Social Networking sites and Refer a Friend Incentives to source candidates. But is this survey result a true reflection of industry trends or an error in the survey?
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Recruitment Directory Is your Job Application Form redirecting candidate applications to identity thieves?
2:57pm Wednesday 10 February 2010 - Recruitment Directory

Did you know on some application forms you can manipulate the URL and have the candidate’s job application redirected to someone else’s email address? Job boards, career/recruitment websites are already a haven for identity thieves and this "oversight" on your application form is fueling their business!
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