I just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you. I have been writing this blog for nearly 5 years now >> *wow!* , and I still get as much of a buzz about writing it as I did when I started. The continual feedback and comment I get from readers of this blog around the world just adds to the motivation.
2011 has been an interesting and busy year and has seen me do work in Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, France and of course the UK. After 22 years in the industry, I still love learning about recruitment, and understanding how different cultures and countries approach the same problem of finding talent. I am hoping that next year that will continue to happen, with new opportunities to explore.
I also had my first business book published this year - Smart Social Media Recruitment Strategies, which has had excellent reviews. At the end of the year, I took up a Non-Executive Director role with a really interesting social recruiting tech start-up. No more details just just yet - but more will be revealed early next year.
The social recruiting concept seems finally to have reached acceptance with companies - both corporates and recruitment agencies. People talk about 2012 being the year of the mobile - well I think it will be much more about 2012 being the year of integrating social recruiting into recruitment strategies far and wide.
One thing that is definite for 2012 in the recruitment industry, and that is change. Social media, the recession and the talent shortages have flipped recruitment on its head. The question for me is how quickly companies, recruitment agencies and software vendors will react to the ever changing needs, demands and expectations of the talent worldwide.
Bring on 2012 - it is going to be an exciting year for recruitment!
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