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front end user stats - ie hit count, number of apps

Started Sep 11

Recruitment Directory releases white label iPhone job search applications
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FOR SALE: digitalindustryjobs.com

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Jeff Dickey-Chasins commented on Thomas Shaw's blog post 'Integrating the LinkedIn API with your Job Board/Recruitment database'
Great article - Thanks, Thomas!
on Tuesday
Thomas Shaw added a blog post
Last week, I wrote a blog post about how LinkedIn has released a public API for developers to build 3rd party applications using the database. Today, I thought I would show you how easy it was to create a application utilising the LinkedIn API. I ...
on Tuesday
Thomas Shaw commented on Thomas Shaw's blog post 'Cut the fat. Application Form Filename Structure'
I ran a report on a client site after I posted the blog and there was only 276/601 candidate resumes in the past 24 hours that contained an underscore. Most were a mix of "thomas resume 09may2009", "resume", "resume - jobtitle". It shouldnt matt...
November 26
Chris Russell commented on Thomas Shaw's blog post 'Cut the fat. Application Form Filename Structure'
candidates should be doing this anyway as it makes their resumes more easy to locate
November 26
Thomas Shaw added a blog post
Making the candidate conform to your recruitment systems filename structure is stupid. Technology is used to improve the application process - not complicate it. Original blog post http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/cut-the-fat-applicati...
November 26
Thomas Shaw added a blog post
Today, LinkedIn announced that it is opening up its API for developers to build applications around the platform. LinkedIn is releasing 11 different APIs, they fall into three distinct categories. First, developers will be able to let users easily...
November 24
Thomas Shaw and moses are now friends
November 7
Thomas Shaw added a blog post
One of the easiest way to create, and distribute your own job search widget is through a simple JavaScript. Within this JavaScript, we can specify the widgets size and content that will be displayed to the end user. This blog post first appeared ...
October 4

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Which job board do you work for?
various across australia
What state/country do you work in?
Australia/New Zealand
Whats your site's URL?
http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/blog
What kind of job board do you work for?
Niche
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http://www.twitter.com/thomasshaw

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Thomas Shaw

Integrating the LinkedIn API with your Job Board/Recruitment database

Last week, I wrote a blog post about how LinkedIn has released a public API for developers to build 3rd party applications using the database. Today, I thought I would show you how easy it was to create a application utilising the LinkedIn API. I want you to forget that LinkedIn is a social networking site, and think about it as a massive information database. A database you can now u… Continue

Posted on December 1, 2009 at 7:01am — 1 Comment

Thomas Shaw

Cut the fat. Application Form Filename Structure

Making the candidate conform to your recruitment systems filename structure is stupid. Technology is used to improve the application process - not complicate it.

Earlier this week I had a call from an Employer who just implemented a new online recruitment system... "Thomas what do you think of our new recruitment system" [silence] "great isn't it".

Hello? We are nearly in 2010. This should not be happening.

Original blog post… Continue

Posted on November 26, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Thomas Shaw

LinkedIn Developers API Released

Today, LinkedIn announced that it is opening up its API for developers to build applications around the platform. LinkedIn is releasing 11 different APIs, they fall into three distinct categories. First, developers will be able to let users easily access their information, profiles, connections and messages via oAuth login.

Original blog post h… Continue

Posted on November 24, 2009 at 12:24am —

Thomas Shaw

Improving your Recruitment Website - jQuery Modal Boxes

How many times have you been redirected away from the webpage you were viewing and then unable to find that webpage again?

When it comes to improving your recruitment website, modern web applications (such as jQuery modal boxes) allow us to interact with the user without the hassle of reloading the whole page or opening a new window.

This can drastically improve the users overall experience with your website because they are not redirected away from the initial webpage they were viewing!

We w… Continue

Posted on October 4, 2009 at 6:30am —

Thomas Shaw

Creating a Google Gadget

With the ever increasing number of job boards, social networking sites, RSS feeds etc. We need to make it easier for users to discover and subscribe to your content. Google Gadgets (aka widget, plugin, module) can be a great way to present and share information to your website users across multiple platforms.

This blog post first appeared here http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/crea… Continue

Posted on October 4, 2009 at 5:30am —

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