Although there are now some great social recruiting case studies coming through from the US I’m still surprised that more companies in the UK still aren’t leveraging the enormous audience of the social web. However earlier in the week I had brief chat with Colin Minto (@colinminto) the Head of Resourcing for G4S Plc and was delighted to hear that he has some exciting plans in this area.
He wasn’t giving a huge amount away about his new strategy at this stage but did tell me that he is currently recruiting a Resourcing and Community Executive with a job description that hints at a blended strategy of recruitment technology and social recruiting. Given Colin’s track record in innovation and G4S’s sheer size (600,000 employees globally!) this should be an interesting one to watch
I’m pretty sure this is the first UK based corporate role of its kind for recruitment but of course am always willing to be proved wrong! If anyone wants to apply or knows anyone who might be suitable I’m sure Colin would love to here from you
June 4th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
I’m also suprised more companies in the UK haven’t leveraged social recruiting yet, though I think it is many being wary during the economic downturn.
I see a lot of seminars and speeches promoting how it works and its benefits, but not many taking it up, not even the person who speaks about it!
The first majoy companies in the UK that take it upon themselves though will certainly be the ones who benefit the most from it.
July 29th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
I’m very pleased to say I’m now on board with G4S and working with Colin on delivering our new Social recruiting and resourcing strategies.
We have some extremely exciting and innovative plans and it’s great to be working with an employer that has the vision to engage social media as a key strategy in it’s recruitment process.