20th anniversary as Interim Recruitment Specialist
The personal story of an interim recruiter in The Netherlands who completed 24 large projects in 20 years (period 1999-2019).
Press and publications
HR tech influencers to watch in 2019
Experienced in processing loads of information and highlighting the best. And… post about it online for all to check out.
Recruitment and employee selection without gut feeling
An employee selection process based on motivation letter, a resume plus job interviews is common practice. But savvy recruiters use modern selection methods that have a better predictive value. Here’s why…
Personalmarketing in sozialen Netzwerken (DNHK Markt)
Sechsmal im Jahr veröffentlicht die Redaktion der Deutsch-Niederländischen Handelskammer (DNHK) das zweisprachige Wirtschaftsmagazin “DNHK markt” mit exklusiven Inhalten aus den Feldern Unternehmen, Konjunktur, Kultur und Kontakte. Der “DNHK markt” ist das einzige zweisprachige Wirtschaftsmagazin für ganz Deutschland und die Niederlande. In der neuesten Ausgabe, 2012 nr.6, ein Artikel über “Social Career Networks” auf Seite 56 […]
A Vision on Sourcing Talent on Social Media
As they appeal to huge numbers of users, social networks are a relevant place for a company to build up a talent pool. Asserting an employer brand online will be all the more effective on targeted web communities whose members are most likely to match the sought-after profiles. The company’s employees, if present on these […]
Book ‘Career management via LinkedIn’ now available via Amazon UK
Our book ‘Career management via LinkedIn‘ is now available via Amazon UK! Networking is the way for finding new work. And this is done more and more online. LinkedIn has become an enormously popular network for maintaining business contacts, making it the perfect tool if you want to be found. How does LinkedIn work exactly? […]
LinkedIn in Numbers
On request by UK newspaper City A.M., we compiled a list of facts and figures about the usage of LinkedIn in the United Kingdom. Did you know that the LinkedIn.com site has 4,712,656 UK members at this moment?
Sirona Says – The Dutch LinkedIn Grandmaster Jacco Valkenburg
A raving review from Andy Headworth, blogger of the famous Sirona Says, about the book ‘Recruitment viaLinkedIn’. “Jacco has written a fantastic book on LinkedIn: Recruitment via LinkedIn – A practical guide for HR professionals, recruiters and employment market communication specialists. It really is the best LinkedIn book I have read! It covers everything you […]
The Recruiters Lounge – An interview with Jacco Valkenburg
Jim Stroud interviewed Jacco Valkenburg after meeting him at truLondon2, where he received a copy of the book ‘Recruitment via LinkedIn’. The result of this interview you can read on his blog The Recruiters Lounge.
Older Press and publications
Newspaper Trouw, 6 June 2010 On the internet you should not be modest Eisma Recruitment Special, May 2010 Finding the best candidates via social media OTYS, January 2010 CV redundant in online application HRMagazine Belgium, December 2009 Recruiting via LinkedIn Elsevier, 31 October 2009 Basis for expansion Gelderlander, 28 October 2009 A public certificate Management […]