On the spot social networking – graylink featured in Brainstorm Magazine, November 2009

Posted on 03. Nov, 2009

Staff spending all day on Facebook? Twitter driving you dilly? Social networking tools may not be the timewasters you think they are.

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Tweeting for talent – graylink featured in Business Day, July 2009

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009

From Business Day (27/07/09)
Employers are turning to social networking platforms to supplement their traditional methods of searching for talent.
Twitter is one such site being used more and more in the hiring scene. It allows people to post quick, short text messages of up to 140 characters.
Thoughts, news and ideas, called tweets, are broadcast almost instantly [...]

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Retrenched? Here’s how to find work – graylink featured in BizCommunity

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009

If you’re not finding employment by using traditional means, Mark Gray, head of online recruitment marketing and technology company, Graylink, explains how using online platforms correctly can open up possibilities you’ve never thought of.

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Companies to invest less in job boards

Posted on 26. May, 2009

A new survey from Jobvite, a provider of next-generation recruitment solutions, shows what many experts may have already predicted: that companies are choosing to invest more money and time in social networks and employee referrals over job boards and search firms.

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Chartered accountants recruit on Facebook- IT-Online feature May 2009

Posted on 19. May, 2009

South African auditing firm BDO Spencer Steward has tapped into social networking with a Facebook campaign that is helping it recruit graduate students faster and more cost-effectively.

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Mixing business with pleasure – Strictly Business Article Spring 2008

Posted on 11. Oct, 2008

Nike’s doing it, Nuttela’s doing it, Dell almost didn’t do it, but is now making up for it. Dove’s done it and done it well. These companies are social networking for business-the new, hot (and sometimes tricky) online trend. By Bianca Wright
Social Networking sites allow users to generate and share content. Most people associate sites [...]

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Employers should engage the Google Generation – IOL Jobs Article August 2008

Posted on 27. Aug, 2008

The communication styles and job expectations of Generation Y – those born between 1980 and 2000 – are totally different from those of previous generations, and prospective employers who want to attract school leavers and graduates now entering the workforce need to shift their thinking or risk losing talented candidates, according to Mark Gray, head [...]

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