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Real-Time Facebook ads: What does it mean for employers?

Facebook just launched Real-Time Targeting adverts, a feature that will speed up the delivery of ads in real-time based on a set of qualified actions a person takes on the site. For example, if I update my status with “This is why I love being a lawyer in London”, I will immediately qualify to see [...]

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Education

Marenated Mondays: GASP!

Gasp! I almost forgot about Marenated Mondays. For some of you that’s a relief, a sign that there is someone out there as disorganized, overwhelmed and completely immersed in her NON social tasks as you are perhaps? For others, it might be a little scary. I mean, if you can’t depend on Marenated Mondays, what, [...]

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Entering Startup

So…what are you DOING?

As the new kid on the block here at BraveNewTalent, I get asked this question a lot. Especially since I’ve clocked four conferences in the last three weeks of my first official month at my new job. Enough with all the abstract stuff. Here’s what I’m really doing: Learning how to demo the product. Usually [...]

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Robert Peake, CTO of Brave New Talent

Clicking In to the Revolution

By Robert Peake When my wife and I decided for personal reasons to relocate to London from California, I was determined to find a good job, and the next stage in my career. In evaluating early-stage startup opportunities, I used many of the same criteria as an investor, looking foremost for a great idea, a [...]

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This journey is 1% finished

What building something involves

You may have seen my recent post on accepting the role of Head of Marketing, US here at BraveNewTalent. Then again, maybe not. In a nutshell, it describes how I took a long, hard look around at the HR/Recruiting space and chose this company as my place to land. It’s funny when I hear myself [...]

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Map of India

India: a potential 500 million talent workforce

India is transforming. 500 million people between the ages of 24 and 40 are expected to be in the workforce by 2025. This is a huge opportunity for the corporate world to tap into their potential, engage, and employ them on demand. This has been the compelling reason for me to join BraveNewTalent, in their [...]

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Lucian Tarnowski

Harnessing the recruitment revolution

Thursday, 3rd March 2011, BraveNewTalent.com were featured in the Business section of The Telegraph, highlighting the growth of BraveNewTalent and our vision. In case you haven’t got a copy, please see the full article below: BraveNewTalent creator Lucian Tarnowski changes the mindsets, reports Louisa Peacock When 27-year-old Lucian Tarnowski came up with the idea of starting [...]

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Social Media Bandwagon

Are CVs dying?

Helen Dunne raises an interesting point on corpcommsmagazine.co.uk, on the use of Social Media as a recruitment tool, and how their use is catching on, along with concerns that hold back employers from actually putting them to use. Although the potential of social networks like LinkedIn and Facebook is obvious and more than welcome, privacy [...]

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New Recruitment Facebook App respects candidate privacy

More than 70% of all candidates are unhappy with Employers looking at their private data online and this is exactly why the new app from BraveNewTalent has been created. It allows Facebook users to connect with future employers online while also protecting their privacy, ensuring it will help break the barrier between Talent and Employers [...]

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UK Today’s Job Seeker report points to a shift in the job search process

In a comprehensive look at the interests, behaviours and motivations of current job seekers, ‘Simply Hired’ compounded the results of more than 60 user polls to form an enlightening expose on the future trends of the job market. One of the standout points of the article was the attention to social media outlets as a [...]

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