A Recruitment Conference Where Attendees Lead the Conversation #truSA

This is all about UnConference. An unconference is a gathering of minds, experiences and opinions where the attendees lead the conversation and there are 3 simple rules:

1. No Presentations

2. No Powerpoint

3. No Pitching

Where is this Unconference in South Africa?

Tuesday, 6th November 2012 – Cape Town, Atlantic Imbizo, V&A Waterfront
Thursday, 8th November 2012 – Johannesburg, Holiday Inn Sandton
Registration starts at 9:00am. Ticket price is R950 per person and includes all day attendance for either the Johannesburg or Cape Town unconference including lunch and refreshments

Whose behind it?

@BillBoorman is the person behind the #tru brand and a serial conversationalist, whether it is in person or on-line. He has views to share and enjoys nothing more than talking, listening and learning on and off line. Bill has been in the recruitment industry for 27 years, as an agency recruiter, recruitment trainer and now a world figure in the industry. This is primarily due to Bills ground breaking work with Social Recruiting and how within a few years he has taken #tru and turned it into a global brand.

A Clip from Shane McCusker

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The rise of dual screening

Thanks Wesz for letting me guest post! I would like to share an extract from the Mobile Recruiting Guide 2012 which I co-authored. You can download the guide for free.

Mobile and tablet devices may not provide the user with a keyboard or high powered computing capabilities but they do deliver unparalleled convenience. These highly portable devices switch on at a touch of button with no waiting and are always connected to the web. 

“Arms reach” and “use anywhere” convenience has driven a dramatic rise of dual screen consumption. The mass market is now interacting with mobile web from the sofa or the bed, often while watching the TV at the same time. A UK national TV broadcaster recently carried out research which found that 60% of their audience was browsing the web from a mobile / tablet while watching TV. The implications of mass mobile web consumption in the home over WiFi, instead of on the move via cellular networks has revolutionized traditional assumptions of mobile web and driven huge levels of mobile video content consumption.

The mobile web adoption rates for South Africa and neighbouring markets show that mobile is the primary Internet connection for many people.

If you consider the tight coupling between mobile and social media it quickly becomes clear that any company pursuing a social recruiting strategy is wasting their time if they are not engaging a mobile strategy at the same time.

The Mobile Recruiting Guide 2012 is aimed to provide strategic and tactical advice to support companies implementing mobile recruiting.

If you have mobile recruiting questions or have recently released an recruiting mSite please tweet me so I can blog about! (@Mobile_Dave)

Check out this US centric infographic which summarises todays circumstances.

What they say about WeszMadz – Am Honoured

Carolyn Diaz, Managing Director, Express Employment Professionals (colleague)

“Wesley has a positive attitude, is enthusiastic and extremely dedicated to his work. He has this wonderful ability to multi-task, and is continuously empowering himself with knowledge by utilising all the e-tools available in this day and age! I have absolutely no doubt that Wesley’s has a very bright future ahead of him and look forward to working with him for a long time to come.” August 27, 2008

Madeleine Du Toit, Consultant and Payroll Administrator, Express Employment Professionals (colleague)

“Wesley is a friendly Coach who I worked with directly in the past. He gave our office a lot of support, I followed his mentoring and suggestions and with that information we won several prizes at the Sales Summit for our office. He’s on top of it all and has the answers, all you need to do is ask.” September 1, 2011

Fanie Van Heerden, Owner, Express Employment Professionals (colleague)

“Wesley, in his capacity as our Group’s Sales Development Manager, is adding a lot of value to the managing of our business on a day to day basis. His positive attitude and always being available when his guidance is needed, makes him a star to work with. All our staff regard Wesley as part of our office, irrespective that our offices are in different provinces.” September 1, 2011

Kobus Schlebusch, IT Manager, Express Employment Professionals (colleague)

“Wesley is a very dedicated and resourceful person, achieving objectives and doing whatever is necessary to sustain it! Very well versed in his ability to develop and grow a business. A social media expert!!” September 1, 2011

Demitri Tambourlas, Recruitment Trainer, Demitrisays SA (colleague)

“I have met many talented and exceptional people in the staffing industry during my tenure, but none as dedicated and results driven as Wesley. He gets things done! Not only that, but his ability to embrace and drive change is beyond exemplary. He has my utmost respect and trust.” September 21, 2011

Ockie Pretorius, Manager, Express Employment Professionals SA (colleague)

“I can highly recommend Wesley for his expertise in the Staffing industry. He has helped me a lot to understand and grow my business. He is a dedicated, hard working person with great interpersonal skills and industry specific knowledge and experience” February 23, 2012

Genevieve Ellis, Recruitment Consultant, Express Employment Professionals (colleague)

“Wesley Madziva is one of the best, most talented, most knowledgable Sales Developers that I have come across. His experience and knowledge of the Sales World is vast, and there is nothing that Wesley does not know. He is always willing to extend his knowledge to others, and whatever questions you brought to him, he would answer without hesitation. Besides being a Sales Guru, he is a real motivator. When things got tough in the work place, he was always there to pick you up and motivate you to move on, try again, and get it right. It was an absolute honour to work with such an individual like Wesley Madziva.” October 18, 2012

Tamara Britz, Snr Staffing Consultant, Express Employment Professionals (colleague)
“Wesley is a coach and mentor par excellence. He always adds value, whether it is a social visit to our office, or official business. He never leaves our offices unchanged, he is like a breath of fresh air, leaving us refreshed and re-focused. His ability to recognize all people and make everybody feel important gives him tremendous influence in any situation, and enables him to motivate people to be better and empower themselves. Wesley strives for excellence in everything he does, and inspires others. He is a people’s person always carrying express’ motto -“Respecting People. Impacting Business” – close to his heart.” September 12, 2011

Njabulo Xaba, Owner, Express Employment Professionals SA, Port Elizabeth (colleague)

“Wesley is a great Team Leader and Developer. Focused with direction and knows how and what to deal with, even though our paths cross sometimes, we find a way to move forward.” September 15, 2011

Lloyd Dicks, Ethics Chair – Western Cape, APSO (ASSOCIATION OF PERSONNEL SERVICES ASSOCIATION) (business partner)

“I have worked with Wesley for a number of years in the team at APSO (Association of Personnel Services Organisations). A real people’s person, Wesley gets on with everyone. He has a passion for technology and especially social media, and was instrumental in launching and promoting the APSO Social platforms. I am proud to have my name associated with Wesley Madziva and I will be pleased to recommend him to anyone who will listen. Please feel free to give me a call.” October 11, 2011

Roodt Griesel, APSO Western Cape Chairperson, APSO (business partner)

“What can I say about Wes? A Zimbo who has made an incredible contribution in South Africa. His positive energy, willingness to walk the extra mile, good networking skills and sound business mind makes Wesley a force to be reckoned with. Thanks for your contribution at APSO. Go Wesley Go☺” October 19, 2011

Venketash (Pat) Ramadass, Systems Architect and Partner, emediaIT (business partner)

“Wesley brings enthusiasm, focus and out of the box thinking to to all things with which he is involved. His broad range of knowledge and operational understanding is invaluable in his industry. It was an absolute pleasure working with him and I hope that we are able to work together again in the future.” August 15, 2008

Livingstone Sagonda, Response Handling Specialist, Affirmative Portfolios (colleague)
“Wesley is a astute business manager, coupled with people management skills and a strong knowledge of market trends and client demands. He pays attention to details and uses a hands-on approach to coach and mentor subordinates in-order to empower them in the execution of their key performance areas. It is lively and fun to relate to him in a business sense.” September 1, 2011

Diana Scott, Learning Development Director, Express Employment Professionals (academic)

“I have had the opportunity of working with Wesley since 2007. As one of the liaisons to our South African learner group, Wesley is a joy to work with! He helps make distance learning both effective and easy for both the learners in South Africa and the administrators and content developers in the U.S. Also, as an active student of our corporate university, Wesley is a lifelong learner and active contributor to our content offering. I look forward to having a long term educational and business relationship with Wesley!” September 21, 2011

Nosi Khol
Wesley is an easy to get along with person, highly adaptive, very creative and I love working with him. We are really blessed to have such rare “breed”, he is on his toes, consistent and always helpful despite whatever situation he may be in. I love that he is highly informed, is a professional and am inspired by him. October 18, 2012

You

Of all the people YOU will know in your lifetime, YOU are the only one YOU can never leave or loose

To the questions of life YOU are the only answer

To the problems of life YOU are the only Solution.

The Me I see is the Me I’ll be. If I can’t see it, I’ll never be it.

[from a presentation by Des Squire of Amsi and Associates]

If 99.9% is good enough, then…..

  • 12 Newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
  • 114,500 mismatched pairs of shoes will be shipped each year.
  • 18,322 pieces of mail will be mishandled per hour
  • 2.5 million books will be shipped with the wrong covers

  • Two planes landed at Chicago’s OHare airport will be unsafe every day
  • 315 entries in Webster’s Dictionary will be misspelled
  • 20,000 incorrect drug prescriptions will be written this year
  • 880,000 credit cards in circulation will turn out to have incorrect cardholder information on their magnetic strips
  • 5.5 million cases of soft drinks produced will be flat
  • 55 malfunction automatic teller machines will be installed in the next 12 months.
  • 114,500 mismatched pairs of shoes will be shipped this year.
  • 107 incorrect medical procedures will be performed by the end of the day today.

[Sourced from different sources]