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Gareth Jones commented on Ed Scrivener's blog post 'Missing the social point'

Hi Ed Def one that got misrepresented in the press. Jon is right in that there was a number of factors that led to the conversation and his ultimate resignation. Yes, they do have a somewhat restricted policy which they do not apply…

Feb 10

Patrick Hadfield commented on Ed Scrivener's blog post 'Missing the social point'

I hadn't seen this story. BG's social media policy seems particularly unaware, whatever the reason for the breakdown of the relationship between Flexman and his employer. Curious.

Feb 8

Ed Scrivener commented on Ed Scrivener's blog post 'Missing the social point'

Hi Jon, Thanks for your comment. You are quite right that his dismissal was not solely down to LinkedIn, it purely marked the beginning of the end of their workable relationship and that there is a whole lot more to this story than social…

Feb 6

Jon Ingham commented on Ed Scrivener's blog post 'Missing the social point'

My understanding was that this wasn't it - the key issue was that he mentioned a problem with embezzlement in Italy which he had sorted out - not the sort of thing any company would want to advertise. The issue which means the case is coming…

Feb 4

Blog posts by Ed Scrivener Feb 1

Ed Scrivener replied to Alison Chisnell's discussion 'Recommendations for LinkedIn Groups'

*cough cough* How about mine? Human Resources UK http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=58949&trk=anet_ug_grppro I approve all posts so there's no spam or promotional material.

Feb 1

Jon Ingham left a comment for Ed Scrivener

Welcome Ed, hope you'll be doing some blogging, or at least, updating, here too

Jan 27

Ed Scrivener is now a member of ConnectingHR Jan 27

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Profile Information

Position: Director

Company: Scrivener Recruitment

Current Status: Consultant/Supplier to the HR community

Twitter: ScrivRec

Blog: http://scrivrec.blospot.com

Other Website: http://discusshr.blogspot.com

Tell us a little about you and your interest in being part of the ConnectingHR community!: I'm a (nice) HR recruiter, a LinkedIn trainer and somewhat addicted to social media. I blog (a lot) via my own blog and I edit Discuss HR, the blog affiliated to Human Resources UK, a LinkedIn forum with 6,000+ members - which I also manage (I did say I was addicted to SM!).

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Show me the money

Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:48am 0 Comments 0 Likes

The following is a guest post written by Group HR Director and seasoned blogger Alison Chisnell which was first published to Discuss HR in January 2012

So 2012 is well and here and…here’s a surprise…it really doesn’t feel any different to 2011. The economic and work environment continues to be extremely tough for many, if not most, and as HR professionals, now more than ever, we need to grit our teeth, show our resilience and work with the business to deliver value…

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Missing the social point

Posted on February 1, 2012 at 10:51am 4 Comments 1 Like

If you have glanced at the newspapers recently you will have no doubt become aware of the story of the HR Executive sacked by his employers, BG Group, for using his LinkedIn profile incorrectly.

Firstly, let’s clear up a few points. He wasn’t sacked from his position, he left due to collapse of working relations with his superiors that stemmed from his…

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