The Undercover Recruiter

How Jagex Games Studio Saved £1 Million in Recruitment Fees

Jagex stands as the UK’s largest independent games studio employing over 550 skilled professionals. This achievement requires a state of the art recruitment strategy and a recruitment team ‘hard-wired’ in to the global talent pool.

We believe that our world-class online representation through social media channels, a comprehensive global events calendar, our refined and personable careers site and our highly trained industry specific recruitment team have made us one of the pioneers of truly successfully direct talent sourcing. [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Case Study, Recruitment, Social Media, Tech Tagged With: candidate experience, case study, fees, Jagex, million, recruitment

How to Recruit Tech Talent [For Non-Tech People]

As in-house recruiters, we often have to recruit for a very wide variety of roles. These can range from entry level positions right up to board level management, and this is no different to the situation at Epsilon - we are a leading marketing technology services business, and not surprisingly a lot of our positions will be marketing technology specialists. It is hence easier to specialise with these positions, but then what happens when you receive a position not specific to your “core” specialty? [Read more...]

Jacob Kimber

Jacob Kimber is a Talent Acquisition Manager at Epsilon, a leading marketing services provider. Loves to learn about innovative resourcing strategies and employer branding.

Filed Under: Recruitment, Sourcing, Tech Tagged With: cwjobs, ITJobBoard, LinkedIn, recruit, Sourcing, Stack Overflow, Tech

Where Do Recruiters Go To Find Talent?

If you want to get found by recruiters then you need to understand how they think! Bullhorn Reach released their 2013 North American Social Recruiting Activity Report and this information should help you understand how to improve your job search: [Read more...]

Hannah Morgan

Hannah Morgan provides no-nonsense help for new job seekers. She provides advice and serves as a guide to traverse the treacherous terrain of today's economy by focusing on pro-active strategies for job search and leveraging social networks. Career Sherpa is one of many outlets where Hannah shares her information. Follow Hannah on Twitter @careersherpa!

Filed Under: Job Search, LinkedIn, Tech Tagged With: 2013, Bullhorn Reach, Facebook, LinkedIn, North American Social Recruiting Report, Recruiter, Twitter

How to Prepare For a Video Interview [7 Tips]

If you’re searching for a new job, you must be ready for an interview via video. More than 63 percent of human resources managers stated their company often conducts employment interviews via video, up from just 14 percent one year ago. So how can you ensure you impress the hiring manager via webcam? Check out these tips: [Read more...]

Heather R. Huhman

Heather R. Huhman is a career expert and founder & president of Come Recommended, a career and workplace education and consulting firm specializing in young professionals.

Filed Under: Expert Interview, Interview Tips, Tech, Video Tagged With: Interview, smile, Technology, video