The Undercover Recruiter

Recruitment: Is Age Really a Problem?

As I write this blog, I am days away from my 3*th birthday (I am NOT going to reveal my age obviously, but let’s just say, I am staring 40 down the barrel!) and yet most days, I genuinely don’t feel any different to how I did when I was 28, bar a few more [...]

Filed Under: Hiring, Recruitment Tagged With: age, candidates, culture, decision, discriminate, employers, Hiring, interviews, old, older, recruitment, sector, staff

Is Recruitment Stuck with Old-School Thinking?

This blog has been inspired by two sources that I’ve encountered in the last two weeks… The first is that I’ve recently seen a few online discussions and blogs questioning the need for commission structures in recruitment and the impact they may have on encouraging consultants to focus more on achieving a profitable “sale” and [...]

Filed Under: Hiring, Recruitment Tagged With: hire, recruit, Recruiter, recruitment, sale, Sales, success

How to Get Your Dream Job [6 Solid Tips]

With so many people applying for the same job these days, you really have to stand out from the crowd to have a chance of getting that dream job. Understanding how to shine above your competition is essential to getting the job. Having a good resume, cover letter and portfolio, as well as presenting yourself [...]

Filed Under: Expert Interview, Interview Tips, Job Search, Resume Tagged With: dream, interview, job, Resume, stand out

What are the Worst Jobs in the World? [INFOGRAPHIC]

This infographic (from Lapham’s Quarterly) is a matrix of the world’s worst jobs in terms of different factors. Which would you not want to do the most? Takeaways In Tokyo, in recent years, subway pushers have to push rush-hour commuters into packed trains. In Agra, around 1520, food tasters would eat sample’s of the emperor’s [...]

Filed Under: Humor, Infographic, Job Search Tagged With: dangerous, difficult, disgusting, eat, food, Infographic, jobs, subway, treacherous, worst