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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

Can Recruiters Work from Home and STILL Be Successful?

I work from home, I employ someone to work from home and I am still (relatively!) successful. So, how does it work for me but not for so many? What is the secret of successful working from home as a recruiter? How many of you are reading this whilst sat in the office (hoping the…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition Workplace

How LinkedIn Has Changed Talent Acquisition in the UK

Big congratulations to LinkedIn for racking up no less than 20 million users in the UK, this is a 100 percent increase from 10 million members in September 2012. UK employers from online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter to builders’ merchant Travis Perkins all use LinkedIn’s Talent Solutions products to identify and recruit great talent. They join more…

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How to Make the First Great Hire for Your Start-up

If you are thinking that hiring the first employee in a startup is an easy task, it is because you have never started your own business and need to experience it first hand to realize its importance. Adding the first external start up employee to our team of co-founders is a challenging and significant decision. It…

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Why Did That Superb New Employee Turn Out to Be a Bad Hire?

Has this ever happened to you? Does it sound familiar? Let’s paint the picture… You’ve hired… You have just spent the last few weeks going through a lengthy and robust professional recruitment process to hire a new team member. You are very pleased with your decision to hire, the individual is due to join the…

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How do HR Professionals Use Social Media?

HR professionals – how are they using social media? SuccessFactors and BLR have the answer to that in their infographic below! Takeaways: 34% of HR professionals use social media for training purposes. HR professionals use social media for recognition – by giving praise for an achievement. 60.3% of HR professionals say their social media usage will increase…