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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

The 5 Key Reasons Some Start-Up Recruiters Fail

So many recruitment professionals dream of starting up on their own, and the fact is that so many of them fail. Not all of them, by any means, but many don’t survive after the first year. It’s impossible, and wrong, to generalize but Paul Mizen, Managing Director of The Recruit Venture Group has the experience…

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AI and the HR Professional

The World Economic Forum suggests we are on the cusp of a Fourth Industrial Revolution driven by ‘ubiquitous automation, big data and artificial intelligence’. The Institute for Public Policy Research, however, says that “despite the growing capability of robots and artificial intelligence (AI), we are not on the cusp of a ‘post-human’ economy.” IPPR suggests…

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How to Apply Storytelling to Employer Branding

Ever heard of the power of storytelling? Of course, you have. Want to know how to apply effective storytelling to employer branding and/or recruitment marketing? Well, then you won’t want to miss this episode! Lauryn Sargent is a founder at Stories Incorporated, a company that is half story consultancy and half creative studio. She has…

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The Benefits and Challenges of Google Jobs

Up until July 17, a job seeker looking for a new role could simply google their industry or preferred position, and they’d see a mix of recruitment agencies or job board searches on sites like Reed and Indeed. However, with the launch of Google Jobs, the job-searching process has received a shakeup. The new feature…

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Employer Branding

Help! I am Terrible at Taking Baby Steps!

There is an old saying that goes something like “You have to walk before you can run.”  I’m not sure about other parents out there but with my kids did not adhere to this advice.  It was straight from crawling to running (sometimes too fast for their own good which I’m sure is where the…