For most recruiters, regardless of which industry they work in, LinkedIn is an excellent source of both candidates, and client leads. It’s also, it would seem, an excellent barometer for finding out how bloody awful we all are. Here are a couple of scathing comments I’ve witnessed recently myself… “Unqualified unregulated telesales folk are masquerading as…
Category: Talent Acquisition
Struggling to attract the right talent? The Employer Brand Index can help you to understand strengths and weaknesses of your company as an employer.
As a recruiter, you’ll understand the importance of having a steady stream of strong candidates prepped and ready to go, for when the perfect opportunities arise. You’ll also understand the nightmare that is a candidate shortage: no suitable applicants and no signs of any to come, and a client with an URGENT role that you really need…
AMD: (Acquisition, Management and Development). Wouldn’t it be nice if hiring were as simple as writing out a job description and finding the perfect person fitting the role and the aspirations of the hiring manager at just a click of a button? Aligning human capital goals with business strategy is far more complicated than check lists…
Agency recruiters have a tough gig, having to find both the products and the customers. The customers – your clients – are always the hardest nuts to crack, as they’re the ones who’ll be forking out the big bucks (and rightfully so) for your service. The products – your candidates – are generally easier to manage and woo, as…
How can you use social media to spread the reach of that podcast you put so much time into every week? To find the answers, I spoke to Delaney Simmons from WNYC, the largest talk radio station in the United States. We talked about the futures of radio & podcasting, and how they’re using social media…
Many job seekers discuss networking as being a critical component to a successful job search. While the majority recognize the importance of building the right relationships, few know how to establish a rapport with a key group…headhunters. The ability to form on-going relationships with influential recruiters can prove more critical to your career success than…
Digital marketers need skills – skills like: Time management (and even time warping). Being a techie, as well as getting offline as it’s so distracting. Keeping recruiters happy 24/7. Commercial awareness – getting and delivering ROI as well as mailers, tweets and content. Technology can really help with this so I thought I’d share what…
Mobile live streaming – what are the benefits to companies and individual recruiters? And which tools should they use? I put these timely questions to Krishna De, who is a digital & visual content marketing guru. She answered these questions and more besides. Have a listen on iTunes, SoundCloud or keep reading for a summary of our conversation. Our…
Everyone wants to recruit the best and brightest for their business, but you need to be realistic about how attractive your business is to potential recruits. If you think you’re Apple, but you’re actually Argos then you’re going to find it very difficult to hire and retain the talent you’re hoping for. We worked with…