It is a familiar scene – the candidate leaves the interview asking themselves a thousand and one questions. How did I do? Did I say the right thing? Have I had that bit of food in my teeth the whole time? Regardless of how well a candidate thinks they have done, especially in the early…
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Every company wants the best employees possible; but does every company know how to find the best employees possible? Finding the right employee for a particular job requires an effective system that not only acquires the employee of a company’s choice but also sets the new employee up for a smooth transition into their new…
I’m sorry if it sounds like this blog is written by someone who doesn’t like Christmas. Actually, I love this time of year; all the sparkly lights, “good will to all wo/men”, a chance to be generous, kind, to share the Christmas spirit especially if it is a large G+T version…. I spend a lot…
Technology is in a constant state of flux and changing the way we live, our decision making and also playing a huge role in the way business’s function. Businesses that want to stay competitive must ride the crest of technology or face the prospect of redundancy. The great thing about technology is it plays no…
As a wise woman once said, “Do one thing everyday that scares you.” While Eleanor Roosevelt firmly believed in confronting our fears, it’s pretty unlikely that she was talking about recruiting. Let’s face it: as social media becomes intrinsic to job seeking and hiring, some recruiters are entering uncharted territory — and it can be…
Have you met Pieterjan Kempynck? Pieterjan is one of the founders of Talentsquare, a free, user-friendly Applicant Tracking System with over 10-15 years of HR experience. In the second of our #MeetMonday series, he shares some of his top tips and stories. We asked Pieterjan about resumes, tips, howlers and much more: What was the best resume…
This article is sponsored by Talentsquare, a free, simple and easy recruiting software. Finding a job has become more competitive than ever and therefore it is essential that recruiters make use of all options available to make a job search for candidates as easy as possible. One aspect that has helped the applying to jobs experience is technology. Applicant…
To say there is a love hate relationship with cold calling would be an understatement. In any sales career cold calling is the lifeline of your success. You’re job as a salesperson is to get the person on the other end of the phone to say yes so you can complete the sale. In agency…
Dancing shoes ready: I am an avid fan of the BBC1 Dance show, Strictly Come Dancing. As a keen intermediate learner of the ballroom and Latin genre, I can critique the celebrities each week, judging their technical ability over flair, substance over style…. Whilst watching this latest series, it dawned on me the parody it…