Every recruiter I work with, their primary goal is to raise their profile. Lots of lovely things happen when they do this (well): More connections (less accusations of spam) More appropriate job applications and speedier placements Larger community of active listeners Decent ROI on time spent online. However, the recruitment market still seems to be raising…
Category: Talent Acquisition
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Leaders get things done. They command the attention and respect of those under them and consistently upgrade subordinate performance via clear goal-setting, positive reinforcement and frequent feedback. Moreover, their subordinates genuinely like them. While they exhibit great strength and resolve, top managers also display compassion, patience and tolerance for mistakes. The importance of recruiting leaders:…
The World Cup is upon us and I have a confession to make: I probably won’t be watching or tweeting much about it, apart from when England are playing. I am commonly known as a fair weather fan. So if the badge fits….. Roy Hodgson has spent weeks and months putting his dream squad together.…
Zappos, the online shoe retailer, has been making a lot of waves lately. They announced that they’ll no longer be posting their job openings, opting instead to actively search for prospective candidates for open positions and build candidate pipelines for future use. The amount of press the announcement has garnered for the company is impressive,…
In 2013, after 8 great years of working in agency recruiting, I decided to change career paths slightly and switched to the ‘Dark Side’ (or ‘Light Side’ depending on which side you’re on!)… I became an in-house recruiter at an international corporation with their global HQ in downtown Vancouver. Being on the Dark Side felt new…
Bundles of energy and a never say die attitude are essential but what else would be required in the ultimate recruitment team? Here, we consider the individuals that might make the cut, from movie characters and fictional stars to those famed for success. Who would be in your ultimate recruitment team? Don Vito Corleone (Marlon…
The more you connect, the more efficiently you connect; and the more credibly you connect, the more success you will have. Social media networking enables people to connect more and more efficiently and cost effectively than ever before. Social media has shifted the way people make, build, and nurture relationships. It gives you incredible new…
You have done all the hard work and have a degree to prove it, but taking those first steps on your career ladder can be daunting! Even if you have prepared yourself fully you are likely to face some rejection whilst finding your first career related job. One of the best ways of landing your…
I’ve recruited for some of the top companies in the third party recruiting industry. And no matter what company it was upper management loved their buzzwords – “Forward Thinking”, “Deep Dive”, “Manage Expectations”, “Synergy” – the list goes on and on… I don’t disagree with all of them that are out there, sometimes you really just…