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…
Category: Talent Acquisition
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I don’t think I have ever met anyone who does not want to be more productive each and every day. The day just never seems enough to get all you want done! Recognize this? Let’s be honest, it is an issue for all of us and is a constant challenge that comes up in all…
I love LinkedIn. But I do not trust LinkedIn. For recruiters, it’s obviously a key tool, and clearly a brilliant invention that is part of a seismic shift in the way recruitment works. I wish I had invented it. But I believe, that for agency recruiters, LinkedIn is not your friend. Don’t get me wrong,…
Mobile – it’s the big thing in the recruitment industry. However, how are job seekers using mobile? Our friends at Jobvite have released this study looks at who the mobile job seeker is, what they expect and more. Takeaways: 27% of job seekers expect to be able to apply for a job via a mobile…
I want to let everyone in on a secret. Listen carefully because here it is… We are in 2017. Pretty obvious, right? Well if you looked at some major company’s application process you would think we are still in 1998. I hold more data in my right pocket then I will ever at my desktop…
The first step towards finding the perfect candidate comes long before the interview and reference checks – it starts with how you portray the job. It takes a pretty stellar job posting to attract above average candidates. However, the truth is, it’s not always easy. There’s a lot to convey in that short space –…
What do you candidates and recruiters want and need? Can you align the connection. Find out in this infographic by Qualigence. Takeaways: Recruiters need to have an open mind about varying candidate demographics. Candidates need to be respectful. Recruiters shouldn’t pitch the job as a “great opportunity”. RELATED: 8 Ways to Work Successfully with Recruiters
With over 1.5 billion users, Facebook now tops every single social networking site on the net including Google+, LinkedIn and Twitter. As the most widely used networking site on the web, Facebook has naturally also become a huge sourcing ground for recruiters. Unlike professional networking sites such as LinkedIn however, Facebook isn’t designed to be…
Process improvement within recruiting and talent acquisition needs more emphasis. One reason this is critical is that the quality of the hiring process directly impacts its success by way of the customer experience (applicants, candidates, hiring managers). Secondly, the success of a hiring process directly ties into the very vitality of an organization through maintaining…