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How Do Candidates Use Facebook in Their Job Search?

We at Link Humans recently conducted a survey to see how people use Facebook for job searches. We found the results to be extremely interesting! Takeaways: People don’t really use Facebook to find a job but they use it to get more information about a company. Facebook users aren’t happy when a recruiter contacts them…

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How to Cut Costs and Improve Cashflow in Your Recruitment Business

There may come a time when you have to start cutting costs to ensure the business continues to flourish. This is never an easy thing to do but it is essential if you want to improve cashflow and avoid accumulating debt. With a recruitment company, there is no stock to worry about so, naturally, costs…

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What is the State of Recruiting in North America?

Recruiting differs throughout the world and is constantly growing and evolving, but how does it look in North America? Our friends at Bullhorn have created this infographic to outline the state of recruitment in North America. Takeaways: The unemployment rate in North America is around 8%. 97% of recruiters in North America use LinkedIn to…

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How to Create an Impressive E-mail Signature

Creating an e-mail signature may seem like an easy task, but when you sit down to actually get to it you find out that it can be rather confusing.  You may start adding so many things that you end up having a signature that could be even longer than some of your e-mails.  Having such…

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How to Avoid Interview Seduction

Have you ever made a poor hire within your team? I hate to admit it, but I have. Have you? Was it because the candidate professionally seduced you? Ask yourself some questions: Let me ask you a couple more questions – as a hiring manager: Do you really know how to interview a candidate? Are…

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The State of Sourcing Across the Globe [INFOGRAPHIC]

Sourcing – what does it look like across various recruitment companies all over the globe? The guys at SourceCon have constructed this infographic to give more details. Takeaways: Sourcers and recruiters work an average of 45-55 hours per week. 75% of recruiters and sources hired via LinkedIn in the last year. The weekly usage of…

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How to Get Ahead in Recruitment: Be Like Karl Pilkington

So you work in recruitment and you are keen to get ahead. But would you ever consider looking to TV personality Karl Pilkington for inspiration? Perhaps not, but be prepared to think differently. Karl is the comedic presenter of the TV show An Idiot Abroad, where he brings his own unique slant on the destinations he visits.…

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This is the Year of Increased Recruitment Activity!

New Year, New You! That’s the motto. With a new year upon us it’s time for a quick burst in gym membership, healthy food purchases and for exercise equipment sales to double. That is, of course, until March roles around and everyone gets back to their normal schedules. Personally, I do not subscribe to the New…

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A Guide to Video Interviews with Local Candidates

The video interview: it’s not just for international candidates. There’s a misconception that video interviews are only for connecting with candidates far, far away. While video interviewing can be a good tool for bridging large distances, it’s also an effective method to connect with candidates closer to home. The video interview can help your company…