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Does the Rise of AI Mean the End for Recruiters?

How will smarter machines affect the HR industry? Artificial Intelligence (AI) will change the field and future of human recruitment forever. Recruitment is a prime candidate for automation through AI and machine learning, but what does this mean for human recruiters? If you are sitting at a desk, calling clients and browsing LinkedIn for contacts, stop…

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What You Might Not Know About Owning a Company (and Succeeding)

Owning and running a business is not for the faint-hearted. There are sacrifices to be made. Some obvious and some less so. It suits individuals who are a little bit mad, don’t like being told what to do, are ambitious, driven and control freaks – to begin with at least. No-one can do “it” better…

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Top Traits of Great Recruiters

What does it take to be a top third party recruiter? Many things. There are several different styles, and there isn’t one simple rule that governs success. Different clients will have different opinions about what type of partnership they prefer with their recruiters. Still, there is a a certain set of skills that character traits that all the…

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9 Alternative Career Choices to Enter After Recruitment

Whether you started the role as a recruitment consultant with a longstanding career in mind or, like many people out there, you fell into the role, there’s no doubt that working in the field teaches you a lot of invaluable skills which can be transferred into a variety of alternative careers. Moving on from recruitment…

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12 Sales Tips for Rookie Recruiters

Picking up the phone can be a daunting task for a newbie recruiter. Needless to say, it’d be fairly harsh of an employer to task a rookie with winning new clients before they’ve even got a feel for their new role or market, but there is something to be said for throwing them in the deep…