Whether you like (or believe) it or not, most Hiring/HR Managers don’t see a lot of difference between the various contingency recruitment agencies they deal with. Sure, they may engage with you in a spirit of cooperation – but that is mostly down to either their supplier-management skills or their desperation in trying to fill…
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Recently I was one of 4 judges asked to select “Australia’s Best Recruiter 2013”. The calibre was high, drawing responses from all over Australia and New Zealand. The judging panel interviewed a shortlist of 4, and Peter Murphy, from Davidson Recruitment in Brisbane, was selected as the worthy winner. Peter has an exceptional record in…
When it comes to candidate sourcing, the conversation of passive vs active candidates feels like it’s been done to death. As Greg Savage pointed out in his blog post “There’s no such thing as a passive candidate”, there are no passive or active candidates…there are just candidates. Most people, if offered a great job would…
Pinterest turns three this month, and oh baby, has it come a long way from its humble beginnings as just a virtual pinboard! Some fast facts: An increased number of men use the site – 32% men to 68% women as opposed to 92% women initially. More traffic than LinkedIn and Google+ combined per month.…
I often blog tips for recruiters to help them with their option paralysis and here’s one tip I really think more recruiters should adopt: think like candidates… (walking into an interview like an Egyptian may just freak them out!) If you’re a recruiter reading this blog, congratulations for taking the time out to do that.…
How long have job boards been around? What was the first one? What year did LinkedIn launch? These questions keep us all up at night. This infographic from samplejobdescriptions.org shows the history of the job board. It draws on information from Jeff Dickey-Chasings a.k.a. The Job Board Doctor. Takeaways: Monster and CareerBuilder (originally Net) began in 1994. The…
I’ve worked in the recruitment industry a number of years and I’ve seen a whole range of different remuneration models and structures used by agencies to reward and incentivise their staff. But in the main they usually consisted of a low to medium base salary dependent upon experience and seniority and then a monthly, quarterly…
It’s quite a few years since I worked a desk as a recruiter. But I did, for many years. And I was a pretty good recruiter too. Not great, mind you. Just good enough to have a lot of fun, and make a bit of money. Currently, as a consultant to the recruitment industry, I…
LinkedIn is the social media enigma, the one social media site that seems to have a profoundly stronger impact on companies than it does on its users. For people looking for jobs, LinkedIn is still just one part of a very difficult process. But for recruiters? It’s a gold mine. It is changing the world…