The ability to recruit the best candidates for senior positions is absolutely essential for any top-performing business. But should the crucial task of sourcing and approaching these individuals to be entrusted to an in-house recruiting team, or should an outside specialist firm be brought in to help manage the hiring process? Both have their advantages,…
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Job hopping is more damaging to your future employment prospects than age or unemployment. This infographic (courtesy of Bullhorn) explains why. Takeaways: 39% of recruiters said that job hopping is the main obstacle for an unemployed candidate to get a new position. 70% of respondents said that people in their 30s were the easiest to…
Don’t panic! I’m not getting all biblical on you. In fact, it’s the very opposite. The Arks I’m making reference to are all from the very excellent The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe by Douglas Adams. In this masterpiece of science-fiction comic writing an alien civilisation builds three space arks designed to shoot off into…
Valentine’s Day can strike fear into the heart of even the most happily single person. As the hearts and flowers multiply in February, singletons might feel the urge to go looking for romance. But finding “The One” isn’t just hard for hopeless romantics — it’s also difficult for those looking to hire top talent. From…
When Facebook Graph Search was announced, I was excited for my recruiting friends and a little bit worried that people might be frustrated by it. In the past, when Facebook has implemented a change, most of my friends have gone up in arm; but not my recruiting pals – for the most part, recruiting folk…
I’ve written a few blogs for the Undercover Recruiter on how companies can reduce their agency spend by focusing on direct hires. From speaking to other HR types and recruitment consultants that I work with, it’s an increasing trend. Social media, especially LinkedIn, is making it easier than ever for organisations to source their own…
There are all sorts of tools that will build search strings for you (like RecruitIn or the Boolean Bar) to help you find candidates online. In my opinion, it is really better to be able to write your own boolean search strings and not totally rely on these tools. If you can write your own strings…
In the movie Serendipity, Dean says to Jonathan: “You know the Greeks didn’t write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man dies: ‘Did he have passion?’” In my experience as a hiring manager, I look for individuals who possess passion for their work. This is crucial to help ensure a right match is not…
As a recruiter you have enough trouble dealing with some candidates, the last thing you need is a client that’s lying to your face. Fortunately, this infographic from our friends at Little Badger helps you pick up on the signs. The truth lies not in what people say. It is what they say and what they do while…