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5 Tips to Create a Great Hiring Manager / Recruiter Partnership

This article is sponsored by Dropbox, see their open positions here (including some great roles on their Global Recruiting Team). There are few more important relationships in an in-house recruiter’s life than the ones shared with their hiring managers. Like any meaningful relationship, there will be ups, downs and everything in between. Your partnerships with hiring managers won’t…

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7 Cheeky Recruiter Moves Nobody Talks About

I’m going to go right ahead and assume that all agency recruiters can relate to these behaviours, regardless of industry or specialism. If that’s a mass generalisation and I’m wrong, just speak now. *TUMBLEWEED* Okay great. That’s what I thought. In no particular order, here they are; the common cheeky recruiter moves nobody talks about (but everybody makes):…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

3 Things You Should “Steal” From These Career Websites

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, right? With that in mind, here are three fantastic career websites and elements you can steal* from each. (*By “steal” I mean “politely imitate”. No one is suggesting you break any laws by stealing a copyright or proprietary technology, so let’s put down the pitchforks and realize we’re suggesting…

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Talent Acquisition

The Secret to Recruiting in a Candidate-Driven Market

I want to share a story with you. It’s about a particular pain in the backside who has caused me no end of problems lately. Here goes. As you might have guessed, this story is about a candidate. I’d been working with ‘X’ for several weeks; we’d covered what salary he was on; what he was looking…

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Talent Acquisition

Back to Basics: Tech-Savvy Sourcing Tips

It’s been sometime since I’ve shared my insights with Undercover Recruiter (my recent move to Los Angeles with Recruiting Social has been a busy but exciting time). What better way to dive in again than by sharing some sourcing tips! Let’s get back to basics and learn how to improve our sourcing efficiency.  Tip 1: X-ray…