Wow, this Pokemon Go thing has really taken off, hasn’t it? I totally get its appeal, and although I’m not yet addicted to the game myself, I genuinely feel for those who are. For ambitious people, there’s nothing worse than being surrounded by opportunities, unable to react. I can imagine it’s terribly frustrating having your phone sat…
Category: Talent Acquisition
Struggling to attract the right talent? The Employer Brand Index can help you to understand strengths and weaknesses of your company as an employer.
Finding a good graduate training programme can get your career off to a flying start. Graduate recruitment programmes are becoming increasingly popular across a variety of industries. Previously, this post-degree job opportunity was most commonly associated with the financial industry and big multi-national organisations. Now, a wider variety of businesses, including many SMEs, are offering graduate…
For most recruiters, regardless of which industry they work in, LinkedIn is an excellent source of both candidates, and client leads. It’s also, it would seem, an excellent barometer for finding out how bloody awful we all are. Here are a couple of scathing comments I’ve witnessed recently myself… “Unqualified unregulated telesales folk are masquerading as…
As a recruiter, you’ll understand the importance of having a steady stream of strong candidates prepped and ready to go, for when the perfect opportunities arise. You’ll also understand the nightmare that is a candidate shortage: no suitable applicants and no signs of any to come, and a client with an URGENT role that you really need…
AMD: (Acquisition, Management and Development). Wouldn’t it be nice if hiring were as simple as writing out a job description and finding the perfect person fitting the role and the aspirations of the hiring manager at just a click of a button? Aligning human capital goals with business strategy is far more complicated than check lists…