Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are entering the workplace in record numbers. They are idealistic, diverse, digitally-enabled, social and perhaps most importantly, ambitious. While these are all traits that can make a positive impact on your organization, it is a tall task to retain and motivate millennials for a variety of reasons. Their attitudes…
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.
OK you’re a recruiter and you’re trying to use Facebook for job postings. Let’s say your Facebook Page has 1,000 fans and you do an update about a really hot opportunity. The average Facebook user has 130 friends, meaning you have a potential reach of 130,000 users right? Wrong. The average Facebook post only reaches…
A start-up’s survival is directly tied to hiring better candidates than its competitors. As top talent is a highly perishable resource, this is to help anyone who has had that sinking feeling when a great candidate tells them they have changed their mind. Or even worse; gone to a competitor. To avoid losing candidates through…
See what everyone’s favourite recruiter Wayne Kerr has to say about headhunting in this short clip. If you don’t know who Wayne is, think David Brent (Ricky Gervais in The Office) transplanted to the wonderful world of recruitment. RELATED: The Most Overused Recruiter Clichees Ever [Video].
This month’s Social Media London Meetup was “Sweet Retweets: How to Write for Social Media“ with Sue Keogh, copywriter and an expert on writing for the web. We all know recruiters could do with some style tips on social media; the better it looks, the more it will attract clients and candidates. Some background information Facebook…
Every interview is an exercise in psychology, with YOU playing the therapist. Here are techniques to get the best responses when you need someone to spill their guts…or just explain something, on camera and in full sentences, whether it’s for a corporate video, your website, or YouTube. The Basic Outline of a Good Interview Warm…
I’ve got a secret. When I left university, I didn’t know what to do with my career, so I became a recruitment consultant. I’d only turned up to register for temporary work and they offered me a job which my student overdraft couldn’t turn down. When I joined this large recruitment firm, which shall remain…
Google Plus has got more and more useful for me personally; great user interface, it’s dead simple to share stuff and to keep conversations going there. And it’s useful for sourcing candidates, especially tech talent. Is it a serious contender to Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn? Don’t know yet, but it’s definitely worth testing out. Guy…
Here’s a quick video from technology job board Dice listing 13 social media facts and 7+ benefits of social recruiting. Main takeaways for me here were: 85% of tech professionals use Facebook and 41% use Twitter In January 2012, users spent on average 405 minutes on Facebook 30% of Twitter’s audience make more than $100k…