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Talent Acquisition

Thinking of Entering a Career in Recruitment?

Think that a career in recruitment might be the right path for you to follow? If you’re prepared for a fast pace environment and consider yourself a people person, then why not?! Recruitment isn’t usually an industry that people dream of getting into and rather ‘fall’ into by chance; however, this doesn’t mean that it…

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Talent Acquisition

How to Use Twitter to Recruit New Talent

Twitter – it’s extremely popular in this modern age of always being connected (we’re even on it too – @UndercoverRec!) – but how can you use it to recruit the top talent? Should you be using direct messages or @mentions to contact prospective candidates? The folks at Akken Cloud have created this handy infographic on using…

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Talent Acquisition Workplace

The Most Bizarre Items That Have Been Sent to Recruiters Ever

It’s not uncommon for recruiters to receive “gifts” from candidates, in a bid to either stand out from the crowd or thank them for their hard work. A card or email would generally do the trick, however some people clearly had other ideas. JobMob recently asked recruiters to reveal the most bizarre objects they have ever received…

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Talent Acquisition

Research: Top 3 Priorities for Staffing Firms

2016 is upon us and that means that recruitment firms need to begin doing a bit of planning, to identify the areas to focus on in the year ahead of them. LinkedIn recently released their new Global Trends Report for 2016, which provides us with a few insights about how the recruitment industry may evolve in…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

5 Things You Need to Know About Recruitment Marketing

The hiring market is embroiled in a vicious battle for the best talent – there’s an increasing need for new techniques to connect with the very best talent. Innovative employers are experimenting with a range of clever recruitment strategies and hiring hacks to get top talent through the door, but it might be recruitment marketing…