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Talent Acquisition Workplace

How a Recruitment Agency Can Help You Land Your Dream Job

You have done all the hard work and have a degree to prove it, but taking those first steps on your career ladder can be daunting! Even if you have prepared yourself fully you are likely to face some rejection whilst finding your first career related job. One of the best ways of landing your…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

STOP Saying “Candidate Control”!

I’ve recruited for some of the top companies in the third party recruiting industry. And no matter what company it was upper management loved their buzzwords – “Forward Thinking”, “Deep Dive”, “Manage Expectations”, “Synergy” – the list goes on and on… I don’t disagree with all of them that are out there, sometimes you really just…

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Talent Acquisition

The Guide to Recruiting with Instagram

A well-executed social recruiting strategy includes different activity on a variety of social networks. One of them being Instagram, the social network which allows users to take pictures and videos, add filters and then share these to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and more, all through one application. If you’re not already, here is why you should…

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Talent Acquisition

What Can Miley Cyrus Teach Recruitment About Rebranding?

So the image of a nearly nude Miley Cyrus as she twerked her way, tongue out, through a performance at the MTV Awards, was shocking to say the least. Where was the sweet teen whose alter-ego was Hannah Montana? The show, and Miley’s sexy new image, caused quite a commotion. And a bit like marmite,…

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Talent Acquisition

How to Avoid the Top 5 Startup Hiring Mistakes

Unlike Fortune 500 companies who have the leeway and budget for the occasional poor hire, the same fate can make or break a startup in it’s first stages of early growth. Whether it’s due to budget, little time or lack of hiring experience, it’s pretty easy to fall in the trap of making some common…