When Apple launched the iPhone 4 in 2011 it made headlines by selling over 4 million units in its first weekend of sale. Fast forward two years, and the latest 5S and 5C handsets sold over 9 million within three days. Apple doubled their sales in two years, and we’re just talking about iPhones. Compare…
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How to Recruit Pink Unicorns
In an effort to build the best company possible, recruiters are constantly looking for that perfect candidate — known as a Pink Unicorn. But as you might imagine, this rare breed can be tricky to catch. Here, we look at how to entice — and hang on to— this sought-after prize. What exactly is a…
I get asked a lot about what made me set up on my own – a number of different factors led me to this decision back in 2005 which I will come on to in a moment. But I often wonder, would I encourage recruiters to do the same now, knowing what I know? Let’s…
If you work in recruitment, you’ve probably seen thousands of job specs, in all different shapes and sizes. I’ve seen job specs ranging from five sentences, to five pages long. I’ve seen job specs that range in tone from funny and clever, to dry and dull. Furthermore, just as is the case with the CV,…
I always like reading blogs and articles with titles like “Top Ten Annoying Social Media Habits”. They’re always accurate, and even though the habits are universally annoying, there are always so many violators. Many of the articles touch on the same subjects – we’re ALL annoyed with inappropriate LinkedIn photos, over-posting, too many hashtags, begging…