As a Rec2Rec, one of the most commonly talked about subjects is whether a recruiter can cross over from one sector or discipline into another. Having done this myself on three occasions (I started out in white collar perm engineering then moved into a new desk for advertising agencies, before setting up a R2R desk)…
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.
Our friends at HerdWisdom have come up with the secret recruiting formula to getting the best candidates to see your job postings. Takeaways You need to use job boards, search ads and social media to receive an influx of qualified candidates. 226,000,000 searches per month on Google contain the word ‘job’. Indeed gets 100,000,000 unique…
This infographic, from Jobsite shows how mobile became very popular in 2012 and is expected to increase. Have you used mobile to recruit someone? Let us know in the comments! Takeaways: Nearly one third of job seekers want mobile versions of job boards. 40% of Jobsite’s traffic is from Apple mobile devices. In Feb 2010, only…
The top business challenge of managers is hiring and recruiting talent — despite the country’s high unemployment rate. Part of the problem is that many organizations don’t make hiring easy, personal, or intuitive. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to the question of what constitutes the perfect recruitment process, as the best approach will vary depending…
Just about every recruitment business that I am associated with, as well as those I consult to, are finding it difficult to hire great recruiters. In Australia there is such a shortage of experienced recruiters that one ‘Rec to Rec’ recruiter told me she has over 1200 vacant orders in Sydney alone! In the UK,…