Pinterest turns three this month, and oh baby, has it come a long way from its humble beginnings as just a virtual pinboard! Some fast facts: An increased number of men use the site – 32% men to 68% women as opposed to 92% women initially. More traffic than LinkedIn and Google+ combined per month.…
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I often blog tips for recruiters to help them with their option paralysis and here’s one tip I really think more recruiters should adopt: think like candidates… (walking into an interview like an Egyptian may just freak them out!) If you’re a recruiter reading this blog, congratulations for taking the time out to do that.…
How long have job boards been around? What was the first one? What year did LinkedIn launch? These questions keep us all up at night. This infographic from samplejobdescriptions.org shows the history of the job board. It draws on information from Jeff Dickey-Chasings a.k.a. The Job Board Doctor. Takeaways: Monster and CareerBuilder (originally Net) began in 1994. The…
I’ve worked in the recruitment industry a number of years and I’ve seen a whole range of different remuneration models and structures used by agencies to reward and incentivise their staff. But in the main they usually consisted of a low to medium base salary dependent upon experience and seniority and then a monthly, quarterly…
It’s quite a few years since I worked a desk as a recruiter. But I did, for many years. And I was a pretty good recruiter too. Not great, mind you. Just good enough to have a lot of fun, and make a bit of money. Currently, as a consultant to the recruitment industry, I…