With the holidays approaching, as well as being a fantastic time to pick up the right candidate for your position – it’s also necessary to find out whether your applicants would end up on Santa’s Naughty or Nice list! This infographic/test from Spark Hire will help you. Tally up your score and let us know…
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.
Have you ever been addicted to a certain recruiter (who gives you a pen)? Are you a recruiter working on commission who has picked up a candidate who doesn’t want to leave their job? This Gotye parody from the Auckland Lawyers Revue may relate to you – let us know if it does in the comments below!…
Around 80% of the workforce is considered passive (ie open to talking, always looking or maybe available to talk) – the other 20% is happy with their job. This infographic, courtesy of Marinated and Entelo, explains the mentality of passive candidates and when to contact them for a job opportunity. Takeaways: There are 4 factors…
Gamification: the art (and sometimes science) of attracting users and keeping them. Gamification works by encouraging users to engage in game-like behaviours, in non-game contexts. Having heard a lot about it this year I predict gamification’s role in the industry will act as a game changer (pun intended), so if you’re not already thinking about how you can apply…
I do not like confrontation. I do not feel that anything can be solved by yelling and accusations and mean faces. I believe in discussions, dialogue and deal making. I know that negotiation will bring resolution even if everyone walks away unsatisfied. In the 15 years I have been a head hunter, I have noticed that the most…