As a sales recruiter, you don’t want to find yourself stuck with clients who place little value on the recruiting process, or worse yet, fail to treat employees and that precious talent you’ve been working so hard to build trust with the respect they deserve. Unfortunately, far too many recruiters allow themselves to fall into…
Category: Talent Acquisition
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You started off by being able to poke your friends, or look-up people you used to go to school with and add them to your account. Since then Facebook has introduced lots of different features for its users including adding filters to your photos, making voice and video calls, sharing pictures, and even changing your…
There isn’t a day goes by at the moment when you can avoid a status or blog on LinkedIn bemoaning all that is wrong with recruitment – albeit usually written by recruiters about their competition – and whilst I occasionally partake in the “banter” and dialogue in how to overcome bad examples, I feel that there…
Clients and candidates are posting reviews about their experiences of recruitment companies more readily than ever before. These range from * ratings on Google, Facebook and Yell to sharing experiences with their respective followers on LinkedIn and Twitter. Recently, a number of recruitment businesses have been ‘panned’ on LinkedIn – I expect some of the…
What do you do, as an in-house recruiter, when your favourite agencies have tried and failed to find suitable candidates for a key role? You might commission an executive search firm to run a headhunt, but that may not be feasible in a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) where costs might be prohibitive. Also, some…
Anybody I talk to who is super smart, recognise how important the alignment between core business strategy and talent attraction is. However, as I discussed in September after I went to the LikeMinds conference – very rarely do businesses see it that way, or more crucially – rarely do TA specialists genuinely get called in for c-suite…
Digital marketing plays a vital role in modern business. Without employees who can generate leads and convert sales online; many companies simply wouldn’t survive. If you’re looking to secure quality candidates to place in digital marketing roles, then it’s crucial that they possess the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to make an impact. CV writing…
Are you currently interviewing candidates for the first time? Maybe you’re worried about how to phrase a particular question without overstepping the mark or perhaps you simply want to make sure that your company’s interview questions aren’t too imposing? Whether you are interviewing for the first time or would like a point of reference –…
Our friends at Bullhorn today announced the release of its 2017 North American Staffing & Recruiting Trends Report. It found that more than 75 percent of staffing and recruiting firms met or exceeded their revenue goals for 2016. Overall, the report showed that the vast majority of staffing and recruiting professionals felt bullish for 2017, despite swelling…