Prepping your candidate to help them nail the interview for THAT dream job is hard enough – especially if confidence isn’t their strong point. You’ve told them to do all the prep beforehand to make sure they’re as ready as they’ll ever be. You’ve asked them to research the role, look up the company, maybe you’ve even…
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Working from home often conjures up the image of people lounging about in their pyjamas, possibly stealing the odd nap here and there (well, you would, wouldn’t you?), and best of all working without your manager or colleagues watching your every move. But in reality, flexible or remote working is fast becoming one of the…
Whether you are looking for some sales inspiration this month or simply fancy a night in with some popcorn and a storyline you can relate to. I have included a collective of some great films which are out there at the moment and every recruiter should be able to relate to! Sit back, put your feet…
When I first started life as a recruitment consultant my manager and mentor at the time told me that there are only three things that are important in the hiring process: Personality. Personality. Personality This advice is so simple and so true. In professional sales there is no bigger truth than people buy people, and…
From the sheer number of reports and statistics being published about the current lack of opportunities in the UK job market, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the outlook was bleak for anyone wanting to embark on a new career. With UCAS figures showing a record number of students being accepted at universities and the…
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With millions of highly skilled employees on LinkedIn, the professional networking site is an essential tool for corporate and agency recruiters alike. The ‘serious network’ has been the dominant player since it first launched in 2003 and no new platforms have seriously challenged its market position. The world’s largest professional social network has over 750…
I started my recruitment career as a researcher in an executive recruitment agency. Old-school cold calling was all I did, including identifying target candidates via cover stories and then cold calling the prospects later, but is it still as effective? What is cold calling According to the dictionary, Merriam-Webster defines cold calling as: “a telephone…
The key to getting the best talent on board or having a reputation for being the best recruiters in the industry is all down to recruitment marketing and it’s not as complex as it sounds. That’s according to Lisa Jones from Barclay Jones. For Lisa, the new age of recruitment marketing is about solving problems within…