Let’s talk about Slack. Do you use it? Do you know what it is? Basically it’s a great tool for allowing people to communicate within organisations. It’s a lot more than just instant messaging though – did you realise it can also be used for recruiting? I know, right? To get the real inside scoop on how to use…
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Coffee-holics unite in agreement that every day should be National Coffee Day. The great news is, for many, today it really is! The majority of businesses rely heavily on both the caffeinated and social perks of coffee. In fact, our internal research suggests that 73.4 percent of employees drink coffee, making it much more popular…
You found the perfect candidate and you are getting ready to email them. Are you fully prepared to write a message that you are confident will get a response? While a lot of people feel like you can just simply email someone about a job and get a response… it is not as easy as…
Hands up if you’ve ever received a generic InMail on LinkedIn about a new opportunity or role that you’d supposedly be a good candidate for (whether or not that’s true, whether or not you’re remotely interested)? *Everyone raises hand*. That’s what I thought, you can all put your hands down now. It’s pretty stock standard stuff,…
In sales, you’re either working hard or you’re not. See, champions always start with a dream. We’ve watched enough motivational videos to know that major success stories often have humble beginnings. Regardless of field, high achievers don’t stop until they get to where they want to go. As sales people, we need to regularly take a step…
The choice to get out of bed and go to work for someone else each day can be a tricky one. Even if you’re working in an excellent firm with prospects, great feedback and – here’s the killer – a company car, there may be that nagging thought at the back of your head: I…
A lot of thought goes into searching for a new job. And if it doesn’t, it should. Apart from deciphering what career direction you want to take, updating your resume and crafting bespoke cover letters, you need to shape your approach to getting noticed by the decision makers who matter. Ideally your game plan will be far more…
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Blogging as a Recruiting Tool
Nowadays, you’d be hard-pressed to find any successful business without a blogging presence. Whether businesses are truly committed to blogging or not is one thing, but most at least play along because they’ve repeatedly been told that it’s a best practice. But, despite the fact that most businesses have blogs, very few realize just how…
Okay. Time to talk about something in agency recruitment which can cause all sorts of problems for newbie consultants, and even seasoned ones: the ‘percentage’ fee. Most recruitment companies work to a set percentage fee based on the basic yearly salary of the candidate; this tends to be somewhere around the 20% mark. Now, clients…