This article is sponsored by Adecco USA, check out their upcoming webinar ‘Using social media as a recruiting tool’. Register now! There’s no doubt that recruiters play an essential role in the hiring process. As the job market continues to improve, their expertise and service continue to become more important than ever. While recruiters typically…
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What should you include and what should you leave out on your LinkedIn profile? There are some must-haves (name, photo, description) and some big no-no’s (overused buzzwords). You should make 2015 a brand you year, following the below pointers on what to include in your LinkedIn profile. Last year we covered the most overused buzzwords by recruiters. Remember, sometimes using buzzwords are more of…
Our friends at INSEAD today released the 2014 edition of its annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI). The study, which focuses on the topic of ‘growing talent for today and tomorrow’, was produced in collaboration with the Human Capital Leadership Institute of Singapore (HCLI) and Adecco Group. Measuring a nation’s competitiveness based on the quality of…
Talent is moving around the world faster than ever before. Countries that remain open to it are building a competitive edge. The pace of change in the knowledge economy is reaching unprecedented speed. Rapid technological change, coupled with a globally mobile workforce is bringing benefits to countries able to harness the energy of the young…
Our LinkedIn group is full of many fantastic discussions, started by various industry professionals. This week, Carolyn Hyams asked our group if they think you should accept LinkedIn connection requests from anyone and everyone? Here’s the LinkedIn discussion! Join our #UROpinion discussion every Monday on LinkedIn, where you can comment on our latest discussion now! Jennifer Jones Newbill says…
In this week’s #UROpinion, we asked you: What’s the Number 1 Tip You’d Give Job Seekers Applying to Your Vacancy? The comments left were all varied but useful tips! Applying to jobs has become more competitive than ever, so finding a way of standing out as an applicant is vital. For every job opening, there are…
This week, we asked you what exactly is a social recruiter? You got back to us saying that a social recruiter is someone that’s generally engaged with social media, with a good understanding in the platform, using it to its full potential. Being a social recruiter isn’t something you can project half-hearted. There has to be…
The job markets of nearly all industries are heavily influenced by social media nowadays. Just about every job hunter has profiles on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, so businesses have opened up to these social channels and found an effective way to find skilled candidates for job openings. However, recruiters seem stuck with these three platforms…
This week, we asked you what is the number 1 thing you should never include in your CV? You got back to us saying generally avoid irrelevant information, plus Selfies! Think about the job you’re applying to- do they really need to see your best night-out pictures? Do they need to know the names of…