I recently attended a dance competition which was hosted by professional judges and dancers from across the region, numbering in their hundreds; all competing for accolades of trophies and medals to represent their hard graft and determination after months of rehearsals. What astounded me about the ambience of this event, hosted in a large auditorium,…
A recent report from techUK showed that one in six new hires made between 2009 and 2015 in the UK technology sector were EU citizens. With the tech sector creating twice as many jobs as the non-digital sector, according to recent figures from TechNation, it is vital that businesses can continue to access the tech…
Recruitment Marketing is the hot term in Talent Acquisition (TA) today, but in truth, the challenges we have in TA are significantly harder than what most marketing groups face. Selling a $10 product online to a million people isn’t exactly the same thing as finding, interviewing and hiring one Director of IT at a Fortune…
Sponsored by MightyRecruiter. As an expert in helping small businesses achieve their hiring and recruiting goals, Rebecca Barnes-Hogg knows that it’s the people that make an organization. From the time she started helping her high school friends find summer jobs to the present day, Rebecca has always excelled at matching the right people with the…
40 is the new 30, orange is the new black, and HR is the new marketing. We spoke to Michael Brenner, CEO of Marketing Insider Group who believes employees represent the greatest opportunity to create meaningful marketing programs. Have a listen to our chat below, keep reading for a summary and don’t forget to subscribe to…
It’s no secret that during the hiring process, employers will check a candidate’s social media presence to get a more detailed glimpse into their personality and how they want the world to perceive them. In fact, according to a survey of hiring managers, 93% said that they will review a candidate’s social media accounts (Facebook,…
Professional women have a problem. Despite making up half the British workforce, women comprise barely a third of managers and only a quarter of directors. Clearly, something is stopping them getting to the top. Cue the creation of a whole heap of female-specific career advice. Ambitious women are instructed on how to dress, how to…
Firmly established as the primary social platform for modern professionals, LinkedIn has grown from a business networking tool to a powerful superdatabase brimming with prospective clients, customers, and sales leads. Its value to recruiters is immeasurable, and its popularity has led to many commentators labelling LinkedIn as peerless. This could all soon be about to…
If the 44k student debt wasn’t enough, then the unpaid internship will sure aid the bleak millennial dream of not affording rent. Politicians, landlords, and the economy have been unkind to young people who are already the first generation to be poorer than their parents; encumbered with debt, locked out of buying a home, rising…