Websites have been around as long as emails, and have been declared dead as many times. But they still hang in there and every company still needs to have one. Nowadays, people will search the net for information before making most decisions – just look at the popularity of review websites like Tripadvisor and Glassdoor! It goes…
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The 9 Deadliest CV Mistakes
When it comes to writing your CV, the things you omit can be just as important as the things you include. Even if you are the greatest candidate in the word; sloppy mistakes in your CV can get you instantly rejected. So if you’re struggling to land job interviews; check out StandOut CV‘s latest infographic to ensure that…
News flash: desks with standard chairs are old news. If you’ve been on LinkedIn recently, chances are you’ve been bombarded with videos and images of the new ‘in-thing’ – standing desks. But I witnessed something on LinkedIn that has changed my outlook on desks forever: Chuck away your Ikea PÅHL desk, and invest in something that’s ‘wheelie’ going…
When it comes to securing candidates into roles, it’s all about acting quickly, if not immediately! As soon as you have the initial conversation with them, you should be thinking about ‘the close’, even though it may seem far, far away. Throughout the entire recruitment process, recruiters should gather in depth information to gauge the level of interest and commitment from…
It’s pretty amazing what CRM systems are capable of. Instead of having to maintain our own labour-intensive filing systems, a few quick clicks of the mouse are sometimes all it takes to manage your business. Thanks to tailored software systems used in recruitment agencies, you create profiles for all the candidates and clients you’ve met, and store all relevant…
We tend to ‘treat’ ourselves when stressed by gorging on junk food, sugary snacks, caffeine, and nicotine. But why? Well, quite simply, because we are stressed. Our body craves this, but it doesn’t help our stress. We feel better for a bit (a sugar rush, a chemical rush, etc.), but then we crash hard, feel…
**Disclaimer: this post is probably an unfair mass generalisation of all hiring managers, based on one or two isolated and extremely annoying experiences.** Considering agency recruiters have been brought in to fill their urgent roles as quick as “yesterday”, hiring managers can make doing your job particularly difficult at times. They cancel interviews last minute, go on leave without notice,…
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A Little Gratitude Goes a Long Way
Employee engagement has been at the top of the HR agenda for a long time now, but it seems a lot of managers still don’t understand why they should take good care to make a workplace somewhere people want to work. Leaders who practice value-centered leadership find that gratitude is a good starting point. In…
It’s the moment you’ve spent the past two months waiting for! Finally, following day after day of scouring job boards, sending out resumes and cover letters, and hearing nothing but radio silence in return, you get an interview. Better yet, you hear back from an employer who might just be ready to offer you your dream…