Networking events are one of the best ways to create professional contacts and meet like minded people. They can have endless benefits for your career as you never know how the individuals you meet may be able to assist you in the future, so you want to make the most of the opportunities. Chances are…
What on earth is an employee advocate? According to our friends at SocialChorus: Employee advocates are socially engaged employees who create and share their employer’s brand content on their own social networks. This means you basically have an army of marketers within your organisation and now it’s up to you to equip them with the correct training, tools…
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3 Networking Tips for Introverts
Introverts are personalities that fall under the temperament melancholic. Naturally they are not sociable and tend to keep for themselves preferring seclusion over crowds. For a job search, networking might prove difficult for a person with this kind of a personality. We are aware networking is crucial in any setting especially when wanting to establish ones career. The traditional…
Philosophy and recruiting? Why not. One of the philosophies that our recruiters adhere to is that if, as a candidate, you’re going to attend an interview, you might as well perform at 110% during the meeting. Regardless of the individuals whom you’re interviewing with or the level of job you’re pursuing, the recruiting team at…
For many recruiters LinkedIn is their go to resource for finding top talent to fill their roles and likewise do job seekers use their LinkedIn profiles as a means of promoting themselves as potential candidates and to make professional contacts. But how exactly do you go about locating these individuals? There are 332,000,000 million people…
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The New Era of Company Culture
Company culture should be the number one positive force behind your brand. If it’s not, you’re seriously missing out on an easy way to shape the perception, reputation and retention numbers in your company. A good company culture isn’t about Sandra from IT offering you a slice of birthday cake or the occasional after-work drinks. Company culture actually delves…
Interviews can be nerve-wracking and it’s important that you make a good impression to put yourself in good stead for being selected as the right person for the job. However, factors such as nerves or just a lack of organization can jeopardize this and there are certain common job interview mistakes that you want to…
You may think that uploading silly photographs of yourself to your social media accounts is just a bit of fun and games, but with 90% of employers now recruiting through social media, you may be at risk of damaging your chances of being hired. First impressions are crucial when it comes to hiring decisions and…
Video is becoming increasingly popular, especially through platforms such an Instagram, Vine and Twitter Video. With this in mind, it is important to always be innovative when thinking of ways to showcase recruitment. Making a recruitment video is a good way to show you are creative and is easier than most people think. Many assume you must…