The weather’s getting colder and wetter outside (excluding you lucky recruiters in the southern hemisphere), but for many of us, the business pipeline is doing the exact opposite and drying up before our eyes! By now we’ve come to expect that December and January are quieter months, as clients and candidates take holidays (how dare they?) and…
This post is sponsored by Workstride, helping companies recognise, motivate, and develop their talent through a blend of configurable software, modern rewards experiences, and strategic program design. Every employee has their own sources of motivation when it comes to work. Some are motivated by money; others are driven by the necessity of providing for their…
As a recruiter you want to give the candidate you are representing the best opportunity to stand out from the crowd and their CV is the first opportunity they have to sell themselves. Ensure that the CV which you send to your client is clear, concise and highlights the relevant experience effectively. Follow these easy steps…
Brexit, Trump, AI, Big Data, Microsoft+LinkedIn, and the Randstad Monster… It’s no secret that this year has been a massive year for politics, technology, and economics, but what are the real knock-on effects to agency-side recruiters working as third-party talent suppliers? How is the recruitment landscape adapting? Will your business boom in the new year,…
Resilience is about finding ways to bounce back from challenge, adversity or disappointment; it is elasticity, the capacity to recover. The International Resilience Project describes resilience as ‘a universal capacity which allows a person, group or community to prevent, minimise or overcome the damaging effects of adversity’. Psychologists have identified some factors that make a…