Undercover RecruiterWhether you work in recruiting, sales, HR, or anything else – you’ve probably been told that public speaking is one key to success. What’s, that is the mere thought of being a public speaker freaking you out? You’re not the only one. Having to go in front of an audience to deliver a speech is…
Have you met Aimee Bateman? Aimee is the founder and host of CareerCake.com. As an ex-recruiter, Aimee has seen and experienced some of the funniest and most exciting stories, and in the first of our #MeetMonday series, she shares some of them with us. In the first of this #MeetMonday series, we ask Aimee about cover letters,…
What makes up a CEO? Do you have the right education, experience and personality traits to match the big bosses? Brighton SBM has put together an infographic for you to find out… Takeaways: Harvard has produced the most CEOs. Richard Branson – CEO of Virgin – was a dropout. Education isn’t always key! 97% of…
With the internet and social media shaping today’s society, social recruiting is the hot topic. We become more and more globally connected, hence the need to be extremely careful about what we put online. Internet made it easier to find job offers, but as the visibility of companies increased, so as the number of potential…
All of my clients want more time. They also want to get more done. They want to improve their reach (and placement ratio) using social media. They want to improve brand awareness. They want more leads (or at least better jobs to work on). They want to be smart and innovative. Let’s not start on…
Traditional methods in searching for employment opportunities involved many time consuming consultations with CV agencies or browsing broadsheet newspapers… In the current time frame the key method is social media. Social media is part of our daily life with over 1 billion people registered on Google+ and over 300 million business professionals use LinkedIn. More and…
Abraham Lincoln once said: “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or we can rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” These were some of the greatest words ever spoken – how we look at things can completely change our perspective of them. There are so many things that we don’t even realize we do,…
Whether you’re a job seeker looking for a great agency or you have a job vacancy you’re trying to fill, you have a lot of options when it comes to agency representation. Maybe you’re after a niche agency or you just want to get the most bang for your buck. Just like any other type…
Interviews are all about first impressions and what you wear can go a long way in telling people who you are before you’ve even started speaking. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on your outfit, but putting in a little extra effort to choose the right attire can help you in the…
