I have hired dozens, perhaps hundreds, of people. In 2000, I became the first employee and Chief Marketing Officer for a startup that eventually grew to be 700 employees. During the first few years when adding a new employee was a major decision, I interviewed almost every hire in the areas of sales, marketing and customer…
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 238 million members worldwide, this week revealed the second annual ranking of the most attractive employers among its 13 million members in the UK. The results? Well, UK professionals seem to prefer the best of British, with a dollop of American of course. Consumer technology and…
Social media marketing has created a number of jobs – but which is the best to work for? And which employees get the best bonuses? Brandify has all the answers in this infographic. Takeaways: The average employee at Facebook is 31 years old. Employees at Twitter in San Francisco get catered meals. LinkedIn offer chair…
Are you always on the hunt for new vacancies to fill? Perhaps you have enough leads but simply want to keep an eye on the market? If I gave you 10 vacancies / jobs today – how many would you be able to fill? Be honest with yourselves! The UK Recruiters I have surveyed recently…
Categories
17 Must-Haves for Your LinkedIn Profile
So you’ve got a LinkedIn profile, and you want it to be perfect – so what do you add? This infographic by our friend Neal Schaffer at Maximize Social Business lists 17 things your profile must have. Takeaways: A serious profile picture is necessary on LinkedIn – you don’t want one that will turn people…
You’ve got your degree, and now you need to find a job – but how? This infographic (by CollegeFeed) shows you the top shortcuts to finding your first position. Takeaways: First, you need to understand yourself and your career needs. On your resume, highlight who you are, what you can do and what you want…
Categories
How to Avoid the Job Search Rut
I believe that everyone has their own “nightmare career” – a job that would turn their life into a living hell. Personally, I think mine would be a DJ at a classic rock radio station. Classic rock DJs have access to three or more decades of some of the best music ever made but what…
Ten seconds: that might be all you have to make a solid first impression and secure the job you’re interviewing for. As an introvert, interviews might terrify you to start with, so all that emphasis on first impressions might make you want to feign sickness. But don’t fear! You probably already know that being introverted…
Categories
I’ve CV-een It All Before!
If you watch the X Factor, you’ll be familiar with the following phrases: “It means everything to me” and “I want this more than anything” usually followed by a short sob story and some tragic music. We love a good ‘rags-to-riches’ tale after all. If, like me, you’re also an avid reader of thousands of…