Undercover RecruiterLike so many of my generation of recruiters (god, I have just made myself sound ancient and I am only 3*something), I fell into recruitment in the 1990s – as opposed to by design (as is the case of many generation Y now because “it’s very lucrative” apparently). I often chat to my contacts, as I…
Studies have shown that your body language communicates more to another person than what you say or the tone of your voice. This is even truer when you are interacting with a stranger, as one naturally sizes up someone new. For that reason, your body language during a job interview has a large effect on…
Recruiters – you need to wake up! Candidate experience and especially satisfaction is crucial in the recruitment process. While there is still plenty of talk surrounding “The Candidate Experience” it becomes very easy to shy away from basic concepts in order to put more focus on your own personal gain or the gain of the…
Managers aren’t just there to ensure their employees get their work done, they are also supposed to ensure that top workers are happy, productive and have what they need to do their job right. If they don’t, your top talent may leave. This infographic (by CMOE) shows the top 5 reasons why the best talent…
The euphoria of accepting an offer is swift and fleeting. The honeymoon phase quickly moves on, a distant memory as projects expand, deadlines shift and the role as you understood it during the interview changes. In recent coaching conversations, my attention has been on how my clients are handling transitioning into their new role: Address…
Sometimes, life gets really hectic and we don’t take the time to stand back and just question on why we do what we do. I recently read, for a second time, Simon Sinek’s great book “Start with Why” and I would highly recommend it to all of you. In the book, Simon says that is…
The word “Recruiter” generally stirs up lots of emotion and opinions in people – we are the people the professional world loves to hate! But can we recruiters actually be of value to you, the client? Can we become a trusted business partner? Personally, I expect that some clients will like us, and some won’t. That…
As summer slowly morphs into fall, 26.9 percent of the population goes from worrying about sunburns to homework. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 79 million children and adults enrolled in school back in 2011 — which means, for a large proportion of the population, back-to-school season is upon us. Going back to…
We here at Link Humans recently analysed the best Facebook Career pages in Europe – you can find the results below in an infographic. We hope this study will provide you with some inspiration for you to enhance your company page with better design or more relevant apps! Here is a comment by Charles Schmidt, Corporate…
