Yet another session with agency recruiters has forced me to publish a rant! I’m there talking about Twitter and Facebook and a consultant tries to persuade me that the Twitter account he has is private, can only be seen by him and his mates and is protected. He therefore has the right to do what…
While the days of the resume being an integral part of the job hunting experience are fading, as new media and online branding seep in, the resume still holds an important part of any job search. Like crocs, newspapers, and travel agencies (to name a few), it is taking a long time to go gentle…
What will the future hold in terms of jobs? This infographic (by Monolith) outlines what may happen and which will be the best jobs available – which would you take? Takeaways: Want to be a personality programmer? You’ll be able to take control of artificial intelligence! How about a garbage miner? You’ll be looking through…
If you’re a recruitment agency with a decent marketer, your organisation’s digital strategy right now focuses on three separate channels: Search (paid and organic), Social Media and Mobile. Now, imagine a world where search optimisation, social media and mobile can be pulled together into a single integrated digital campaign. How can this be achieved? Here’s a…
Anyone who knows the recruiting field understands the intense workload and fast pace that recruiters must operate in. Additionally, recruiting isn’t a skill you learn once and then spend the rest of your career on autopilot, either. As a result, recruiters have always needed to be the early adopters of the HR world, passionate about…
Imagine that you have two leads: the first is from a candidate you just qualified, who told you that they have just applied to a specific role at a specific company. The second is from another candidate (for the sake of argument called Dave) who you have placed in the past, and has just told…
For many people social media size does matter and the recent focus on social proof is causing many of us to be far too concerned with how big we are! Social media is a powerful tool to build our personal brands, but here is the catch: we can easily fall into the trap of focusing too much…
Often a great business decision, choosing to hire a student or a recent college graduate gives all businesses much more job description flexibility. Of course, when a business is trying to decide between hiring a recent college grad or pursuing a more experienced workforce veteran, there are many pros and cons that need to be…
This infographic, by the University of Florida, outlines the ways in which you can turn your social media obsession into a career! Do you want to turn your obsession into a job? Takeaways: There are 850 million monthly active users on Facebook, with 77% of B2C companies saying they acquired customers through the platform. There are…