Question – what would happen if the recruiting industry began holding itself to the same standards as the fashion or music industries? Answer – meet BeautifulPeople.com Recruitment. For those who are not familiar with the site, BeautifulPeople.com allows its 750,000 members to post pictures of themselves, while others can vote on whether or not they…
If you are a fresh graduate, your first priority after finishing your studies is to get a full-time job. When you are looking for work, you spend a lot of time writing and polishing your resume to make it exactly right. The cover letter almost seems like an after thought. It can be tempting to…
The vast majority of internet users today rely on peer-review sites before making a purchase. From books to restaurants, hotels and even airplane seats, users happily rely on online services to aid them in making informed choices. Sites such as Amazon, Yelp, TripAdvisor and eBay have made online reviews the norm for savvy consumers everywhere.…
Ever considered lying at a job interview? Well, don’t! Sure, a career making-or-breaking interview may be the one occasion when you need to hard-sell your skills and experience, but there is a big difference between positive exaggeration and unscrupulous embellishment. If anything, lying at a job interview is a sure way to court disaster: Just…
You can watch an interview with Paul Maxin, Global Resourcing Director of Unilever, where he talks about their social recruitment strategy. Takeaways: Unilever have over 500,000 followers on LinkedIn – making them the ninth most-liked company in the world. Their Facebook page has over 200,000 likes – aggregating fans from across the world. Unilever use…
When it comes to running a successful business, it’s no longer enough to just focus on growing the bottom line. Several variables come into play when it comes to long-term success, and two of the most important aspects to take into consideration for company sustainability are employee motivation and innovation. Often times the challenge for…
Everybody knows that the biggest advancements made in recruiting in the last decade have been those related to social media. Online platforms – most notably LinkedIn – have played huge roles in the way we communicate with and attract our candidates, and sometimes clients too. There has been a complete role reversal between recruiters and…
Earlier this month, New York City-based realtor firm Rapid Realty made headlines by offering their employees a 15 percent raise if they got a tattoo of the company logo. The company’s owner got the idea when a loyal employee decided to get the company logo tattoo without any incentive, and the owner felt indebted to…
Looking for a new job can be a time-consuming and often difficult process. If you are already employed in an executive position that takes up most of your time and energy, you might wonder how you’ll ever get around to it. The truth is, however, that some of the best jobs available are not advertised…