This infographic by Stephens Scown shows results highlighting that employment in the UK continues to be driven by small and medium enterprises (SMES). However, getting employment wrong can be very costly – see why below. Takeaways: SMEs employ 59.1% of people in the UK. 72% of businesses say that their main recruitment difficulty is lack…
Whether you like (or believe) it or not, most Hiring/HR Managers don’t see a lot of difference between the various contingency recruitment agencies they deal with. Sure, they may engage with you in a spirit of cooperation – but that is mostly down to either their supplier-management skills or their desperation in trying to fill…
Recently I was one of 4 judges asked to select “Australia’s Best Recruiter 2013”. The calibre was high, drawing responses from all over Australia and New Zealand. The judging panel interviewed a shortlist of 4, and Peter Murphy, from Davidson Recruitment in Brisbane, was selected as the worthy winner. Peter has an exceptional record in…
When it comes to candidate sourcing, the conversation of passive vs active candidates feels like it’s been done to death. As Greg Savage pointed out in his blog post “There’s no such thing as a passive candidate”, there are no passive or active candidates…there are just candidates. Most people, if offered a great job would…
Pinterest turns three this month, and oh baby, has it come a long way from its humble beginnings as just a virtual pinboard! Some fast facts: An increased number of men use the site – 32% men to 68% women as opposed to 92% women initially. More traffic than LinkedIn and Google+ combined per month.…
No man is an island, especially in a business organization. Everyone in the organization needs someone else’s help sometime or another, either as part of the regular workflow or during emergencies. Whether it’s the CEO or the cleaning lady, every person in an organization has to consider himself or herself as part of a team…
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The History of the CV [INFOGRAPHIC]
The faithful curriculum vitae – also known as the CV. This infographic (from the National Careers Service) shows the history of the CV. Takeaways: 1482 – Leonardo de Vinci creates the first professional CV. 1950s – CVs become formalised and start to be expected during job interviews. 1984 – The first guide to writing CVs…
Acing an interview is not an easy task. You’re trying to present yourself as the most desirable candidate and beat out all the rest. In addition to competing against a group of strangers, you also have to plead your case to a stranger. It seems the only known reliable factor of success is YOU. Luckily…
With the first ever CandEs UK Awards Ceremony having just been celebrated recently in February, the issue of candidate experience continues to be a hot topic of discussion across the industry. The awards recognise companies that set high standards for how they treat candidates and is open to organisations that recruit in the British employment…