LinkedIn skills. LinkedIn endorsements. Do they actually matter or are they just there to look pretty on your profile? One way they can come in handy is by looking at the data around what skills are most in demand around the globe with employers. LinkedIn identified the 25 hottest skills that got people hired, globally and in…
I have a confession to make. When I entered the recruiting field, I didn’t get my foot in the door by networking with key players in the industry. I didn’t establish myself as a subject matter expert by sharing my brand on social media – social media didn’t even exist then. Instead, I was one…
How does your LinkedIn profile read? Is it really buzzword rich, or have you stepped away from the cliches in order to stand out from the crowd? LinkedIn have analysed a selection of LinkedIn Recruiter users’ summaries to compile a list of the top buzzwords that recruitment professionals have used on their LinkedIn profiles over…
Our friends at INSEAD have released the 2015-2016 edition of its annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI). The study was produced in collaboration with the Human Capital Leadership Institute of Singapore (HCLI) and Adecco Group. Movement of talent and economic prosperity This year’s theme of ‘Talent Attraction and International Mobility’ focuses on findings linked to the significant…
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock lately, you’ve heard the term “content marketing” and “content strategy” thrown around a lot lately. Yet, it can be a little ambiguous as to what it actually means…and why you should care. What, exactly, are we talking about here? First, let’s understand that this whole content idea began…