Undercover RecruiterWhen preparing your CV, how much time do you spend thinking about the person who might end up reading it? How much time do you spend considering who you want that person to be and whether they will in fact bother to read it? As a recruiter I currently spend anywhere between 50% and 75%…
With more than 500 million users worldwide, LinkedIn has established itself as the leading professional social networking site on the web. LinkedIn’s strength lies in its capacity for forging and promoting connections, making networking that much easier. From former coworkers to alumni from the same high school, users build their network through connections, which can lead to insightful conversations…
In the movie Serendipity, Dean says to Jonathan: “You know the Greeks didn’t write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man dies: ‘Did he have passion?’” In my experience as a hiring manager, I look for individuals who possess passion for their work. This is crucial to help ensure a right match is not…
Insurance is a very complicated and highly regulated industry with many different roles and opportunities for those working within it. The UK is claimed to have the largest insurance industry in Europe and the third largest in the world which makes it hardly surprising that such a diverse range of job roles are available within…
As a recruiter you have enough trouble dealing with some candidates, the last thing you need is a client that’s lying to your face. Fortunately, this infographic from our friends at Little Badger helps you pick up on the signs. The truth lies not in what people say. It is what they say and what they do while…
I find the concept of making resolutions on New Year’s Eve fascinating. The frenzy with which people attend to resolutions during the end of the year intrigues me. The burst of energetic resolve, the elaborate goal-writing and the endless conversations to identify the “right” goals seem to pop up in conversations, essays and blogs. Each…
I was recently asked to manage a piece of recruitment for a company as they needed a Business Development Manager. They were flexible with their requirements in terms of industry background, as long as the individual had a successful track record in sales. After presenting my shortlist of four individuals, three of whom I already…
Ever seen a job ad searching for an employee with an unusually creative title? Then after reading the ad, you find out that the employer is simply looking to fill a very common position by giving it a unique title to make it sound more appealing? If you’re like most people, you probably asked yourself,…
“Just because it is trite, does not mean it is not true.” That is just one of the many pithy sayings I pull out of the woodwork. As Rodney Dangerfield said, “Honey, I got a million of ‘em”. The staffing business has changed since I started in 1998 – when I first began, email was…
