We all know that good preparation is the key to success in an interview. One aspect of this is thinking through the type of questions you are likely to be asked and having a killer answer up your sleeve. To get you started, we have compiled a list of the top 10 most common questions asked…
Do you need to source candidates? Do you need to study your competition? Do you want to keep a very close eye on what your clients are doing / their recruitment opportunities / their starters and leavers? Well, read on… Last year, the lovely Undercover Recruiter (thanks Lisa!) published a blog for me entitled “Why…
The new year is upon us and it means a clean slate, an open mind, and lots of New Year’s resolutions. Professionally, it also means looking at practices and seeing how your organization can improve in 2013. While it’s no surprise that organizations beef up their talent pool at the beginning of the year, how…
So, I was asked to share some of the stories from my 2 years as a headhunter, which got me thinking about all the crazy people I encountered in that time. My market was international telecoms, so I have, at some point, attempted to sell to, or recruit, different people from pretty much every continent…
LinkedIn, the number 1 professional social network has reached 200 million members. This infographic, courtesy of LinkedIn themselves, shows how they are made up. Takeaways: 74 million of LinkedIn users can be found in the United States, with 11 million in the United Kingdom. Turkey, Colombia and Indonesia are the fastest growing countries. China is…
Those who know me, know that I embrace modern technology, social media and social communications in marketing, branding and networking my business and profile. I believe it is a massive opportunity for good recruiters to attract great people seamlessly. But the growing desire to make the recruitment process faster and more accessible; which on the…
A gap of employment on your resume can be frightening, but that doesn’t mean that your time between jobs has to be spent solely on hunting down your next position. It’s time for job seekers everywhere to embrace new opportunities during their time between jobs! The job search can wear on both your sanity and…
How do you make sure recruiters find you for the right jobs? Well there are a few tactics you can engage in, here is an infographic based on the 7 Secrets to Making Recruiters Find You: Get active on Twitter & LinkedIn. Help your company to recruit internally. Write and get read by your target…
What better time than now to start making your resolutions? Most people resolve to lose weight, reconnect with old friends, or even rediscover an old passion when the clock strikes midnight and ushers in the fresh start. But you’re different, because you’re a job seeker! Your resolution for this year is to go out there and…