A client of mine is currently ramping up their direct hire efforts on a global basis, using LinkedIn and other online tools to identify and approach suitable candidates. Some of these will be actively looking for a job, but most will be what we refer to as passive talent. There is nothing wrong with networking…
‘Tis the season for traditions and to start some new traditions. I once took the reins of an HR Leader job where my predecessor banned all Christmas trees. She did not believe in Christmas, which is totally cool with me, but pissed off 98% (about 790 people) of our workforce with her beliefs. Every employee…
I train a lot of recruiters in how to improve at researching on the Internet. I constantly learn more about how to do this better. By far the most popular topics for training are Google Basics and Getting more out of LinkedIn. This training can look radically different for different groups of people, depending on…
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4 Ways to Prevent Personal Brand Injury
Have you experienced personal brand injury? When you decide to embark on the personal branding process you are so energized to do as much as you can to be your brand. The process is motivating as you start to see the fruits of your labor and the results of your hard work. However, along the way you may suffer…
Recently, the Social Jobs Partnership launched its free ‘Social Jobs’ application on Facebook – listing more than 1.7 million open jobs. This infographic from Work4Labs tells you everything you need to know about the new job board, including what it means for recruiters and how to get your jobs in front of the world’s largest…
Here are a few interesting tips on what NOT to say to your client. As an ex-recruiter I’ve spotted that most of these apply perfectly to the world of recruitment so thought I’d share Open Forum‘s infographic here. The 5 things in a nutshell: Getting a company’s name wrong, whether it’s in a meeting or just…
Sending an email newsletter is an art which will never be easy to perfect – there are so many factors which act against the senders. Here’s an infographic by GetResponse spelling out how to get the best open rates for emails – and the best times to send them. Takeaways: 23.63% of all email opens…
Here at Undercover Recruiter we believe that content is (Burger) king! This delicious infographic from matchFWD shows the different parts (similar to a burger’s ingredients) which make up a great careers page (or burger). Takeaways (not literally): The bun of the burger is wholesome and good quality organisation of the company. The cheese is the…
They say looking for a job is a full time job. Thank goodness there is great technology around to help us right? With a few clicks of a button we can ‘engage’ with employers on social media. Sounds great, but could it be that all this social stuff simply leads to a false sense of…