A topic of conversation at Sourcecon Fall 2015 (a national conference for recruiters and sourcers to learn about different recruitment tools and strategies) was: how to get hiring managers involved in the recruitment process. Here was my advice on how to do this… First the challenge. Many hiring managers say: “Why do I need to…
Ahhh, the office cubicle. The home away from home for every office worker not lucky enough to have their own private office. Depending on your job, office culture and coworkers, your cubicle can be your own personal corner of inspiration, or your 40-hour-a-week prison cell – or perhaps a little of both. Regardless, unless you…
For a start up business to really flourish, what it needs is the right people. In the early days the success of a new business is determined by the team behind it, so you want to build a strong one that will work well together and share the same values. So how can you go about attracting…
When you’re starting your job search, you don’t always know exactly what you’re looking for. You may have had a vague idea about where you would like your career to go, but not necessarily an accurate idea about the kind of role that you believe would suit you. There are a few things to consider when…
In a competitive and complex job market, relationships reign supreme. This is shown, more than ever, in the new Recruiter Nation study released today by Jobvite. The study was carried out on over 1,000 recruiters from a wide range of industries and goes far beyond social recruiting, diving into the increasing complexity behind a recruiter’s job.…