The best candidates for your jobs are often times part of your existing employees’ networks. This means they have already interacted with somebody within your organisation and might already have a feel for what it’s like to work there. The definition of employee network has been widened with the growth of social networks, meaning we can…
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How ‘the CV Man’ Landed his Dream Job
You may recognise Alfred Ajani, AKA ‘The CV Man’, as the guy who landed himself his dream marketing job, by handing out his CV in Waterloo Station. After having a tough time finding a job after graduating last Summer, Alfred did not become disheartened by job rejections and rather took his job search into his own…
The infamous mid-afternoon energy lull effects even the best of us. A study has shown that the least productive time of day is 2.55pm (which ironically is when cat video views boom!) and lethargy and tiredness creeps in. This is the time you need to get up from your desk, move your feet, grab a drink,…
Whether you’re a business development manager for a recruiting agency, a B2B salesperson, or simply interested in sales, you will have noticed that social selling (much like social recruiting) is all the rage. But how do you get started with social selling? I recently had a chat with Tim Hughes, Director at Oracle UK as…
When it comes to hiring entry-level employees, most hiring managers will place their focus more on the attributes an individual possess, over skills. Training can be given to those who they chose to hire, so skills can be learnt on the job, however personal traits that make up what someone is like as a person may influence how…