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Talent Acquisition

Why You Don’t Have to Be a Graduate to Be a Recruiter

One of the myths that perpetuates in the recruitment industry, is that you need to be a graduate to succeed in the field. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth! While many recruiters do have degrees – particularly today – there are also a large proportion of highly successful big billers who took alternative…

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Talent Acquisition

10 Steps to Build an Effective Mobile Career Site

Mobile recruitment is on the rise – 27% of job seekers expect to be able to apply for a position via a mobile device. Here are my best practices for recruiters using mobile: 1) Prioritize seamless integration: To successfully engage with candidates your company’s mobile experience must fit seamlessly into your mobile recruiting process and across…

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Workplace

What to Do When a Headhunter Calls

For many executives in high profile roles, taking a call from a headhunter is all part of a normal day at work. However for some individuals the experience may be new or completely unexpected particularly when it comes out of the blue. The timing of an approach may not be perfect to begin discussing new…

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Employer Branding

How to Engineer the Perfect Office

When at work, it’s important that you’ve got the right surroundings to allow you to do the best work you can. When you’ve got the perfect office, you’ll have employee productivity or well-being at a high. Science and design have come together to tailor what makes up a good office – find out below (courtesy…

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Talent Acquisition

5 Things Recruiters Must Have to Survive and Thrive

Our friend Greg Savage has put together this infographic summarising 5 things that every recruiter must have to survive. You can see them in the infographic below – are there any you’d add? Let us know in the comments below! Takeaways: Go digital – Smart use of technology will become a must for all recruiters.…