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Talent Acquisition

Why the Modern Recruiter is Part Artist, Part Scientist

What makes up the best modern recruiters? Turns out they are a combination of artists and scientists, according to this visual by our friends at LinkedIn. Takeaways: Modern recruiters have an innate instinct for mutual connection, let’s call them matchmakers. Recruiters think about jobs the way marketers think about products. They know how to build…

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Talent Acquisition

How Recruiters Can Actually USE Twitter

I meet lots of recruiters who have got zero ROI from Twitter – and yes – this is normally due to a total lack of the “I” in the ROI. To be fair, the recruitment market is saturated with cool tools which people like me evangelise about but, in the short term, can really distract…

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Workplace

How, What and When Should You Post on Social Media?

When sharing on social media, it’s important to get it right or you could look rather silly! Here’s Keystone Click‘s guide to what, when and how to share on social media. Takeaways: Would your audience thank you for sharing the content? No? Don’t post it then. Engagement rates on Facebook are 32% higher at weekends.…

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Employer Branding

How to Do Pre-Employment Assessments Right!

SPONSORED: This post is sponsored by Skillmeter, the online skills testing platform for recruiters. Gone is the time when a company published a job ad, invited candidates for an interview, held interviews and selected the best one. However, hiring the wrong person can become a costly and time-wasting issue for an organisation. Many companies therefore…

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Employer Branding

A Look at the Workplace of the Future

In the future, how will your office look? TopManagementDegrees.com have an insight. Takeaways: Will working at home increase? Communication become more ‘beam me in’ type! Technology is helping increase employees’ productivity. RELATED: How to Keep a Happy Office [Top 10 Tips]