This is only one of the many reviews you can read of the #TRULondon Unconference, which took place near Brick Lane, in London’s East End, from the 16th to 18th February. Slap bang in the middle was the first UKRecruiter Networking event of the year, at the same well-appointed venue. I’ll leave it to others...
I’ve been attending networking events for the online recruitment sector since 2001. They have been a staple in my annual calendar, and have been an invaluable part of what I do. Because I live 400 miles away from the throbbing metropolis, (the big smoke, that Laandon town) they have given me the opportunity to meet...
I’m going to rewrite my blog from yesterday, as when I reread it, it was crap – badly written and too lengthy. It seems I’m not the only one, as very few people read it. Here’s the potted version. Ahem… Because I’m a recruiter by trade, I judge everyone I meet in a clinical fashion....
True story with a purpose. Years ago, I was recruiting for a client in Ayrshire, who needed a Design Engineer. As per usual I took on the job, quoted our fees, yada yada yada. During the process of sourcing candidates I networked through to a candidate who seemed to match the requirement perfectly. I approached...
Credit Control. No, bear with me, this gets interesting. This is the dullest blog subject ever, surely? Until, that is, you are waiting interminably for some tight-arsed penny pinching client to cough up money that has been promised for months. Then it gets absolutely vital. Worse still, when they outright refuse to pay, and dispute...
This is a response to the stupid article I read, which favours the opposite response. Linkedin is of course the foremost online business network, and the one which most professionals will sign up for, even if they use no other form of social media. It isn’t yet universal, and there are some sections of industry,...
No not you, and I hope not me. I’ll try and keep this short, as there are already way too many blog articles discursively annotating the onward march of the social media phenomenon. Pop is indeed eating itself. In my view, the Network Effect, that is the key to the success of Linkedin, Facebook and...
The Recruiters Network has drawn me to London every few months since 2001. Based, as I am, 400 miles away from the epicentre of the UK online recruitment industry, I found it to be an invaluable way to network with the very people I needed to see most. Remember, this was before Twitter, Facebook and...
Surely everyone is at least aware of The Searchologist (aka Jim Stroud)? I know I was a follower of his blog, and even had his App on my iPhone (which I recommend). So it was an absolute pleasure to meet Jim in the flesh as, even amongst the dazzling array of stellar talent at #TRULondon,...
