At this time of year, and for the last 12 years, I am usually immersed in a sea of recruitment websites. This is a lot less fun than you’d imagine, but far more fascinating too, and often involves very late nights squinting my eyes at spreadsheets and job boards. Whose stupid idea was it to...
Guess what? Every single active recruiter in the UK is listed on LinkedIn. That may not come as a surprise to anyone, as Recruiters are professional networkers, and LinkedIn is the biggest free CV database. By definition, it is the job of a professional recruiter to market themselves to their chosen industry sector, clients...
This is a very simplistic theory, but I think it bears exploring. In my experience there are two distinct types of recruiters; those who naturally thrive in the recruitment of Permanent Staff, and those who excel running a Temp Desk. Perms recruiters typically handle 10 to 15 concurrently running recruitment projects, which can each...
So we discover in the last week that some of the world’s largest and most influential tech companies, had entered into non-compete pact, with regard to recruiting staff from each other. In this instance Google, Apple, Pixar, Adobe, Intel and Intuit are the co-accused in this particular cartel. Of course these companies are all headquartered...
As is traditional in December, there are all sorts of blogs and articles reviewing the last year, and predicting the next. I’ve fallen for that before, and won’t do so again. I’m not saying they are useless (they are), but you do need to take them with a giant pinch of salt. Instead, let me...
“I remember when this was all fields, as far as the eye can see!” When I was young, this was one of my Dad’s favourite phrases. With the passing of time, some of us older geezers can now say this about the Online Recruitment industry. 16 years ago (or thereabouts) an industry was born. Pioneers...
The occurrence of recruitment, used to be a little blip in the timeline of someone’s career; an obstacle to be navigated, before resuming the daily task of doing one’s job. Changes to employment patterns have now meant that changing jobs is an integral part of pursuing your career, and has to be dealt with accordingly....
Below is the document, currently under review, for the establishment of a BSI Code of practice for Online Recruitment – BS 8877. The original, and user comments, can be viewed by registering at http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/Details/695 ————————————— BSI DRAFT REVIEW Draft title: Online recruitment – Code of practice Number: BS 8877 Sector: Manufacturing &...
This is not always a bad thing, and is implicit in the employment deal struck between many individuals and their employers. Many, but not all, jobs are very dependent upon your ability to interact with other people outwith your own company; clients, suppliers, candidates, government bodies etc etc. Before the advent of social media, companies...
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...
