Ever consider dating your recruiter? ‘But I don’t want to date my recruiter’, I hear you say – fair enough, you don’t have to! BUT you are building some sort of relationship the minute you do reach out – or get approached by a recruiter to help you find your ideal job! This blog post will keep with The Valentine’s Day theme of love and…

Recruiting is frustrating.  For everyone.  Candidates, hiring managers, internal recruiters, external recruiters, and anyone else involved.

Not getting the job you want, not knowing if you’ll get the job you want, not getting the candidate that you want and need etc…..  The frustration is unavoidable.  They key is to avoid the stress that comes from the frustration so you can focus on what’s in front of you, the process, not the individual results that you can’t control.

If you…

What makes a great job ad?

What makes a great job ad, the one that stands out from all the…

Originally posted in September of 2017.  

Want to build a great team?  Many consultants will suggest that you should model successful companies.

That’s a great strategy.  Find a company, division, or operation that you truly admire.  But build it with better parts.  Recruit talent in every spot that you can that is better than the model and you’ll build a truly great operation.

Todd…

There are many reasons why you need networking in order to improve your professional efforts. First of all, it helps you attract investors and partners, thus securing all that you need to launch your business. Second, it makes working with others much easier, regardless of whether…

In addition to impeccable marketing campaigns and stellar branding efforts, modern companies depend heavily on their internal structure for success. It’s no wonder that employees are considered the very lifeblood of any business, and as such, they are considered a true asset when any brand can discover and retain the most…

Hiring new members of staff can be an expensive task. Not only is it time consuming to undergo the recruitment process, but when you bring a new colleague into your business, they need extensive training to make sure they can be the biggest asset possible. However, a lot of companies completely overlook up to 95% of the overall cost of hiring.

In the UK, the average recruitment process costs £3,000. This takes into consideration the need to advertise, interviewing time, hiring fees…

Joint Entrance Examination(JEE) Mains conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education is the central exam for admissions in BTech/BE in various government colleges of India. Many Engineering colleges seats reside under the merit of JEE Mains exam. It is also a pre-stage test for the admissions in 23 IITs all across the country.

Preparing…

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How many of you use Reddit?

Do you know there is one subreddit called as recruiting hell? Where all the candidates complain about how recruiters are harassing them every day.

Are you utilizing all of these top places to find developers? If not, you’re missing out on top tech talent!

Need to find and hire developers?

Yes, we know…join the club, buddy! Finding and hiring developers is one of the top challenges for…

TapFrame  is a site were mobile developers can place their app, and get paid. Not a lot of recruiters try to source there. The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, a simple search with some extras, and a whole lot…

Social media is a great innovation allowing businesses to expand their market reach and engage with new audiences. It allows businesses to connect with little or no marketing budget and opens up a new world of business like never before.

However, the one thing that many businesses forget is that they don’t own those audiences. That’s right – you are…

As a hiring manager, what do you do when you have an urgent requirement and the ideal candidate doesn’t seem to be available? One option is to simply wait. But you could be waiting indefinitely. And in business you can’t really afford to. The only other option is to compromise. But where?

Being able to make concessions in the right areas…

What is a great job ad?

A great job advertisement is the one that will not only help attract your ideal candidates, but also turn away unsuitable…

When trying to attract suitable candidates for a role, the importance of a job title is often underestimated. As it’s the first thing that a potential applicant will see, it’s crucial you get this part right. Failure to do so could mean losing out on the ideal candidate.

Here’s four things to keep in mind.

1. Include keyword…

Sumry is the perfect tool to tell your story in an interactive format that evolves as you do. Not a lot of recruiters try to source there. The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, a simple search with some extras,…

The following article is based on a presentation delivered to CFA Institute members by Betsy Williamson, Managing Director of Core-Asset Consulting.

The event, entitled ‘Better Career Outcomes’, was organised by the CFA…

The Advantages Gamification

The following are a couple of nice examples of apps which use gamification so that you might get a feel of how it's used in practice. When you have more than that which you require, it means you will need to search longer for what it is that you are looking for, which then means less time for being productive. Let's look at some ideas which make sense. No stuff on earth will make you happy. Men and women play games…