In today’s hyper connected world, it’s incredibly interesting how an unknown quantity can become an internet sensation in a short amount of time.  Just ask Korean rapper PSY.

Although he has been relatively successful artist in Korea for the last 11 years, you would be hard-pressed to find someone in the US that knew his name.  But now with his music video and song “Gangnam Style” (you probably want headphones…

The increased use of contractors over the past few years is more than just a knee-jerk reaction to the recession, according to a recent survey by Randstad.

The Randstad Workforce360 Study found that companies are beginning to view blended workforces - those…

Two things have happened in the past couple of weeks that has made me realise why recruiters generally have a poor reputation amongst both clients and job seekers. This poor reputation is not confined to external recruiters but also internal recruiters or Talent Acquisition people. 

Before I talk about the instances let me say from the outset that I am neither perfect or do I believe that every recruiter performs their job without care. What did happen has made me think fundamentally…

As noted in previous posts, I’ve been thinking lately about what makes a job board good – or not. Below are a few questions to that effect – and yes, some employment sites have these features, but most do not. Maybe there absent features you’ve wondered about?

• Voice input for search: Hey, if you’re…

Apparently my presentation at the RCSA Conference caused consternation, irritation, and even inspiration, in equal part. A success then, by my measure. I have had a lot of requests for summaries of the content, so here are 50 things I said that day. Although, in Part 1 we start with the first 25. The rest you can get in next weeks blog. Hope you enjoy this…

1. My presentation today is so different to…

This past weekend my wife and I went to Oxford, MS to watch the Texas/ Ole Miss game.  It was more like a David vs. Goliath scenario, yet 100,000 fans from Texas and Mississippi attended.  Miles of tents with elaborate spreads of food and drinks covered every inch of the tailgating area, better known as the Grove.  Truly, it didn’t matter to me who won or…

Here is a clarification on something fellow recruiters have been worried about. This is as of this morning and anything can change at any time, of course.

If you search for LinkedIn profiles on Google or on Bing (EXAMPLE), you might see an incomplete profile for those members who are either your 3rd level connections or are out-of-your-network and a suggestion to upgrade, when you click on the search results in Google. Don't worry;…

Like Medusa turning a man to stone, many salespeople become frozen in place when they think they are about to land the “big one.” Poor sales production can often be tied to the lure of that one big account or a prospect that looks like the sure thing. Scott provides sage advice on how to overcome this issue.…

Even the most positive people can find themselves caught in a downward spiral of negativity. Scott shares how to quickly spot this issue and extricate yourself from these situations.…

1. Business Orientations – It is very important for a recruiter to love the business they are supporting. Recruitment is most business exposed function; as it is directly proportional to the total business outcome. It is an area where most of the recruiter’s lack citing the n number of challenges (Cost, Unrealistic Demand, Skill availability and many more). Challenges would be always there and provide a perfect ground for a recruiter to check his metal. There are some challenges…

The restaurant industry provides jobs for approximately 9% of workers in the United States (that’s over 28,000 people!), so why not find the best of the best for your restaurant establishment?  Seeking quality professionals is an important part of having a successful operation.

Unfortunately, finding a great staff isn’t always easy. Recruiting for the restauarnt…

I've reached the end of my first 30 days in the recruiting industry. I have achieved several small successes that industry veterans may laugh at.(Or at least I hope they will)

1. I'm still employed.

2. Most of the marbles that were lodged in my throat when I made my first week of recruiting calls to candidates have begun to disappear only to reappear the first week I started making my marketing calls to potential clients.

3. I'm getting really good at recognizing when I…

There are some very important things that every new recruiter needs to learn, like the Boolean operators, how to format a resume and documentation in the database. Looking back on my experience as a new recruiter and from the many recruiters I have trained over the years, there is more to it than just knowing how to find someone and submit them. I’ve come up with 8 tips that I believe are just as important for new recruiters, and may even be good refreshers for some of the more seasoned…

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that most of the blogs in the past week or two have zero comments?  Why is that?  Is it because there is now a "like" button to use (FB rip-off) and it's easier to like than to comment?  Duh......yes it is.  But here's the point.  No comments.  No interaction.  It seems that the only posts that get a lot of comments are the very controversial posts that "raise-up" the blood-pressure because they hit hot buttons in most of us.  And I love a great "hot…

Whisper it quietly but rumour has it 2012 has not been the best year for external executive search (Korn/Ferry recently announced revenues down 9.5% for Q1 compared to last year).  Of course you’ll not find many who’ll admit it and plenty will say they’ve had their best year ever but what’s the reality?

Let’s start by…

Currently we are seeing a surge of interest from candidates seeking an opportunity in-house within financial services.  Crazy timing to move you might think?  Well not really there’s more opportunities out there now than for years but what is happening in the market?  In the first of a few blogs we are going to produce on market conditions in September we’re taking a look at banking and city markets.

So first of all who’s looking for opportunities and are their skills…

So today (8th August 2012) appears to be a cheeky bad news Britain day tucked away in the maelstrom of Olympic glory but I’m not so sure.  I’m not qualified to challenge the Chancellor and the Bank of England on growth forecast figures but I do have a strong view on recruitment metrics and in particular what a recruitment consultancy’s view of the market really means for general employment!   So here’s the headline REC/KPMG’s monthly jobs report points to a softening of the…

Recruitment Consultants and In-house Recruiting… You may not like what you read

I’ve been pondering this blog for some time, mainly because I want to encourage people to consider the transition in-house from agency, because it is the future, but also because I don’t like to focus on negative issues particularly in the public domain.  I’m swayed to write it for a number of reasons:

• August and the stock market wobbles saw a surge in…

I know I’ve blogged about it before but again as we face a surge in candidates registering from agency looking to move in-house it’s worth looking at the group’s skills and motivations.  Much of what I wrote last year about the transition still stands for the candidate pool and for potential hirers and the agency sector itself.  The motivations of this experienced group of recruitment consultants is well worth taking a look at right now.  Why?  Well there are long-term ramifications for…