This is my account of Day 2 “The Afternoon” of Talent 42 2016.

To start off we had Justin Thenutai of Microsoft speaking on “How Microsoft Elevates Recruiting Performance with Market Intelligence”. Long story short it is on how to understand Market Trends to predict supply and demand to help in staffing planning. They use a lot of…

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THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN SCANDAL EXPOSÉ.

When I read about this dirty (but not-so-secret) secret, I knew I had to…

With the current economy looking quiet fragile at the moment, employee productivity too has taken a downhill plunge. With the very little access to continuous corporate training, it does not encourage growth and commitment to the roles and responsibilities allocated.

Even with a bleak scenario such as this, it is still a good idea…

Job Market Maker just raised $1 million in funding and is launching a new product called ENGAGE. They are offering a 7 day free trial.

Built for active recruiters, ENGAGE allows users to source from a dynamic stream of over 100 million passive candidates. To provide recruiters with a competitive advantage, ENGAGE delivers real time signals to notify recruiters of when a candidate is most likely to be ready for a new…

As most of us know, unemployment is not easy, it actually really sucks!!!  Having to go through tons of job adverts and applying to them like there is no tomorrow (“insert dented finger here”), and then receiving no feedback.  Always such a tough pill to swallow. What makes this process worse is when you unknowingly fall into the traps of a SCAM.

There are so many…

With more and more competition and a lower job market confidence it is becoming increasingly difficult for your CV to stand out in 2016. You may have all the skills, qualities and experience but even the simplest mistake can separate the good from the great.

Basics:

It’s all about first impressions.…

With more and more competition and a lower job market confidence it is becoming increasingly difficult for your CV to stand out in 2016. You may have all the skills, qualities and experience but even the simplest mistake can separate the good from the great.

Basics:

It’s all about first impressions.…

Many Sourcers know how to locate lists of professionals in Excel format by using the operator filetype: and the typical column headings, such as name, title, company, and email. Indeed, by adding keywords to a search like filetype:xls name title company email we can find lists of professionals whose background we can…

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Compensation Data Facts - What's What in Compensation

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Professional services future... As in any business the prevalent trend within the consulting industry is to evolve. With knowledge being…

I was reading the Summer 2016 issue of the MIT Sloan Management Review in which an article appeared by Catherine Bailey and Adrian Madden titled “What Makes Work Meaningful or Meaningless.” The article gave me some pause for thought as to why cross functional teams sometimes failure to reach the goals that they have set.

My response is that these teams fail because we have not properly…

Compensation Data Facts - What's What in Compensation

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Professional Services history continued... The 1980s and 1990s brought change to the industry with the introduction of…

Take Heed Millennials it Could be a Bumpy (But Exciting) Ride

It’s summer and, therefore, about 3 million students in America have graduated high school and are making plans for what to do next with their lives. In my family I have a niece that has graduated and so I’ve been giving some thought…

Compensation Data Facts - What's What in Compensation…

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Digitalisation has always been a favourite topic for discussions and as Talent Acquisitionist’s we constantly hear of Digitalisation in HR and its effects. But have you stopped to think for yourself about digitalisation?

If not then here’s a chance to express your views because we @SourcingAdda are one step ahead. We’ve had a discussion on, “Digitalisation in HR” for our popular Wednesday discussions upon the suggestion of our Mumbai Group member Ravi and here’s what we…

Software solutions have revolutionised the recruitment process over recent years, for both in-house and agency recruiters. But, as with anything, some processes don’t catch up as quick as others.

Enter paper-based processes. These will be the most time consuming parts of a recruiter's role. Think…

You may or may not be aware of this, but cloud technology is all around us.

Whether you are posting a comment on social media, logging in to your online banking or backing up some photographs of your latest holiday, you are using the cloud. Such exposure to new technology in our consumer world has led to a crossover into our professional lives. According…

There are certain skills that every recruiter must master if they are passionate about their career.

Without them, you'll simply lose your recruiting game and will continue to let your employer, client, candidates down.

Fortunately, there are a few common skills that every recruiter can master that will…