The most admired companies of our time have one thing in common. They are keenly adept at attracting and nurturing rising stars. They work diligently at this because they know that high-achieving personnel tend to have a profound influence on operating results. To this end, recruiters need to know that there are five different talent types that they should look for and fight…

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Even though it's December that hasn't stopped the recruiting headlines from rolling. Here's my latest roundup of who and what is making news. Stay in touch with everything I write here.

LinkedIn Revamps Its Jobs Listings With Big Data Analytics: you can now see more data…

It is undoubtedly certain that recent technological advancements have shaped the way companies operate internationally. The global access to internet allows HR departments nowadays to conduct their talent acquisition strategies within the open web-based space, thus enabling adaptation to where clearly the vast majority of job seekers are. Such integrating mechanism offers a fruitful adding value approach for companies, leading them to reach a greater number of talented candidates matching…

Congratulations, you have gone through the years of education needed to snag your graphic design degree. Take a moment to be proud of your accomplishment. Even with everything done, you may not know what to do next, but there is a lot of work out there for…

When you're looking for the perfect job, a recruiter could be your ticket to just that. 

Bear in mind that recruiters are busy people, and their job isn't to find a job for you. It's to find the right candidate for each role they're recruiting for.

So just how can you nail down their attention and show them that you're the right choice?

These…

Performance reviews are naturally stressful, for both the manager and the employee. In fact, over 40% of employees dislike these reviews and an even higher percentage of HR professionals don’t like their systems. Obviously, something is already broken…

It is a big space theme this week; with the release of Star Wars, the Force Awakens and the first ‘official’ British Astronaut, Major Tim Peake to blast off to the International Space Station.  Over 40 years ago, I doubt Tim Peake’s parents, or, George Lucas could dare dream what might become possible.…

2015 has seen a rise in number of hiring across the globe, and specially among the start-ups. As we are nearing the end of this year, we reached out to recruiters of various companies (both Corporate Organisations as well as Recruitment Agencies) and asked them to make a confession about their work in this industry. Here is a collection of most…

With everything going online and digital even the Recruitment process will be conducted online with the help of Social Network platforms. The top five most used Social networks are LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ but slowly crawling its way in is Pinterest. 

Doesn’t this information meet the criteria for an article devoted to using Pinterest for…

Are you looking to create your own blog? If you are always working online and you are a true professional, then you should know that there are few important things that you will have to keep in mind that will help you to build the great future. If you are a pro in your field and you are always working online, then you must have a blog of your own. If you don’t have a blog, then you are making a huge mistake as it can be the best way to express yourself. If you have no idea how you can start…

The last Fundamental track for day 2 was, “How to: Stop Wasting Time in Talent Acquisition” by Holly Fawcett and Jubal Ince.

So this presentation was a lot about using Social Talent and their awesome Boolean sourcing tool, which handles the identify metric below.…

You know those chatty people? The one who goes beyond the polite pleasantries of "hello how are you" in the grocery line but actual has a conversation about one of the random stimuli that a grocery store is full of, from your outfit to the apples you're buying? Yeah, that's me. I am exceptionally chatty. I actually like conversations, unlike most of you who are just…

Cracking the recruitment process is a key part of any company’s success. It could be argued that if a company is doing its job correctly as far as employee engagement is concerned, it won’t have to continually bring in new staff. However, growth and factors outside of the management team’s control mean that recruitment will always be a vital thing to get right.

The issue, however, is…

If you are a Recruiter and have listed your job openings and the skills you are looking for within your LinkedIn profile, chances are, sometimes you receive messages offering a job as a JavaScript programmer or a SAP consultant. Annoying! That happens because you have those keywords on the profile; someone found you in search and forgot to review your profile. It's NOT a good practice sending messaging to people who are not qualified. However, they will not have found you in the…

“It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope.” - Pope John…

Recruiting is a tricky business.

It's easy to recruit in volume, but what you really want is quality, not quantity.

When looking for the best and brightest, one trait that is commonly sought after is leadership ability. But what is a leader without any followers?

Chances are that your company also needs workers with great followership abilities, as…

I’m not in a good mood right now. I'm pissed to put it bluntly.

I finished reading through 1017 cold emails and InMails sent by recruiters to a technical candidate.

The recruiters were junior and senior technical recruiters (at staffing agencies and corporate recruiters at tech companies) located all across the US.

I’m…

Employers often talk about the candidate experience. Candidates, even ones you plan to reject, matter; and if you ignore them, they remember. Results from a CareerBuilder study show candidates say they are less likely to buy products from companies…