Negotiating an extension can be the trickiest part of any contractor’s assignment. It can in some instances be the difference between building a successful career in consultancy – where you develop a real niche – and a jumpy, stop-start, short-lived, jack-of-all-trades one.

But little good advice exists on this topic and many contractors learn…

Social is used incorrectly by many businesses and recruiters.

Social is exactly that – a social platform where potential customers are interacting with friends, family and articles that are of interest to them. When you are posting social messages you are interrupting them so you need to be mindful of the context of your…

This technique is incredibly effective at predicting candidates’ success in the role.

Which interview technique do you use?

There are many different interview techniques and methods. You probably have your own favorite…

As most of you know Spring Sourcecon 2019 is coming to Seattle on March 19^th – March 21st. I am speaking at it, running a lab as well as helping to MC all the labs. This years Labs are going to be…

If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.”

– James Sinegal

A business can only be as good as the people who keep it going. The employees, as well as the job applicants, hold a lot more importance than the customers of a company. They are the most valuable brand ambassadors a company can…

In the battle of hiring the top talent, organizations are prepared to take an extra mile to revamp their talent acquisition strategies. Right now all business markets are excessively competitive. So having an upper hand over opponent organizations is the most important thing to stay up front. Here, you can only win the talent war by uncovering the top…

Today, it’s not uncommon to search for an online review before making just about any purchasing decision. In fact, 84% of consumers trust these…

All kinds of goofy things happen in interviews.  Crazy questions.  Bluster.  Fluffed up claims of accomplishments and skills……etc.

It’s a good idea to put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes.  Ask yourself what they want.  What the interviewer wants is to hire someone who will do the job they need to fill really well.  To make an impact on the company and to make the company better, more profitable.  If you can’t do that the interview is pointless.  If you can do that, you just need…

You’ve found a promising candidate you’ll be interviewing soon. Their skills and experience seem to match exactly what you need for the role you’ve been working on. However, will this candidate fit into the company’s culture? On top of asking skills-based questions, you should be prepared to determine if the candidate would fit into your corporate…

Originally posted in June of 2014.  

I saw a post the other day about how Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Warren Buffet among others have been quoted saying the most important thing to their success is hiring great people.

Sometimes recruiters get so wrapped up in recruiting that they lose sight of how important our work is. Nothing is more important to the success of a company.

Todd…

Find out how to leverage one of your biggest untapped resources to amplify your marketing messages in my video. To discuss how to implement an Employee Brand Ambassador Program into your business.

Ghosting has become quite a thing throughout the recruiting world.  Going completely silent (non-responsive) when one decides to go in another direction, loses focus, or doesn’t know what to say at the moment is not confined to the dating world anymore.

There have been hiring managers that have done this for quite some time and now candidates are regularly ghosting as well.  Regardless of the situation, it’s a bad look.…

Originally posted in August of 2017.

In baseball, wins above replacement is a statistic measuring how many wins a player would get you instead of having an average AAA minor league player in that slot.

What is the value of a new hire over average to the bottom line of the business?  Or the loss of a good current employee versus the average in their spot?

Worth considering.

Todd…

The term PQE is heavily used within the legal sector in Scotland.

In this article we define what it means, assess its importance, and discuss some important recruitment issues associated with it. 

What is PQE?

PQE is an acronym which stands for Post Qualified Experience and relates to the experience built up by a…

Recruiting new talent for your company can take on many forms and shapes. There is no one sure way to attract the best talent, and more often than not, it is best not to put all of your eggs in one basket. The more avenues you seek in finding the best candidates, the better your…

How to source on the lesser known sites!! Resumonk!!

Resumonk is a site where you can build great looking resumes and cover letters. A lot of these resumes are saved and are public on the Resumonk website. The reason…

Opportunity cost is huge in recruiting.  It’s important in all walks of life, but even more so in recruiting.

Wasted time on a search that is impossible or nearly impossible.  Wasted time on a candidate that doesn’t work out or interviews for a job that you aren’t going to get.  You don’t get that time back and we all know that there is a search that will fill, and a candidate that will fill the role, and a right job for everyone.  Wasted time is time not spent on the one that works. …

This week is National Apprenticeship Week and it got me thinking about my own experience as an Apprentice. I fell pregnant in my last year at 6th form and shortly after finishing my A-Levels I had my baby, when I was ready to get back into work I found it nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find a job, due to me having virtually no previous work experience. I…