Agreeableness is an estimate of the point at which one tires of being defiant and turns to acts of submission. We recognize “challengers” and we notice “adapters” within the personality archetypal framework. These two polar ends…

Today marks the UK release of Disney Pixar’s latest animation picture, ‘Inside Out’, a story that focuses on a girl named Riley and her emotions — joy, fear, anger, disgust and sadness. These emotions are the occupants of her mind (otherwise known as, ‘Headquarters’), the control centre for all of her feelings. As she and her family adjust to a new life…

You might be looking for a particular job that you have been aiming for, from quite some time.…

Your interview went great, and you really wowed the hiring manager. Regardless of the industry you’re interviewing in, a follow-up letter is always recommended.

Could you accidentally blow your chances with one of these follow-up faux pas? Not after this blog…

With social media making big strides in the job vacancy advertising arena, job boards and other sources play a more important part than ever in the ‘recruitment mix’.

Here we take a whistle-stop tour of why job boards still remain a popular tool for companies looking to fill vacancies.

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Let’s face it, job boards are…

Recruitment is a highly tuned skill; not only do you have to be knowledgeable in your company and the field you're hiring for, but you have to be able to cut through the prose, nervousness and first impressions to see the diamonds in the rough as it were.

When it comes to recruiting for a position like graphic designer, it can be difficult to find a candidate that not only has the skills, but shares the vision of where your company is going and how they're getting there. Graphic…

The life science sector is the third largest contributor to economic growth in the UK, with more than 4.000 companies, 165.000 jobs and £50bn revenue.

Oxford, Cambridge and London, the so called “Golden Triangle” of life science companies, are the key locations of UK biotech companies in the UK and are accounting for a stunning 71% of all UK biotech investments made…

A Recruiter’s tasks have been simplified to a great extent with the arrival of the Internet. Gone are the days where recruiting was done using traditional methods like “I’ll wait for the right candidate to walk in” or “eventually the right candidate will come find me”. 

Technology has not only simplified the tasks but also speeded up the recruiting process entirely. The current method used in recruiting is Online & Mobile Recruiting which facilitates the “you don’t search for me…

“Winter is Coming”. Jon Snow is both pragmatic and pessimistic as he warns the world of what is in store in the very popular TV series Game of Thrones. Well, the chilly nights, fresh mornings and cool sunshine suggest that winter is definitely coming. And if you are one of the tens of thousands of workers who have lost their job in the last 9 months, winter probably feels like it has been here a while.…

Simply put I have spent the last couple of months looking for a good recruiter, preferably from a financial services orientated background, but as the weeks have gone on the lack of candidates is staggering!

You would think that living and working for an amazing company in the Cayman Islands would be a huge draw. Great earnings (Tax free), no commute, live on the beach and do what you love in a busy market with plenty of potential!

I organise a HR conference here and…

E-mail etiquette is very important in the working space. A modicum of straight-laced, formal writing is required when you are drafting up an email, especially in your emails to your BOSS. Communicating via email to your boss should be...Emails to your boss…

Social media and recruitment should go hand in hand, they are a perfect match. If you’re recruiting properly you should be selling the story of your business, the brand, ideas, culture and ultimately the job roles available. Social media is also about sharing stories through content using a mix of words, images and video.

The digital world and the real world are closely aligned, and rightly so, it’s all about people having conversations and sharing. The only key difference is…

Setting up a recruiting strategy can be overwhelming, especially if you don’t have much experience with the hiring process. Regardless of where you are in developing your business, look to social networks for new hires. Not yet convinced about…

Job Boards Are Alive & Kicking

As a recruiter the first port of call when looking to find or attract talent is often job boards and I believe that in most situations this should still be the case. This is supported by a recent survey publicised by…

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You're a jerk, ya know. This is the e-mail you send me, really? I honestly don't even know how you got my contact information or why in the world your CMS thought I might be interested in being a "supply executive." 



Now, if the fact that this job is absolutely irrelevant to me wasn't enough to make me…

As people I meet learn I am a recruiter, I often get a reaction to that fact and then a mentioning of a mysterious black hole they suspect their applications fall into.  I hear people complain about their candidate experience all the time (and sometimes, regarding the company I work for at the time).

I really do not understand this.  We live in the 21st…

I’m not sure if this is common knowledge for everyone, as I keep bumping into people who are unaware, but Google personalizes your search results based upon what you click on using browser cookies.  Essentially, if you frequently Google things and consistently look for a Wikipedia article to click on in your results, Google will start to put Wikipedia at the top of all of…

Even the best of the best and the high performing employees are subject to the hazards of the workplace that can lead them towards another…

The cloud-based enterprise has entered the business world, flooding leaders and employees alike with monumental heaps of data to sift through. …

If you are an experienced “head hunter”, you, probably, had the problem of too many applications for one position. And most of these applications are not qualified or even just horrible, actually. So, it is very…