Well it’s time to revisit the WhatsApp Group Chat that was held to test our memory. So tell me how many of you can remember all the important aspects that were discussed. Well we’ll soon find out as the discussion was on the “Best practices that ensure maximum footfalls for recruitment drives” Tell me did you remember that? If yes, then that’s great. But let’s find out what was discussed.…

The skin is the first line of defense of the body in response to the presence of harmful substances that may elicit one to produce different symptoms which may lead eventually to different diseases. You may be wondering what does this have to do with roofs. It simply shows how your skin and roofs have in common. Much like the skin that provides a barrier for you against harmful bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances; the roof is the house’s first line of defense. Working together…

Well it’s time for a recap on the WhatsApp Group Chat that was held this week and a chance for us to test what we’ve learnt so far. So if you’ve missed some then this is your chance to catch up on aspects missed. So let’s find out what was discussed on “As a Recruiter do you always give feedback to interviewed candidates?”…

By now, most of us have realized that mobile technology is here to stay. A couple of decades ago owning a mobile phone was quite rare – but things have changed drastically over the past 20 years. In 2013, it was assessed that one in five people owned a smartphone. Even more than that, just one year later…

Minimum wage hikes are all the rage these days. My own adopted hometown of Seattle recently approved $15 / hr minimum wage. Not be outdone, the CEO of…

How to source on the lesser known sites!! Spoke

Spoke is a business directory and intelligence website mainly used for professional networking. The

site collects and aggregates information from public sources as well as user generated content.

However sometimes doing it from within the tool can…

How do you feel when you get an invitation to a networking event? Do you RSVP immediately and think about how many new business contacts you’ll be making or do you reject it and stick to LinkedIn to meet and connect with people?

Typically we are not used to having face to face conversations with complete strangers. Even the most extrovert people can sometimes find it…

Sometimes, we all start falling into panic and let bad thoughts capture our mind without being aware of how destructive these thoughts can be. We only start realizing it when we fail and nothing can be changed. Looking back at the past we replay the situation over and over again and understand that but for negative thinking everything might…

Did you know 30% of employees are looking for other work while at their jobs? — Some of those might be wondering what it’d be like to work in another country.…

Company culture is often defined (at least partially) by the employees within the organization. By using personality assessments…

Copywriters know that the most important part of an advertisement is the headline.  The majority of the public reads little else when deciding whether or not they are interested.

Recruiter's have something that is equivalent to a headline in an advertisement...the job titles of our job posts.  This is the first thing…

As we all know measuring marketing has always been a needle in a haystack approach and anyone who’s familiar with measuring marketing would agree nonetheless. And then came digital marketing bringing along with it the ability to measure online activity. If one is to measure digital marketing it’s simple but only if you know where to look. When it comes to measuring digital marketing or for that matter Social Media Marketing you have online tools which are free or paid depending upon the tool…

Recently I came across a thoughtful piece in People Matters magazine, June issue that

talks about factors influencing our selection process while Recruiting. It made me ponder

how our personal experiences sometimes let right talent slip away from our hands. Being

a Recruiter, we’re the face of a company and how we…

This is a refresher on searching for LinkedIn profiles via Google (“X-Raying” LinkedIn) and links to a Custom Search Engine for those who don't want to write complex Boolean Strings.

LinkedIn has many public pages that Google indexes: profiles, company pages, job posts, and more. 

Public member profiles have URLs that include either "/in" or "/pub"…

With every aspect of employee life becoming automated or moving to the cloud, it only makes sense that training would end up in the crosshairs of discussion. Currently, only 34% of workers have participated in some sort of computer-based or …

Caring for your employees isn't just the right thing to do, it can also save your company a substantial amount of money. Taking care of your employees results in less sick days, increased productivity, and greater engagement in the workplace. Almost 90 percent of employers assume when an employee leaves it's because they found a better paying job; however, this is actually only true in about 12 percent of the cases. Losing employees is expensive, and it can be time-consuming and expensive to…

My marketing firm put together a checklist for staffing firms that helps to put into perspective what companies need to be aware of in today's modern climate of all things digital. I wanted to post it here to get the community's opinion, and maybe start a dialogue on what some other companies are doing that have worked well:…

It’s official: a poor employer brand reduces the number of prospective job candidates by half. 

The statistic emerged as part of LinkedIn’s findings in their recent Winning…

It is a worrying fact that in the past few years the amount of students we see graduating with a degree in teaching or students planning a career in teaching has been rapidly declining. Teaching is at an all-time low, with student population still on the rise. This is an extreme situation and one that needs to be rectified as soon as possible before it starts…

I am currently reading a must read for all HR professionals, The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders*, which was recently released by the Human Resource Certification Institute. It makes the case for the fact that the HR space has changed to one centered in VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous). The contributors…