It’s here: the recruitment article you’ve all been waiting for. We know it’s a struggle speaking to candidates when you’re really trying to digest the latest mind-blowing Game of Thrones episode. We know it’s hard reading job specifications when your thoughts won’t stop drifting over to Westeros and its woes. We…

Like always our third WhatsApp Group Chat started off on an amusing note with enjoyable comments shared. I bet you wished you would have been there and I’m sure you’re curious as to what the discussion was all about. Well, I’ll try not to beat around the bush and tell you straight up. The Chat focused on Out of the Box Sourcing.

But before we get on with the interesting insights, I’d like to begin with an amazing write up that one of our members Shrikant Shirke posted on –…

In order to understand how our organizational processes work In Part 4 of this TLS Continuum series I asked if you knew where you were going? To understand the response to the question the article guided you through the process of creating an eagle’s eye view of the organization called a process map. The purpose of the Process Map is to provide you with a picture of the steps…

Are your job adverts attracting enough applicants? Actually, are they attracting the right type of applicants?

You’ve probably heard this before – a company is as good as its employees. All companies want to hire the best candidates for their vacancies but the war for talent is not easy to win. Therefore, to ensure your job ads attract the very best talent to your positions, you need to start writing them as you would if you…

The current state of employment needs a change. While this might seem like a drastic phrase to use, it’s true and here’s why: the problems lay in changes to the way people find jobs. Baby Boomers are beginning to reach the age of retirement, and their children and grandchildren are now taking the driver’s seat in the office space. Recruiters can’t target candidates the same…

Success stories touting gamification’s success abound. Recently, the spotlight’s been on companies like Dailybreak, who’ve used gamification to engage customers and reaped the incredible profits. As Dailybreak has shown, the market for gamification is huge, sparked by a series of successes in things…

The Mega Sourcing Contest (#sourcingcontest) that was conducted as a part of Talent Acquisition and Sourcing Conclave (#TASCON15) held recently was a smashing hit, no doubt. The organisers Sourcing Adda have been conducting several activities to enhance the experience of Recruiter’s and Sourcer’s alike. For those who couldn’t attend, you guys have no idea what you’ve missed. Nevertheless, you can still catch up.…

PHP tools help in creating dynamic as well as static web pages. It is a server-side scripting language designed not only for web development, but also for use as a general-purpose programming language. PHP is a tool that allows collection, processing and utilization of data for a desired output which is responsive. Being responsive, the output is visible over computing devices like desktop and laptops,…

The U.S. workforce is headed for a dramatic shift. As baby boomers retire, organizations will face a growing shortage of experienced workers and a significant talent gap. Today, baby boomers account for 31 percent of all jobs—and 56 percent hold leadership positions. Baby boomers also own more than 4 million companies. What does this mean for employers?…

Call them purple squirrels or whatever you want, but finding candidates isn’t so easy. Your job is to find those (fill in whatever animal and color you want here), and to find them before they’re talking to someone else about another opportunity. But without the right skills, the hunt takes time.

And you know the saying “time is money.” That is never truer than in our…

“Gen X and Boomer hiring managers often emphasize things that entry-level hires don’t care about, and the best candidates have other offers.” - Anne Fisher (@anbfisher), Columnist & Management / Workplace Contributor for…

Hardly a week goes by without some ‘expert’ trumpeting the death of agency recruitment, or a technology start-up predicting the ‘disruption’ of our industry, and how recruiters are an endangered species.

Really? Who exactly? And, when exactly? Didn’t LinkedIn promise that, what, a decade ago? We are still here. Growing in fact.

Agency recruitment is not a dying…

The Recruitment field while an interesting one does in fact depend on Sourcers to meet the requirements.  A Recruiter’s task is never ending because as the company grows there are more vacancies emerging hence a Sourcer’s task is a continuous one. A Sourcer acts as a support for Recruiters to fall back on when all their efforts turn futile.

The emergence of Social Technology has had a lasting effect on the recruiting industry as a whole. The current trend in recruiting is Social…

I was speaking to a company owner last week who let me know he spent over $125,000 a year in job postings on major job boards. I was FLOORED! When I asked him about the quality of the candidates he got from those ads, he said that he received average or less-than-average candidates but that “I use it for the PR”.

This company thought that by providing regular…

Yes, this is an Aladdin reference.  Aladdin was a street rat with a penchant for stealing and adventure … living “in the rough” if you will.  But as it turned out, he had all the makings of a hero, a prince, and a leader.  He was a diamond the Agrabah was lucky to have.

You’re looking for diamonds too – top talent for your open position – and sometimes you…

As the 9-5 goes the way of the typewriter, and cubicles transform into Ikea couches in our living rooms, everything about business as usual has changed. Even if your team is still functioning in the traditional office setting, your clients, customers, partners and vendors are always going to be scattered.

The tech boom has made virtual meetings very…

I bet many reading this share my love of great coffee. We each go to a particular coffeehouse, knowing that our desire will be satisfied. Our loyalty is born out of the quality of the brew and being able to get it each time we walk in the door.

However, let’s say that next Monday my go-to provider runs out of coffee. No problem. I just grab a cup of inferior joe at the office.

On Tuesday, the same thing happens. They run out again. No time to stop somewhere else, so another mug…

Teaching is one noble profession that need not be limited only to those with a degree. Whether you are a stay-at-home mom, a college student, or someone with time to spare, you can certainly make the same contribution to society tutoring students. Another good thing about it is that you can make money at the same time.

With the abundance of potential customers, the amount of money you can make in tutoring will only be limited by your time and the subject area or topic that you are…

I often hear about Client Control or Controlling Candidates.

This phrase makes me think of the image here – the puppet master working the strings. We’re supposed to be in charge, but sometimes we can feel like the puppet, with the client or candidate…