In recent times Skype has been used to hire new employees. In fact there is now a verb called 'Skyping' and  many recruiters prefer using Skype to replace first round interviews.

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About 18 months ago, I wrote one of my most popular posts about the disdain many people have for a frequently used expletive, of sorts. Many people are terrified of this “F” word, and why wouldn't they be? Saying it makes people uncomfortable.

Now, before your mind goes too far with this, the “F” word I’m referring to is “fire.” Employees hate being fired, and most managers despise being on the delivering end of this news. However, letting someone go is often an act of…

It’s no secret that the IT industry has a demand for skilled workers, but there is still competition for the best jobs on the market.

Continually honing and acquiring tech savvy can give your career a boost - whether you want to get back to building programs & apps, you’re striving for that big promotion, or you’re ready to take your career in a new direction.

Fortunately, there are many resources…

A survey of 2,500 office workers carried out at the end of 2012 revealed that the most annoying trait amongst their colleagues was noisy eating.  Not surprisingly, general messiness, smelly food and irritating habits were also high up on the list of general gripes. But it got me thinking, other than the above examples, what is it that winds YOU up at work? Here are five of my own personal favourites.

At number five, what I like to call ‘the sarcastic welcomer’ i.e. the person who…

Okay, I give in.  I am going to give you the secrets. I've been the sales person.  I've been the senior recruiter.  I have been the account manager.  I have been the corporate recruiter.  I went back to school to get a Master's Degree and have some HR sense. I have even been a VP of HR's right hand person. 

Recently, I have had a lot of people in…

I was a recruiter for a very long time, actually longer than I would like to mention (okay 16 years) and in that time, and ever since, I am asked by people to help them in their careers.

I’m asked to look at CVs, help with interview preparation, give general advice, and refer recruitment consultants. I am used as a sounding board and career coach for those I have…

A career as a sales executive involves many challenges. This demanding career is characterised by market fluctuation and cut-throat competition. Many sales executives often yield to anxiety and stress in their pursuit of beating the competition and come out in flying colours. If you wish to embark on a career as a sales executive, you need to be both physically and mentally strong to overcome the challenges and then only, you will get the rewards you deserve. However, approaching the career…

However, many…

We all know the economy tanked when the real estate industry crashed.  Much of our economy relied on the real estate industry, residential and commercial.  However, it has been five years since the initial crash and the jobless rate is still almost three percentage points higher than what it used to be before the real estate crash.  So what really are the main reasons why the jobless rate is still so high?  In this article we will explore some of the reasons for the economy's current…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about employee retention, job descriptions, ROI, recruitment metrics and big data.

Also, here is…

When I worked in a recruiting agency it was very common to encourage the client to use only our firm on the positions for which we were engaged. Exclusivity was the prime offering, and we spent a lot more time on those positions. Coming from a corporate HR background, I was completely comfortable with this strategy because I knew our firm was going to…

Scott explains the four ‘C’s’ that will allow you to craft powerful sales and marketing messages.

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In a recent interview by Human Factor’s Syed Zafar Mehdi, the CEO of Reinventa Dee Oceans, Davide Sialpi, said:

“If the company has built a strong and authentic employer brand experience, it means the company has effectively focused on satisfying employee’s tangible and intangible needs.”…

One of the questions we get most often from recruiters looking to get into contract staffing is "What are the top industries for contract staffing?" That's why we analyze the contract placements that come through our back-office each year.

According to our 2012 placement statistics, the top seven sectors for contract staffing nationwide…

VMS business should not be ignored nor blindly embraced. Find the “good” VMS and work it with a passion.

These are mostly open-ended questions, to assess the technical horizontal knowledge of a senior candidate at a high level.

1. What is the biggest data set that you processed, and how did you process it, what were the results?
2. Tell…

I've been thinking a lot about Applicant Tracking as it relates to social. There is a clear trend towards social networking profiles becoming more widely used to evaluate talent. A Linkedin profile + Twitter stream + Facebook Likes can tell you a lot more about a candidate than just a plain paper resume.

So the question is, is it time for an ATS that lets you apply via social only? What if you just required the candidate to submit…