Luke Collard's Blog – July 2011 Archive (4)

1943 Guide to Hiring Women

1943 Guide to Hiring Women…

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Added by Luke Collard on July 21, 2011 at 9:04pm — 1 Comment

Now that we understand each other......

The comparison between marriage and recruitment has been made over and over. For two things that have no intrinsic link, they offer a multitude of similarities, and not just because 1 in 3 ends in failure. It is probably not surprising then that one of my colleagues moonlights as a marriage celebrant by the weekend. A good chunk of our Monday morning team meeting is usually dedicated to her…

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Added by Luke Collard on July 19, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

My favourite recruitment catch phrases

Recruitment lends itself as well to catchphrases as any other other industry. On my travels through the industry I have worked with some very creative individuals who have a beautiful knack of summing up a situation or person with a few well chosen words. I have also worked with others that have developed what seems like an entirely different language and make little sense unless you have the appropriate translation phrase book.

Regardless, what I have found is that a good…

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Added by Luke Collard on July 10, 2011 at 7:08pm — 13 Comments

Superlatives.....absolutely my very worst pet hate ever.

Exceptional, outstanding, superb, unique.....and other similar superlatives are words that I come across every day when reading job adverts.

Reading these types of adverts is a bit like receiving that email from Nigeria advising you that someone wants to send you a million dollars in return for your bank details. When I see an advert that describes the job with a long list of superlatives it makes me think that the opportunity is not nearly as good as the recruiter is… Continue

Added by Luke Collard on July 4, 2011 at 1:27am — 2 Comments