The nature of a successful recruiter has always been the ability to match the right candidate to the right role. Being able to spot the key skills, and knowing if a candidate is the right fit for a companies’ culture, is what sets the top billers apart from their colleagues. As humans, we’re able to make these judgements based on facts which are often…

There is often a misconception that ageism is pinned to the older workforce – those who are over 50 experiencing unfavourable workplace rules or stereotypes, however ageism can be experienced by all ages – and as an employer you need to consider them all. 

Training and Development

Training and development is often offered to younger employees to help them integrate into the working world and offer them a platform to help them succeed,…

How to Write a Job Description That Will Sizzle on Social Media

If social recruiting is a trend you aren’t currently capitalizing on, it’s time to start —  …

You know that feeling of dread when you’ve got an urgent position to fill but you can’t seem to find a suitable candidate anywhere? Panic and stress sets in while you desperately search through a mountain of applications which don’t quite fit the bill. If you recognise this…

What is the biggest recruitment challenge?

Recently, we did an extensive audit to find out what is the biggest recruiting…

Don’t we all wish we had more vacation days?  At the same time, do we usually try and negotiate for an additional week of vacation in a new employment opportunity? 

But before we can say “I want more vacation time” - let’s first look at how this country’s corporate culture feels about vacation. 

Vacation pay is not required by U.S. law.  In fact…

Filling up a vacancy took many months when job boards and applicant tracking systems were not around. But now, traditional methods are no longer a part of the recruitment process. There are new methods available to engage candidates to find the perfect fit.

Yes, right! The face of recruitment is changing gradually.

Twenty years back, nobody could imagine the functionality of the solutions we have today to acquire talent. Similarly, the future will be different…

According to the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies, more than 35%…

Gitstore is a site where you can show and sell your github repositories. This can be a great place to find candidates however a lot of recruiter do not search here. The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool, a simple…

We’ve previously spoken about the consequences of ignoring phone calls.

But what about the consequences of ignoring in mails on LinkedIn

We know that not everyone uses LinkedIn, just as not everyone uses other social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest.  It’s not a bad thing, but…

• Job openings were at 7.3 million on the last business day of June
• Separations were at 5.5 million
• Quits rate was unchanged at 2.3%
• Layoffs and discharges rate was at 1.1%
• Number of hires 5.7 million

The Unemployment Rate is calculated as the share of the labor force that is unemployed. The federal government uses what is known as the Current Population Survey to determine who is in the labor force and whether they are employed or unemployed. To be considered in the labor force, someone has to be employed, or available for work and has to…

The impact that the proliferation of social media had on recruitment is rather similar to its impact on just about anything else, i.e. it was significant and it opened a lot of doors, while also making everyone a little bit more wary.

While this kind of information availability can benefit both recruiters and talent, it can also land either in hot water, just because of one misstep.…

Your professional network shouldn’t just be online, in places like LinkedIn, although the value of these types of networks isn’t to be underestimated. The value of real human interactions, made by attending networking events, training courses and other “real life” professional meetings, makes a huge difference in how we communicate, and also how we learn.

Who Should Be in My Network?

Having a good mixture of people in your network will provide you with a…

Talent management is a growing focus among organizations. As companies are becoming increasingly reliant on talent for growth, talent management is moving up on the list of priorities of human resources departments. Companies today understand talent management is a key strategic function to achieve organizational goals. Unlike few years ago, talent management isn’t limited to recruiting, instead it…

The End User, is a popular concept in software engineering, referring to an abstraction of the group of persons who will ultimately operate a piece of software (i.e. the expected user or target-user).

For the purpose of this blog; let’s roughly translate to:  Hiring Manager - a popular term in Recruitment, referring to an abstraction of the group of persons who will…

Exit interviews do provide valuable information, but in most cases it’s too late.   Even more insight can be gained from a “Retention” Interview. You can gain a powerful understanding by hearing what key people working for your organization have to say about life as an employee. What's working? What's not? How vulnerable are you to current employees leaving?

“Retention” interviews are intended to be pre-emptive. The interviews are focused on key people - those in positions of…