We spend so much time thinking about the candidate and how to hire them; what about the person who hires all of the candidates? How do we hire and train these personnel? They certainly don’t poof into their profession. While it may be commonplace to…

Advertising for open positions in your company can be a tricky endeavor. They need to include keywords… but how many is too many? A …

The frantic corporate world has caught the fancy of a number of people wanting to take big strides in their professional lives. The avenues of growth and the innumerable perks that accompany the glamorous corporate world seem rather lucrative to a wide class of people, especially the ones who are taking the leap, and are just marking their initiation into this world of immeasurable possibilities and opportunities.

The corporate world is also notoriously famous for certain…

As Neil Young said, rust never sleeps (which I'm sure means something) - and the job board industry likewise never sleeps, it just keeps chugging along. Lots of activity, both in North America and overseas. Let's see what we have this time around:

• WantedTechnologies to be purchased:  CEB Inc.…

Business and communication are two distinct categories that make a significant whole. In today’s fierce and competitive economy, it is almost impossible to do without effective business communication skills. Business communications are not simply restricted to communication and conversational skills (though they form a major crux of the same) but include a plethora of activities like…

“Change is the only constant” and this holds true in all walks of life. It is a universally accepted adage but still, it…

The waiting game begins

After a job interview, the toughest thing is to weather the waiting period, which may take months or sometimes, even more. Time goes by and you may not hear a single word from the interviewer who seemed very friendly during the interview. According to experts of a leading IT…

While Miley Cyrus made a similar sounding word famous for all the wrong reasons, Talent Turking is a different set of moves that allows companies to reduce their Labor Factor, the amount of time and effort necessary to generate viable candidates and fill jobs. Decreasing the Labor Factor is a key move in achieving Lean Recruiting—increasing the speed and…

A Recruiter’s Tale of Expat Hiring

Do you know this story?

Your vacancy called for a search for talent beyond national borders; demanding you widen your net regionally and then internationally.

The specialist skills sets needed by the business…

We’ve all read best practices about attracting top talent; there are about 4,987 blog posts dedicated to finding these coveted few. A recent Jobvite study has highlighted one major element of attraction in their “…

How do you know you’ve covered everything you need to do with a recently hired employee? You can read guides, take lessons and…

It’s easy to forget that the world’s most successful people have had their fair share of failures, big and small. During your job search, it’s more than likely that you’ll face similar obstacles; from CV rejections, interview slip-ups or being pipped to the post by another candidate. Though it may feel deflating, failure can provide a great springboard to…

Guys, Listen to me.

Recruiters for shipping is blooming in more hilarious way.Share your views towards it.

As this SevenSeas is also plays a significant role in the recruitment process for shipping.

Importance of drug tests:

There usually comes the time for the testing of the usage of the drugs. Though, these tests usually can never tell the exact amount of the drug that was used or the time when the drug was used, but they have always been helpful to test the usage of alcohol and drugs. Usually every kind of drug test doesn’t seem helpful in measuring the impairment, however the tests can are done with the help of the…

For the WhatsApp Group Chat discussion that we had, we decided to do something different as we knew that our members were constantly inundated with information. For this reason the topic of discussion was on, what is that one (or more) incident/experience/experiment/out of the box idea which you have implemented in your daily work which resulted in placements or helped you in successfully achieving your KRAs? Well we received an outpour of responses from our members and here’s what we came…

For many people, communication is a learned skill.  Very few people are born with that intangible that is sometimes referred to as the "gift of gab."  My nephew has this skill: he can talk to any person about any topic under the sun quite convincingly.  He could spin one learned fact about a turtle into a whole talk about sharks at the aquarium. But to many others,…

There are a number of qualifiers for candidates to join your team: experience, training, aptitude, etc. There is one thing most employers don’t account for when they hire – and even evaluate – those on their team. Do you really know how honest and…

Sighs of relief were felt around offices everywhere when Google unveiled the …