Sourcing on Facebook is completely different to sourcing on LinkedIn, a Job Board or even your ATS. All those resources rely entirely on what a person says about themselves where as on Facebook you can find people based on entirely on what other people say about them.

In this video I demonstrate how to find people based on who their friend are and what photographs they may happen to be tagged in. With these two techniques I can find people who may have a very low profile anywhere on…

Recruiting has come a long way since the days of classified ads in the newspaper. Today, there are thousands of platforms to advertise your openings to prospective employees. Yet somehow, hiring managers still struggle with not getting enough applicants – or the right ones.

Where are hiring managers going wrong? The post and pray model has been around for …

The question of whether a website is important to your firm’s viability is long answered. The days of existing outside or, at best, on the outskirts of the digital landscape have expired and the ability to move into the future is largely based on one’s online presence. Today it is not only the lack of an online presence but the lack of an effective one that can limit…

It’s not a secret that the technology sector has massive gender gaps between men and women, even though women make up the vast majority of the working force, the gap is nowhere near closing. It doesn’t appear to be an education issue either, as women hold more Bachelors and Graduate degrees than men. Many companies argue that the gender gap is a simple pipeline issue,…

As the economy continues an upward trajectory, it's becoming harder for some employers to secure top-end employees. While there's only so much you can do in terms of salary, there are options for those who want to become top choice employers. These options emphasize working with what your business already has and seeking out creative solutions that are more likely to attract good employees. Most of what can be done truly requires a business to look at its current assets and…

In today’s super competitive hiring market, recruiters need to fight to find high quality candidates, which is why it’s more important than ever that you use all the resources you have to stay on top of the competition. One way to guarantee an awesome hire, is to proactively source candidates.

1. PERFECT THE BOOLEAN…

New Industries = New Occupations 

The solar workforce increased 25% in 2016  

Note: This is a follow-up from a previous Did You Know. Read it…

With the right toolset, sales managers and leaders can transform the selling experience for to make it extremely pleasant and safe for both sales professionals and the prospects.

Sales Automation: Emails, Calls, & Updating

Sales is already hard enough, so removing…

Hiring people with the right technical skills? That’s becoming routine, if never easy. But hiring people who are going to do right by my clients and employees? That’s even tougher. There’s no “right” way to predict whether or not you’re going to…

Yelp is an American multinational corporation headquartered in …

It’s going to happen faster than you think. In fact, it’s already happening.

Most of the innovative HR and recruiting tech companies have Slack apps. If they don’t, they’re most likely designing and building them right now. Including my team at…

In our ever-changing global economy, recruiting and hiring the right people is a difficult job, but help is at hand from recruitment outsourcing specialists.

Many companies don't have a suitable recruitment infrastructure to meet with increasing demands. Outsourcing all, or part, of your recruitment process saves you money and time and leaves the process to experienced recruitment…

One of the most sought after skill sets these days is the Data Scientist. Commanding high salaries and high fees, these candidates are worth their weight in gold, but a huge proportion of them are currently being missed.

Each of the hundred odd Analytics-focused Recruiters we’ve worked with tend to start their Data Scientist Boolean search…

The western world has been drifting generally towards the left for some decades. In such an environment you might imagine the argument about carrot or stick management styles would be something of a no contest. Yet closer inspection across a range of businesses, workplaces and industries suggests otherwise. Whether you’re naturally inclined to…

Phew, that was close.  Too close for words.  I was almost one of them.  You know the ones that according to a viral video sensation are:

• "Tough to manage"
• "Entitled, narcissistic, self-interested, unfocused and lazy"
• "Addicted to social media and only interested in their own brand on Instagram"

Who are these…

Selecting a  quality applicant tracking system (ATS) that meets your needs is critical for improving your talent acquisition process and results. But if you don’t implement it successfully, even the right ATS technology won’t be much help.  

In this post, we provide five tips that will help you successfully implement a…

I have been a recruiter for a long time and spoken with a lot of my peers about this. In the end, I think Human Resources/Talent Acquisition has messed up the possibility of being partners to many hiring managers. We keep saying hiring managers are our primary customers. There is a difference between customers and partners.

We also all have heard the phrase, “the customer is always right.” Some of us send out hiring manager satisfaction surveys and others have them integrated into the…

New Industries = New Occupations

The $21 Billion Industry

Note: This is a follow-up from a previous Did You Know. Read it here.

Whether you support or oppose…

There’s been a lot of talk about Pre & Post Engagement of applicants, we’ve even heard a lot about pre & post joining goodies. But have you ever thought about other areas where we can implement the Engagement of applicants? If no, then you’ve come to the right place; we’ll be exploring the areas where we can utilise this technique to improve the joining ratio of candidates shortly.

In an attempt to improve the joining ratio of the candidates we…