Back in 2014, David Darmanin was frustrated with a lack of an all-in-one, affordable CRO (conversion rate optimization) solution. So he brought a team together to build that dream tool. The result is Hotjar. By now, Hotjar has gained worldwide traction and “staked its claim on the future of CRO,” …

It starts at the top!

This is a tough subject for me to wrap my head around because, while I understand that there is a wage gap, and gender diversity is an issue in some companies (especially in the executive ranks and corporate board seats) I have only encountered it once in my career.  I do, however, regularly…

This post is inspired by a chance meeting with a fellow HR practitioner and the conversation that followed.

 It was a few Tuesdays ago, 10.30am. I was sitting in my favourite coffee shop, taking advantage of the free Wi-Fi and their not free, but delicious nonetheless, coffee.

 I glanced up from my lap top to see ‘X’, whom I hadn’t seen for a…

If you use LinkedIn Recruiter (LIR) and have upgraded to the long-awaited new User Interface and Search - have you noticed that previously working searches no longer produce the expected results? The idea behind the redesign was to provide suggestions - for example, for job titles. It's a good idea and should be of help, but...

Let me outline what has happened around the…

Among all the other generations, Millennials are the most researched generation till now. According to the 2015 U.S. Census report, there are 83.1 million millennials in the United States alone and represent more than one quarter of the nation’s population.…

While every recruiter has their own take on the “recipe for success” when it comes to recruiting passive candidates, the basic ingredients remain the same:

• clever email subject line
• personalization
• concise, informative content
• persistent follow-ups
• identifying common connections
• building value and highlighting benefits

All of the above are great…

Intellectual Property Brokerage:  Headhunters (like me) don't sell Intellectual Property, but we do sell introductions and connections with Inventors and Innovators who create valuable IP (Intellectual Property). How does one become a broker of Intellectual Properties (via referrals) and how does that work?  How should one be paid?  I often think that my ability to refer…

The Baby Boomer generation, once the largest age group participating in the workforce, is coming of age.  I don't mean that in a John Hughes movie sort of way.  I do mean that they're approaching their desired retirement age.  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, every…

What's the big deal?

On June 13, 2016, three big brothers got together and spun the roulette. The Microsoft house took the gamble, and the LinkedIn players got their huge payout. Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella, LinkedIn's CEO …

Dubbed as “World’s Greatest Startup Machine,” Rockstart is home to more than 78 startups joining its accelerator program. After receiving 1000-day mentorship and funding at Rockstart, many of its alumni have kept rocking their records. Among those are big names like 3D Hubs and Peerby.

• 68 startups have graduated from Rockstart
• 400+ jobs have…

The wrong way

I, like many software developers, get messages from recruiters in spurts. A couple of weeks will pass silently and then in one week I’ll get three or four LinkedIn messages, a couple of embarrassingly generic emails, and maybe even a call.…

I have been doing some research recently to look at ways to enhance our communications strategy.  I don't want Greenacre to be THAT type of agency.... You know the one- 50 cold calls a day in order to pick up a job, the one all their clients try to avoid (until they get caught by a bogus name intro or a hidden number call!).

We want to add value to our…

The content below, backed up by examples, has immediate practical implications.

Over the last few years, Google has made algorithm advances in the area of semantic search. Last Fall Google told us that…

 The day when you are supposed to meet an interviewer is similar to the day when you first enter your high school or college – you are anxious, nervous and excited. But at the same time, you are always worried about whether you would be able to make a good impression on the person, who is on the other side of the table.

 Being under pressure will not benefit…

For us, Euro 2016 means one thing: the opportunity to use football as a rich, radiant analogy for recruitment. (Any excuse, right?)

Football fervour is sweeping through the office, and there’s no better time to unite our joint passions for the beautiful game and the beautiful world of recruitment. So, with that in mind, here’s the top 3 lessons…

On a fairly frequent basis I hear hiring managers make the statement that “when interviewing new candidates I try and find someone who is just like me to bring into the organization.” I can understand the tendency to do so. If they are just like the hiring manager there is likely to be less of a down time while they get acclimated to the organization. If they are just like…

It’s interesting to look at successful businesses and understand the factors that make them such a success. There are of course many many of these, great product or service, great people, great hiring, great training, great value proposition – the list goes on and on….

The one thing that they all have in common however, is that they all get the job done right the…

Well Talent42 2016 has come and gone, and it was spectacular. 2 days of speakers covering the entire spectrum of the Staffing Lifecycle. This is just a general overview with a full breakdown to follow. So subjects ranged from interviewing, contacting candidates, the future, Best practices, Tools galore, Using Data, Leadership track, Talent Advisor track,…