Jane blackmore's Blog (5)

Sleeping with the enemy

I had a case of bloggers block today, so I threw it out to my twitter colleagues and asked what people wanted to read from a recruiter. One comment back was...…

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Added by jane blackmore on September 14, 2010 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

whose to blame, the recruiter, the trainer, the client? why our reputation is in tatters

I spend a lot of time bleating on about how I feel the recruitment market is a little down trodden to say the least. In fact this week when I introduced myself and my profession to someone they had the good nature to respond “…

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Added by jane blackmore on September 5, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Why do we have a bad rep?

It always makes me happier when I am at networking group or out for the night if there is an estate agent present, (apologies to any estate agents reading) however their…

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Added by jane blackmore on August 31, 2010 at 5:59pm — No Comments

The art of interviewing and candidate briefing

When you have worked in recruitment for far too long it becomes…

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Added by jane blackmore on August 31, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

The honest recruiter

I had a baby recently; with that in mind I may have gained a few extra pounds which has taken me out of my normal clothing size into one I would rather not divulge at this time.

Recently I saw a top online and tried to order it via the phone, the very kind and brutally honest saleswoman explained that it does not come in such a large size and she couldn’t help me (serves me right for trying to buy designer when I should stick with the high street). Although the message was delivered… Continue

Added by jane blackmore on August 30, 2010 at 6:16pm — 12 Comments