James Massey's Blog (4)

A job interview is like going on a first date.

Most of your reading this will like dating but absolutely  hate interviewing for a job, however, in many cases there both alike and essentially boil down to the same things. You’re both selling yourself and trying to work out whether you and the company will be a good match.

We will have good times, share laughs, grow together and learn from each other? OR on the other hand will I end up broken-hearted, consoling myself with a night in of chocolate, tissues and…

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Added by James Massey on July 3, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

Cat and Mouse: Recruitment Consultant Vs Human Resources

It’s an age old conflict that is as old as the recruitment industry itself. Like cats and dogs, chalk and cheese, Yin and Yang, there seems to be an unnecessary mistrust or dislike between both parties.

In the UK recruitment industry rookie recruiters are taught from day 1 to avoid HR like the plague as it wastes time and is unnecessary instead they are told to contact the line managers directly to sell in their “perfect candidate” or cold call.

It is all too…

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Added by James Massey on February 13, 2012 at 8:47am — No Comments

Love it or Hate it Online Recruitment is here to stay.

The Recruitment landscape is changing once again fuelled by social media and the squeeze from hiring managers to get a greater return on their recruitment campaigns amid greater financial pressures due to our struggling economy.

Now more than ever online recruitment is proving the preferred choice by companies across the UK. Why? Because in this virtual world everything is at the click of a button and candidates can easily apply…

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Added by James Massey on February 13, 2012 at 8:46am — No Comments

Job Adverts: the good, the bad and the ugly!

On a daily basis whilst posting my client’s vacancies onto the job boards it amazes me how poor the vast majority of the adverts are on major UK job boards. Poor grammar, spelling mistakes, little detail and no call to action are just a few of the issues I see daily.

I am shocked that major UK businesses are trusting agencies with their vacancies to be represented in such a shoddy fashion. Rant over!…

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Added by James Massey on February 13, 2012 at 8:44am — No Comments

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