These are typical of the kind of questions I like to ask candidates in interview.  What are your favourite questions? 1. Which sensation do you enjoy the most? For example the sensation of winning, achieving, relief, being ahead of schedule, independence, being part of a team etc. 2. Of your siblings and peers, who is the...Read More

With spring we leave behind the dark mornings and dark evenings. You’re feeling the pressure though: it’s been too long since you made your last placement and tensions are running high in the office. The star candidate you had lined up for interview this morning bailed out at the last minute. You’re working long, hard days...Read More

Firstly I should point out that this is a bit of fun, and need not be taken too seriously. However, as with all good jokes, it works better if it’s true enough to be plausible. We were prompted to come up with the Crazy-to-Hire Matrix after viewing this politically incorrect video on the intricacies of...Read More

This is a very simplistic theory, but I think it bears exploring.  In my experience there are two distinct types of recruiters; those who naturally thrive in the recruitment of Permanent Staff, and those who excel running a Temp Desk. Perms recruiters typically handle 10 to 15 concurrently running recruitment projects, which can each take...Read More

Tis’ the season to be thankful, and of course for general warmth and fuzziness. So rather than try and infiltrate the food coma/eggnog induced brains of our readership over the festive season, here’s a somewhat silly (but warm and fuzzy) blog to remind you of all the small things no-one but a recruiter could be...Read More