What do I need to know to starting working as a recruiter? To answer this question, we reached out to the top experts in the world of recruiting and asked...Read More
True story with a purpose. Years ago, I was recruiting for a client in Ayrshire, who needed a Design Engineer. As per usual I took on the job, quoted our...Read More
Unfortunately a great many managers, supervisors, and business owners have had to do just that in the past year. It’s something that defines you as a boss, and a responsibility...Read More
THIS is the secret to successful recruiting; the best place to find your ideal candidate is where your ideal candidate hangs out. Kinda obvious isn’t it. These are five ways...Read More
Have you ever met someone for the first time, told them what you do for a living and been greeted with a look as though you have just told them...Read More
There is inevitable duplicity built into the entire recruitment process. Would you advise a candidate to be scrupulously honest, and offer “full disclosure” in a discoverable way online? Lies being...Read More
There is a continually repeating “circle of life” in the UK recruitment industry, where its own progeny leave established firms to set up in competition. I know, as I’ve been...Read More
This phrase is famously quoted in the seminal (in my opinion) movie, Wayne’s World, and attributed to either “Kierkegaard or Dick Van Patten”. It’s not always easy to control how...Read More
As a recruiter of some 30 years now, I have become wearily familiar with my chosen profession being traduced and derided, along with other careers and jobs, such as estate...Read More
A ship at sea relies upon 3 things: propulsion, steering and navigation. Without any one of these it will never reach its destination, cannot avoid immediate obstacles or can only...Read More
How well do you know recruiters? Good? Great? Better than anyone? Well, no matter how well you know recruiters, here are 11 facts about the hiring professionals that might surprise...Read More
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...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...Read More
