There are various methods of attracting candidates to UK Job vacancies. These methods include print advertising, recruitment agencies, internal referrals and online advertising.
Over the past few years some companies looking to recruit staff have found newspaper advertising becoming more and more ineffective as well as expensive. This coupled with the fact that during recent difficult...
Some recruiters remind me of my house hunting days. I'd go to great effort to describe what I was looking for - the area, the price range, what I definitely wasn't interested in etc. and lo and behold I would be bombarded for weeks afterwards with details of properties that were too big or too small, in a different location or not in my price range. I often think it must feel a bit like that for some employers who use...
There's no denying that life has been very hard for many people over the past 18 months, me included. The credit crunch, the recession, call it what you will, has certainly hit home. And, working in a recruitment related role, it's been all the more apparent that these have indeed been tough times.
One week I would be reasonably busy. The next, hardly at all. The following, not a bean! One minute a certain company...
Always talk in terms of features and benefits to candidates and clients alike.
The latest Virgin Pendolino train can travel up to 125 mph (feature). Because of that speed my journey from Coventry to London is now 20 minutes shorter than it used to be thus allowing me to travel later and be home earlier (benefit).
Your organisation has been around since 1998 - what's the benefit to a...
It's often said that the recruitment to recruitment (R2R) sector has worryingly poor standards, is crammed full of recruiters of little integrity, lacking in experience, and all too keen to take a fee without offering much of a service in return.
Every recruiter will have stories of an R2R supplier who has compromised their career search by cutting corners, sending CV's to clients without prior knowledge,...
So, you get through to the decision maker - woo hoo - you're on! And what do you say? "Hi, we haven't spoken before. Let me introduce myself - blah, blah, recruitment, recruitment, etc."
How often has he or she heard the recruitment pitch that same day or during that week? Your contact is busy. Busy doing what they do. So, instead of...
With the world cup now over, with what I believe the best team winning, Spain, what lessons can we take from the losers and victors and the games of the tournament?
England's no show: Yes it was shocking how bad England performed, especially with us all knowing that we had the talent to be real contenders, any given Saturday you will see Gerrard, Rooney, Lampard playing quality football, putting...
How do you reach the unreachable? It has been said that there are six degrees of separation between any two people on the planet. Well thanks to the meteoric rise of the social networks it has never been easier to get your message across and more importantly get that golden response to the...
Sometimes recruitment is about the quick hits. After all, if you are a consultant you may be judged by KPI's and fee income. All too often that can mean you need to get the CV's out and get the client meetings in the diary.
STOP..... Take a deep breath....
While being commercially minded for the now (today) and a bit further down the track (the next 3-6 months),...
KSB stands for Knowledge, Skills & Behaviour. We've been teaching that for years as the way to take a job/person specification. Let's now look at YOU.
You have two obvious choices as to how to increase your results and effectiveness as a recruiter. 1. Focus on the KSB's you are good at and hit the throttle on those areas 100% of the time Or 2. Identify what you...
Many recruiters bemoan the lack of a decent job description and person spec being supplied by their client. I agree it's frustrating when what you get is a series of seemingly unrelated one liners in terms of job descriptions and just the bare bones about the skills and experience you need in order to do the role. But, the emphasis should be on you, the recruiter to eke out the information from your client that will sell the...
COME ON ENGLAND! World Cup 2010 and the hope of a nation rest on the shoulders of the chosen few. Since they were children they have dreamed of this moment of playing the game they love, on the biggest stage and represent the country they call home. ENGLAND
The reason we all got so upset is because we know that they have the ability, we know that what a man can be he must be.
When it comes to writing recruitment copy, first impressions really do count!
Job advertising is one of the most effective sourcing mechanisms available to you and your company - not only for candidates, but for prospective clients and future employees too.
Advertising is often the very first time people get to find out who you are, what you do and how good you are at doing it. This is why greater...
