Top tips to tackle phone interviews
We’re talking possible job interviews here. Prospective candidates are often faced with a short telephone-screening interview as more and more companies or agencies use this method as their first point of contact. Here are some tips on how to overcome the stress of responding to the unseen interviewer and to make it through the short-listing [...]
Recruit in haste, repent at leisure
Imagine this: as the economy recovers, desperation can set in. No longer are your resources so stretched and now you think would be a good time to get another person on board to manage the work load. OR one of your key people has handed in their notice and you need to replace them pretty [...]
How to use LinkedIn for jobsearching
Anyone working or not working should have a profile on LinkedIn. True or False? Certainly if you are a current job seeker you need to have a profile on LinkedIn and you need to be using the site appropriately. LinkedIn is where companies want to be when they are hiring and where job seekers should [...]
38 Recruitment Mistakes that Employers make when Recruiting
There is no perfect candidate, and waiting for one is as unrealistic as searching for one. It takes careful planning and preparation to select the right candidate. There are however a number of significant issues to consider to ensure that you make a good decision. To make sure you get it right, I’ve compiled a [...]
Does is it exist? Equal opportunity in the work place
The first phase of the Equality Act 2010 has passed as a law by the parliament in the UK and will come into force on October 1, 2010 which will witness many changes to the work place. It replaces previous legislations (such as the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995). Employers [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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