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Voice search, SEO, and job seeking… Before the tailors of recruitment websites and web promotion experts starts trying to sell you invisible voice search promotion strategies (like the clothes they sold the Emporer). Let us take a moment to consider the current trends. In 2016 MindMeld surveyed smartphone users in the US, finding that 60% […]

Calling your potential candidates is one of the most effective and efficient ways to recruit. It’s the traditionally logical, quick and easy way that has the power to produce immediate results. However, the way in which you call a candidate, from the initial contact right down to the end of the conversation, could change dramatically […]

To bill or not to bill as a manager of recruiters… the ramblings of a past it recruiter but a pretty decent recruitment website maker. In my time as a recruiter, I was a billing manager and a non-billing manager. I have to admit I did one well but not both; my personal sales dipped […]

Motivation – People fall into two camps which are motivation away from failure or motivation towards success. They follow these patterns in typically one style or the other for the majority of their decisions. However, people can switch back and forth to suit a circumstance. Money works in both these motivation types Money – Proven […]

Millennials have got a bad reputation. They are unfairly judged as being lazy and entitled. However, they have mastered the art of working smarter not harder, and they are not afraid to think outside the box. What’s more, they are masters of social media and technology, and they are also keen to lead, even if […]

When you advertise a new position your candidates are typically people who are actively looking for jobs. They’re people who are either unemployed, or who are employed and looking for a new position. That seems obvious, but there’s a segment of the market that’s not applying—passive job seekers. They’re the people who are employed and […]

Recruiters are bashed on the LinkedIn platform hourly, as those who follow my posts know. I like to bash back as I have been a recruiter and now I supply websites to recruiters. Here is a mind-numbingly moronic behavior by some candidates and it is getting larger daily. When you sign up with a recruitment […]

With the outing of ‘Fake News’ is it any wonder that we are confused about what numbers to believe post-Brexit and what numbers to ignore as fake news. So what is to be done about it? Can we trust the press? If yes is some press to be more trusted than any other? I have […]

It is a well know fact that sales people are often under pressure to not take lunch or to limit the lunch break they do have to grab some food and it at their desk while processing emails etc. Unless that is you are on or over target, if you are at the top end […]

Here is some really great work by the guys over at Recruitment Grapevine. Here they discuss the habits which can lose job seekers work and get them into trouble. The work that these guys produce is always of high quality and we think it is well worth a read. The posts starts with the following: […]

Here is just a fantastic piece of reasearch from DPG. They have broken down in a very clear and concise way what employees are doing on Google. Fab research for anyone wanting to find topics that they get create content for, for the passive job seeker. I mean how long would you want to work […]

Sherryn Jackson, from Melbourne Australia, was walking through the city when she saw a homeless man holding a sign that tugged on her heartstrings. Barry had recently moved from Perth to Melbourne after being offered work but the job offer fell through and he had no other option but to live on the streets. Barry’s […]