Whilst looking for organisations for Mypeoplebiz to partner with, who we feel could bring some added value to our clients I met Guy Ellis and Chris O’Brien recently who run a company called CourageousHR. I was struck by the choice of name which Guyand Chris explained was deliberate because they believe that HR needs to [...]
It has always been important to know people, always a positive as you make your way through your career to have the right connections, especially when looking for a new job. There are many ways to get connected, social networks make it much easier these days, but its about being well connected – not just connected. Getting connected can be a huge factor in career progression, as is the ability to help yourself by gathering as much knowledge as possible and putting yourself on a path of self improvement that will open the doors to that next move, a better opportunity within your current employer, or improving your prospects of succeeding with your own business.
Hooray for the weather change. If only to provide a new angle for my awkward silence-filling office lift small talk. After two weeks: ‘Phew, hot outside isn’t it?’ was getting a bit old. Now I can quip ‘Phew, not so hot outside anymore is it?’ before the lift doors sigh open at my floor. Though [...]
There is convergence of recruitment and social networking which sites such as mypeoplebiz.com are helping to drive, and having recently looked at and identified some of the issues, trends and emerging thinking in the recruitment industry, I thought I would share some of the findings with readers.
“Why would I want to work for your company?” and “What is in it for me?” are two questions, we as recruiters very rarely hear from candidates and yet both of them are top of the list of questions that candidates need to ask, should ask and probably subconsciously consider when job hunting.