Recruitment Insight

Posted by admin, September-29-2010

It pays to know people! A leading recruitment commentator said that 2010 was going to be the year of the referrer, so we recently conducted a round up of the various research available in the market place with regard to referrals schemes, networking and the impact that this is making on the recruitment market: 1. [...]

Why would I want to work for your company?

Posted by admin, July-2-2010

“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.

Interview Dressing: How to Dress to Impress

Posted by admin, June-3-2010

Firstly, this isn’t about fashion. It’s not about stunning your potential employer with the latest AW10 handbag, an on-trend Bouclé jacket or shoulder pads that defy gravity. In 99% of cases they really won’t care. It’s more about finding a balance between dull conservatism and looking like you’ve been styled by a blind charity shop worker.

Lucy Pavia, author of girluninterrupted shares her list of dos & don’ts when looking for your first job

Posted by Fran, May-17-2010

Lucy Pavia – author of www.girluniterrupted.co.uk shares her list of dos & don’ts when looking for your first job

As a class of 2008 graduate, arriving into the working world felt a bit like turning up uninvited to a party; the reception was frosty and no-one offered me a drink. Undeterred (and very stupid) I chose to follow a career in magazine journalism, and after two years, many tears, an incident with a pug and 467 Starbucks runs, here is what I’ve learned:

Company Follow on LinkedIn, it’s brilliant!

Posted by Katrina, May-11-2010

I’ve been trying the new Company Follow feature, introduced by LinkedIn a few weeks ago, and I think it’s brilliant. It’s not only great for a Jobseekers to use to find Hidden Jobs, it’s also very useful for Companies who want to build a community of followers, retain their current talent pool and also keep [...]