Clever or plain baffling?
Posted by Nesreen Bakheit, January-17-2012
Over the past couple of weeks there has been a plethora of articles commenting on interview questions, with comments ranging from “What’s the point of these wacky questions” to observers who say that if corporate giants such as Google, who are notorious for asking questions such as “you are shrunk to the height of a [...]
Does social media work for recruitment?
Posted by Nesreen Bakheit, December-19-2011
With fierce competition for jobs opportunities, we have been keen to see what impact the social media space is having on recruitment. There is no doubt that job seekers are more prepared to be creative in order to gain a competitive edge in the job market. Part of that creativity is being focused on social [...]
Some are dead against them, some are resigned to them… but recruitment portals are here to stay!
Posted by admin, November-10-2011
Talking to recruiter friends recently, it was interesting to note the split in opinions over applicant tracking systems, recruitment portals and all things that involve more effort than just simply sending an email to an employer to make a candidate introduction. On one hand sat the “dead against”, they don’t want Recruitment Portals and they [...]
It’s getting worse!
Posted by Frank, July-14-2011
At a time when recruitment and economic recovery both seem to be intrinsically linked and both appear to struggle to show any positives, it is interesting to note that 75% of organisations are experiencing recruitment difficulties, and 58% are facing issues with staff retention. If ever there was a time when you would have thought [...]
Does Your Referral Programme Produce 60% -70% of Your Candidate Flow?
Posted by admin, March-28-2011
The single most powerful candidate resourcing tool available to an Employer is an Referral Programme – which can generate 60%/70% of the candidate flow. According to the CIPD Employers recognise the impact, but struggle to get it right.MyPeopleBiz has been at the forefront of creating Referral Programmes – it pays to know people! The 3 [...]
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