Archive for Recruitment Industry News

Candidate care tips for laggards and leaders

Recruitment Industry News on June 27th, 2011 No Comments

A new report on the recruitment industry says that a re-focus on candidates will underpin its ongoing sustainability.

Why are you getting into social recruiting?

Recruitment Industry News on May 30th, 2011 No Comments

Before getting started with a social recruiting strategy, it’s essential to understand why you want to do it, says find.ly founder Jason Kerr.

Blog post: Treat your candidates well – because they’re going to stick to you if you don’t…

Recruitment Industry News on May 26th, 2011 No Comments

We need to do better. Need motivation? Then consider this – it’s not only the right thing to do, it’s self-preservation

Blog post: SEEK price rise causes online backlash

Recruitment Industry News on May 26th, 2011 No Comments

Many commentators seem to agree that the volume of applicants via SEEK remains high but the quality is diminishing, and social media is an increasingly successful alternative sourcing strategy…

Jobseekers "hate" one-way communication

Recruitment Industry News on May 25th, 2011 No Comments

The day of one-way communication with candidates is “not just going away – they hate it”, the head of talent engagement and marketing at PepsiCo has told a conference.

Key appointments at Arete, Itcom, Bluefin and Launch

Recruitment Industry News on May 25th, 2011 No Comments

Recruitment companies including Arete Executive, Itcom, Bluefin Resources and Launch Recruitment have been busy adding to their teams.

Recruitment industry needs service benchmarks: Trainer

Recruitment Industry News on May 24th, 2011 No Comments

Recruiters always have plenty to say about what should not be done, but would they agree on a best-practice model for the industry?

Handle your clients’ "lazy rip-off" database excuses

Recruitment Industry News on May 23rd, 2011 No Comments

Recruitment consultants are increasingly facing clients who try to circumvent their terms of business by claiming the candidates submitted are already on their corporate database – and there is no incentive for clients to stop, according to recruitment trainer Ross Clennett.

Announcement: It’s here! Download your FREE survival guide to the recruitment industry in 2011 and beyond

Recruitment Industry News on May 23rd, 2011 No Comments

Your last chance to download a FREE copy of Who Stole My Lunch? – the long-awaited trainedUp! whitepaper.

Blog post: Trust ‘ya’ gut! Do you overlook this recruitment tool?

Recruitment Industry News on May 19th, 2011 No Comments

It becomes very frustrating and hard to justify using your ‘gut’ in recruitment because it is subjective. It isn’t based on fact or skill. It’s that intangible intuition that you develop over time through interviewing hundreds and hundreds of people and observing human behaviour in what can be one of life’s most stressful situations – a job interview…

Blog post: Recruiters: Eight reasons why your client meetings suck

Recruitment Industry News on May 19th, 2011 No Comments

There are many reasons a client meeting can go belly-up, and some of them may not even be the recruiter’s fault. But, too often it is for one or all of these eight reasons that a client meeting is a wasted opportunity…

Courts taking a harder line on post-employment poaching

Recruitment Industry News on May 18th, 2011 No Comments

Recruiters who join or start a new company and hope to entice their former colleagues to move with them should take warning from the growing number of cases upholding non-poaching restraints, an employment lawyer says.