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Get in the game – using social media for recruiting.

If ever you needed proof that you’ve got to get in the game, then look no further than this excellent infographic from Mashable How Businesses Use Social Media for Recruiting I would strongly recommend a read. The data comes from … Continue reading

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How To: Land a job using social media. Five Tips for New University Graduates.

I am delighted to welcome this guest post from Sachin Shah, Director of International at SimplyHired. Huge thanks to Sachin for his contribution. Enjoy! If you’re a new university graduate you are probably very familiar with social media and are … Continue reading

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People, Careers, Technology and Social Media

People, Careers, Technology and Social Media. Four things that fascinate me. Tomorrow I have the opportunity to spend time engaged in all four subjects as I shall be attending the Social Recruiting Conference Social media is a game changer for … Continue reading

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Strike a pose with your CV

Standing out from the crowd with your CV is incredibly difficult to do.  As I have said on many occasions in this blog the best way to put your CV together divides opinion.  There are lots of them.  Today’s Google … Continue reading

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Change your life in two pages…(or, how long should my CV be?)

I had an email from an old friend last week asking for my help in resolving a debate taking place amongst his peers at work. How long should a CV be? As the hiring Managers, they wanted 2 pages but … Continue reading

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What is the future of the recruitment industry?

There are some unusual, unpredictable, disruptive things going on.  The status quo is being challenged, our assumptions being questioned, that which we knew to be true undermined.  World order is being turned upside down.  Much of it we cannot answer, … Continue reading

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Do less to achieve more

Iphone, Ipad, Blackberry, Smartphone, PC, Laptop, Tablet, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Connectivity, Globalisation.  Real time, face time, 24/7 do it now time.  All these tools were in invented to make us more efficient.  Did they work?  Do we achieve any more, … Continue reading

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What will you do differently?

What will you do differently in 2011? For me it’s easy.  I have a poor attention span.  I am too easily distracted. At any one time I have a countless browsers open, each one with the promise of further engagement, … Continue reading

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Let them fall in love first …… interview tips from a recruiting pro (part one)

I just googled “interview tips”.  The response was 56.2 million search results! Clearly there are countless views and opinions as to how best to approach an interview.  Whilst interview success cannot be guaranteed there are basic fundamentals that can and … Continue reading

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The privacy debate outcome…….

Of all the blog posts I have written to date, the issue of social media as a recruitment tool and in particular how this impacts on privacy was by far the most emotionally charged.  I sort opinion on a wide … Continue reading

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