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What do you do?

We have all been asked at networking events “What do you do?”. I recall at one particular event being struck by how ill conceived and muddled my answer was going to be to that very question. “Errr, lots of things” … 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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Is this the worst recruiter ad ever?

I promise you I have a sense of humour.  ( Many may argue otherwise, but I can assure you I do ).  I mention this if only to assure you that I haven’t lost that sense of humour before you … Continue reading

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Know your worth

“The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing”.  Oscar Wilde. Whether you are moving to a new job or approaching your annual pay review, when it comes to salary negotiation, it is vitally important to know … Continue reading

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Social media and recruitment – the privacy debate

Regular visitors to this blog will know my views with respect to web privacy.  We have a choice not to post, not to upload, not to share.  Accepting that may take much of the “social” away from media, we have … Continue reading

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Employers, love your recruiter and they will love you back.

The opportunity for an employer to engage direct with an enormous range of potential hires is more prevalent than at any other time.  Social media has changed the rules of the game.  So why engage a recruiter? When I first … Continue reading

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Privileged Influence

There is much to love about being a recruiter.  No one day is ever same.  For the recruiter at the desk, the opportunity to engage with businesses of every shape, size, sector, product means that every day is a learning … Continue reading

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For Sale, one hugely talented person

Success in your job search should be considered in much the same way as taking any product to market. It’s a sales process. To succeed takes research, careful planning and relentless execution. You have to know your market place. Who … Continue reading

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Get a plan. Invest in your people. Watch the numbers grow.

More than one CEO has told me recently easy my job must have gotten over the last couple of years. The comments have been made on the assumption that burgeoning labour markets have generated wave after wave of unemployed talented … Continue reading

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Your CV – its all a matter of opinions (Part 2)

Another way of enhancing the power of the words you use in your CV is to study the words and phrases your target employer uses in their own job advertisements, website, marketing literature, press releases or financial reports. Look at … Continue reading

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