Tag Archives: recruitment

Create a website and get a job at Google!

Do you really need to create a website to get a job a Google? I am sure there are lots of ways that Google conducts it’s hiring process. However, here’s one guy that did just that. Matthew Epstein – Google … Continue reading

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Social Recruiting Conference 2011

I recently attended a conference with a keynote speech from the Marketing Director EMEA of Linkedin, Laurence Bret Stern Her (excellent) presentation left me with one statistic that really struck a chord. 80% of US Employers are using Social Media … Continue reading

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The best job application in the world, ever!?

A story in this mornings Guardian Newspaper in the UK highlights the story of an unemployed Irish Graduate who has spent €2000 on a billboard advertisement to persuade prospective employers to hire him. SAVE ME FROM EMIGRATION At MyPerfectCareer.tv we … Continue reading

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Recruitment and Politics at the IMF

The worse kept job application on the planet is out. Christine Lagarde has formally announced her application for the post of President of the International Monetary Fund. Much public support of her candidacy has been forthcoming from the corridors of … Continue reading

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Beyond the Ferrari

A friend of mine left school at 16 with little by way of qualifications, high hopes and a huge amount of ambition.  His ambition was simple.  To own a Ferrari. By the age of 23 he’d done it.  Blood sweat … Continue reading

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How To Choose A Career.

Google “Career Choices”. I just did. 3.9 million results. That’s a lot of opinions. So where do you start when it comes to making career choices that are right for you? Our latest Vlog examines just how best to go … Continue reading

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The Top 10 Career Choices for 2011.

The jobs market remains tough, really tough. If you want to succeed, you have to be really smart in your job search. Who’s hiring? What are they hiring for? Watch our latest Vlog to know what employers are looking for … Continue reading

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Where are the jobs? Who’s hiring?

Great news this week from the Monster Employment Index UK.  The number of jobs online just waiting to be found is on the rise.   In particular, demand for new hires is growing in the private sector, a trend seen … Continue reading

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Public Sector Pay – Time to redress the balance.

For too long we have been operating in the UK a publicly funded job creation scheme, which in itself would not be such a bad thing were it not for the fact that those taking from and taking out of … Continue reading

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The EU, Quotas and an apology

A health warning on today’s post, for two reasons.  First, expect a rant.  This morning two of my favourite subjects caught my eye, the European Union and the subject of quotas.  Second, be prepared for an admission that I might … Continue reading

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