Finding the right balance

December 1, 2011 12:41 PM written by  Lee Biggins · 2 Comments

   Earlier this month I attended the UK Recruiter End of Year Conference. CV-Library had a good presence there, as the main sponsors, and it was great to be out of the office and speak to people face to face. It was organised as a conference rather than an event so I found I learnt Read more

Being a recruiter rocks!

November 29, 2011 2:37 PM written by  Greg Savage · 4 Comments

I love being a recruiter. Seriously, I think it’s the best job in the world. Yet 80% of people who enter this industry, fail in the first 2 years, leave, and are never sighted again. And it’s true, it is tough being a recruiter. And I believe in the modern era it’s getting even harder. Read more

Who are you going to blame this time?

November 29, 2011 2:28 PM written by  Terry Edwards · 3 Comments

The family and I watched the film “The Lion King” on TV this weekend; it is a great family film that communicates at many levels. There was a particular scene that reminded of numerous conversations I have had with recruitment business owners. In the film the wise monkey Rafiki leaves Pride Park in search of Read more

Challenge your Clients

November 23, 2011 11:45 AM written by  Hannah Keep · Leave a Comment

But don’t break the relationship! Classic call, you can hear it now can’t you? ‘well when am I going to get feedback? Why haven’t you come back to me? You said this role was urgent’ (said in a frustrated tone). It happens every day, in every office, all over the world, when the client isn’t Read more

Recruitment – Do you want the blue pill or the red pill?

November 23, 2011 11:38 AM written by  Philip Marks · Leave a Comment

I love that scene from The Matrix where Neo gets shot at with 100 bullets and he slows time down, leans back, relaxes and dodges every one of them. He seems to control time and space. What he has done is change his perspective of what is going on in reality. As you can tell, Read more

New court process for dealing with minor IP disputes

November 16, 2011 3:42 PM written by  Roy Crozier · Leave a Comment

This time next year will see a new small claims process in place for intellectual property disputes at the Patents County Court. The new small claims process, confirmed by the Government yesterday, will see a limit placed on fixed costs and allow damages of up to £5,000 to be awarded per case. The stated hope Read more

Do you celebrate success enough in your business? Success breeds success!

November 16, 2011 1:01 PM written by  Nicola McHale · 1 Comment

We did last week at the launch of my book Transforming Teams and that was one of the key messages from the delegates on the night. Over 40 senior leaders came together for the evening in London to bring Transforming Teams to life. They came from all sectors – Public and Private – Corporate and Read more

Have you ever done it on the first date?

November 15, 2011 12:16 PM written by  Terry Edwards · 1 Comment

When you first meet your ideal partner, even if it is “love at first sight,” you still wouldn’t propose on the first date. You are almost certain to get a NO! And rightly so… before anyone would make such a commitment you need to develop a relationship and trust with them first. The same applies to potential prospects Read more

How often do you use the ‘F’ word?

November 2, 2011 9:38 AM written by  David Thornhill · 8 Comments

Clearing up confusion and cleaning up your act in cash flow services. Some may find it surprising that invoice debt funding services have been in the UK in earnest for 40 years. Up to the 1960s what I now define below as Factoring was about the only game in town. The market has developed out Read more

Hungry Tiger, Hidden Talent

October 25, 2011 10:47 AM written by  Keeran Gunnoo · 4 Comments

I think of recruiters as hungry tigers; waiting in great anticipation to source their next hire, and I often pose the question “how do you proactively source for passive talent” for example. individuals not actively looking for work?” and a conceited response I often hear is “I found them on a job board, however they Read more

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