Recruitment has finally got its British Institute
February 21, 2012 4:54 PM written by Geniusteam · 2 Comments
Less than a year since the Institute of Recruiters (IOR) launched, it has gained the backing of the Government in taking on the role of standards champion for the UK recruitment industry. It now has two key goals – making British recruitment the gold standard globally and becoming the biggest UK recruitment body by the Read more
Are we Managers or Parents?
February 21, 2012 4:48 PM written by Hannah Keep · Leave a Comment
Whilst running a Managers training programme the other day I was taken back to my training in Transactional Analysis (a theory of personality) and it struck me how sometimes with the best of intentions, managers can set up ‘unhealthy’ relationships with their consultants. You will be familiar with the term Parent, Adult, Child which in Read more
Work Hard or Smart – you decide
January 9, 2012 1:20 PM written by Hannah Keep · 3 Comments
How many times in your career have you heard the words ‘work smarter, not harder’? Top billers seem to have the innate ability to do this, they do work hard but they choose to work on the right activities, the right candidates, the right clients, where they know they will get a return on investment Read more
How to cut the red tape and focus on liberating your business to become more profitable
January 3, 2012 2:22 PM written by David Thornhill · 6 Comments
Where there’s a will there’s a way….here Simplicity MD David Thornhill explores the opportunities available to new start up recruitment agencies who don’t want to be strangled by the ever growing amount of red tape facing businesses in the UK. Tune in your TV or radio and you will be presented with a tale of Read more
Do recruitment consultants provide you with an appealing shortlist and save you time or is the value minimal?
December 29, 2011 11:00 PM written by Philip Marks · Leave a Comment
I was once bet a bottle of champagne to prove that Londoners were friendly by going up to three random people, separately and engaging them in a 3 minute lighthearted conversation. Do you get good customer service in shops? Do you get great service in hotels? ARE Londoner’s friendly? The answer to the question about Read more
Did you know that New Year’s resolutions are a waste of time for most recruitment business owners?
December 20, 2011 3:21 PM written by Terry Edwards · Leave a Comment
I have just got back from my local gym and guess what; it was absolutely packed with people that I’ve never seen before together with people who I last saw 12 months ago. As a regular member of the gym, this can be frustrating attempting to use the equipment but not being able to, because Read more
BEWARE CLIENTS WHO DON’T HAGGLE!
December 15, 2011 10:42 AM written by Stephen O'Donnell · 2 Comments
So you’re in the process of taking on an assignment from a new client. The lead came via a candidate, and you responded quickly, so this is all being done over the phone. The client is receptive, happy to take the call, and frankly has an urgent need for a qualified design engineer that fits Read more
