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

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

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

Recruitment Roulette

November 8, 2011 9:52 AM written by  Philip Marks · Leave a Comment

Casinos understand gamblers. They know that the vast majority of punters have no strategy, at least not one that they will stick to when the going gets tough. Poor gamblers chase their money all over the table. However, as any professional gambler will tell you, if you have a proven system, then stick to it Read more

Side-Stepping AWR?!

October 31, 2011 4:31 PM written by  Lindsey Bell · Leave a Comment

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 ("AWR") brought the promise of increased rights and pay protection for agency workers. In reality, it appears that not only is the Swedish Derogation being heavily used, but client organisations are exploring other ways to side step the AWR. In a recent survey by a large London law firm of Read more

The global job market – what’s happening right now?

October 25, 2011 4:10 PM written by  Greg Savage · 1 Comment

Instead of a recruitment tip, I am focusing today on the global job market. Is it improving? I travel a lot. Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the UK just in the last 5 weeks, for example. And that gives me the privilege of speaking to CEOs and top HR people all over the world. Watch the 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

While you were sleeping

October 14, 2011 11:25 AM written by  Azmat Mohammed · 3 Comments

If you have been in business for a while and followed the technology press you will have noticed something too.  Today, a very big cloud is hovering over the entire recruitment industry, it’s a cloud made of 0’s and 1’s (computer code).  Social media companies have built connected platforms and now have to generate revenues Read more

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