Category Archives: Job hunting
Now For Some Good News. (Julia Walton)
It’s frequently been pointed out that many of the most successful businesses in existence were started up during economic downturns. It sounds a paradox until you get thinking about labour, rent, and other resources being cheaper. And of course the … Continue reading
Impressing The Daleks. (Julia Walton)
I sometimes think there are some trained monkeys out there writing CVs (oh, the stories I could tell) but, word is, now robots are going to be reading them. The latest news is that human contact is to be reduced … Continue reading
Defeat, rejection, losing. (Stuart Brill)
Fascinating article from the BBC on how athletes should manage their emotions before they compete in order to make the result easier to come to terms. The same is true from the perspective of a job-hunter, for instance I was … Continue reading
Genius/talent vs. Achievement (Stuart Brill)
Are the people we consider the most successful also the most talented? How much of success is down perspiration and how much inspiration? And, most importantly, why did Federer beat Murray? http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dominic-lawson/dominic-lawson-it-takes-more-than-a-stroke-of-genius-to-become-a-true-champion-7924861.html
Everyone’s Good at Something. (Alys Barber)
In recruitment, we are preoccupied with ensuring that candidates’ CVs showcase their skills – in particular, skills that are relevant for the role for which they are applying. Often, a skill is something which one is so good at that … Continue reading
This is an amusing but sobering insight into how commercial messages should and should not be communicated in the business world…(Hugh Joslin)
I recently read a study that confirmed my suspicion that most people don’t remember what we present to them in a sales call. The data suggested that the average buyer in a meeting will only remember one thing a week … Continue reading
I’m-unprofessional@hotmail.co.uk (Hannah Coleman)
As a recruiter I’m looking for talented people who I can get my clients excited about. But how would my clients feel if they knew that a potential employee had sent me their CV from an email address like ‘sexymumma123@yahoo.com’? … Continue reading
Homeless Man Turned Millionaire Offers The Best Advice I Ever Got (Audley Swain)
The most inspiring leaders are those who don’t work at a job but pursue a calling. In doing so they inspire the rest of us to be our best selves and to match our skills with our passions. They give … Continue reading
A Bit Less of the Verbal Please! (Julia Walton)
As a responsible recruiter I am against the practice of potential employers taking informal, verbal references out on candidates without their permission. Not only does it breach the candidate’s confidentiality, but the danger of the news getting back to their … Continue reading
Describe Yourself in 3 Words…(Hannah Coleman)
Have you ever been in an interview and the inevitable comes up – ‘describe yourself in 3 words’? Such an easy topic if you were discussing this with your friends. But when you are trying to land yourself a job … Continue reading
