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Maxims for a Modern Recruiter to “Get On”
Have you ever wondered how we managed to cope in the pre-internet years? Without being bombarded with constant streams of cleverly curated content, compiled into numbered lists (for ease of...
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The Employee Referral Dilemma
I was at a cosy little launch party last night, tucked away upstairs at one of my favourite craft beer haunts. The company had started out sharing office space with my own business but had quickly...
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A Decade On: The Number One Recruitment Lesson I Have Learned
I got something of a morbid, but poignant, reminder a few days ago that this week marks the culmination for me of a decade in the recruitment industry. The reminder came courtesy of the 7/7 London...
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Candidate Ownership: The Recruiters Headache
Your usual blogger is now off on his holidays, leaving The Whiteboard quill in my paws for the next 5 weeks. Catching up with a candidate the other day, I was reminded again just why we as an industry...
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Are the kids really alright?
I try and stay positive. Recruitment has a habit of beating you down occasionally, but to last in this industry, you have to have hope. Hope that a candidate shows up to an interview. Hope that the...
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“Trust Me, I’m A Candidate”
I should warn you now. Today’s Whiteboard covers familiar territory. Now either I’m running out of ideas, or the same issue keeps gouging at our collective industry eyes’ like an Argentinian Lock. Over...
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Five Weeks is a Very Long Time in Recruitment
Hello. It’s me again. You know, the one who used to write this blog most weeks but absconded on a European jaunt for a wee while? No…? Ermmmm, right then, let’s see if I can get this going again....
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Floating CV’s Without Pissing Off Internal Recruiters
One of the most prickly bones of contention in the subtle dance between agency recruiters and in-house recruiters is the CV float. For those of you unaware, or who use a different term, a CV float is...
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Rate Your Recruiters
Thanks to everyone who attended the final #RicePowWow of 2015. It was awesome to see so many of our clients, candidates and general supporters celebrate the festive season in true kiwi style (drinks,...
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Recruiting without prejudice
You’re usual blogger is once again in foreign lands, so again, I’m in charge. *Although, given the reaction to the April 1st Whiteboard, many of you will be expecting this. It struck me this week that...
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