You snooze… you lose…
In case you hadn’t noticed… very subtly over the past six months the market has slowly changed. Candidates seem to have more opportunities… clients who went missing are back… and new clients are...
View ArticleRecruitment & The Game of Thrones…
I know what you’re thinking… Come on Craig… You’re better than that… trying to trade off the most popular TV show on the globe to boost your readership… Well you are right… and wrong. Yes… I am trying...
View ArticleRecruitment Bad Boys… & Girls…
You’re hardly likely to see me on a Friday afternoon at the Mitre Tavern… mumbling across the bar towards one of my competitors… say… Pete Watson… (no relation and all around good bloke), something...
View ArticleChristmas… again?
I’m conflicted. Part of me loves Christmas. The parties, the pressies for the kids, the beaches (apologies to our northern hemisphere friends). It’s a chance to celebrate the year that was and recharge...
View ArticleRecruitment… why would you?
Hands up if you work roles contingently… to the layman, that’s when you are competing against 1 or more other recruiters and sometimes the client, on the same role. Put your other hand up if you use...
View ArticlePolishing the Turd…
One of the biggest mistakes recruiters make is trying to polish the turd. I agonised with whether or not I should use the word turd in the title of a professional blog post. It conjures images of…...
View ArticlePokémon Go ™… talk about candidate short markets…
I know… I know… a blatant attempt to increase readers by referencing perceived current pop culture… sue me. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock recently you will know all about this Pokémon Go™...
View ArticleLost your mojo? You’re not alone…
It happens to all of us… and it’s bloody scary. First it’s a little set back… a candidate backs out after accepting a role… or a client calls to tell you they’ve offered to someone else’s candidate…...
View ArticleDon’t Pay the Ferryman… A Recruitment Industry Parable…
Who would have thought? Back in ’82 when Chris De Burgh penned the classic tune Don’t Pay the Ferryman he was actually… consciously or otherwise… responsible for the most concise… yet overreaching…...
View ArticleRecruitment… jobs for people… or people for jobs?
I’m back! After a short blog hiatus I’ve got something to say… hope you like it! It doesn’t matter what click bait you throw on LinkedIn… if it’s controversial enough… and divides opinion enough you...
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