Posts Tagged ‘mistakes’
How hiring mistakes are made
For those of us who follow the AFL version of football in this country, you couldn’t help but know that last week, perennial bad boy Brendan Fevola was in trouble, yet again. Fevola is alleged to have exposed himself to a Brisbane mother at a Club Family Day. Fevola’s club, the Brisbane Lions, responding…
Read MoreThe power of saying ‘No’
One of the many memorable (and valuable) conversations I had in my recruitment life, occurred when my recruitment career was a bare 2 months old. I was a very ‘green’ 22 year old, living away from home for the first time, trying to make a go of working life in London. I was…
Read MoreWhat’s the Standard of Your Marketing Communication?
I recently received the following email via a recruiter who had it forwarded to her from one of her clients, who had it sent to her from a recruitment agency. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t read it. I have cut and pasted the email, exactly as it was forwarded to…
Read MoreThe 6 Biggest Mistakes Recruiters Make in a Tough Market
Undoubtedly recruiters are working in a very challenging market. Whether you look at public company results, any job index you care to name or the headlines in the general media, it’s all pretty sobering stuff. I worked in two tough markets, 1991/2 in Sydney and then 2001/2 in Melbourne. Co-incidentally both geographic markets were ones…
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