Posts Tagged ‘recruitment consulting’
Facebook jobs: a massive win for genuine recruitment consultants
Last week we saw the official confirmation of what has been an open secret for some years: Job postings on Facebook. LinkedIn’s dominance in the corporate recruiting world has been unchallenged due its unmatched depth of high skill professionals available on its platform. The price of the not-free LinkedIn recruitment offerings has made it clear that large enterprises recruiting…
Read MoreClient loyalty is unpredictable and other tips for stars changing jobs
Fifteen years ago I had just celebrated my ten year anniversary at Recruitment Solutions. I was the General Manager for the Sydney office comprising four divisions; Perm Accounting, Temp Accounting, Sales & Marketing and Business Support. Unfortunately my time at the company was drawing to a close. The new Managing Director and I had a…
Read MoreHow much time could you save with FAQs and information sheets?
This week I went to my dentist, Harmeet, because I had a very sensitive tooth. Drinking liquid was not pleasant. After a quick inspection and asking me to grip an object with my teeth and release, Harmeet concluded it was most likely a cracked tooth and that he would refer me to my local endodontic…
Read MoreAuctioning Greg Savage and Margie Warrell on eBay
My Mother’s Day Classic fundraising for breast cancer prevention and research continues with a very exciting announcement about two exclusive eBay auctions to assist reach my fundraising goal of $10,000. Both auctions are PRIVATE listings so your identity is hidden and protected, as is all your previous eBay activity. Auction…
Read MoreAre you sold on yourself?
‘The first sale is always with yourself. If you are not sold, no one else will be. Your work before the sales meeting is to make sure you are sold – energetically you need to be convinced that what you are selling is going to provide value to the right client. Effective sales…
Read MoreNew Kid Arrives on the Unbundled Recruitment Block
Last week a fascinating new experiment in Australian recruitment services quietly launched. RecruitLoop is a pay-as-you-use recruitment service where clients have a choice of how much, or how little, they wish to use ‘recruitment support’ (an external recruiter), based on agreed fees. It’s a classic unbundled recruitment service model with the five…
Read MoreWhat Secret? Recruitment gold from Geoff Morgan and Andrew Banks
Using ‘secret’ as your search criteria under ‘Books’ on Amazon.com generates 142,462 returns. Narrowing down the search field to ‘Non-fiction’ and ‘Business & investing’ still leaves you with 8,787 books promising the reader some kind of insider’s revelation about their topic. Of course we all know that it’s all a marketing ploy to get us…
Read MoreAre you leaking candidates?
It was the middle of week four in my new job. I was the third consultant on a three person temp accounting desk team. My Manager Bronwyn, and Michelle, the Senior Consultant, were finishing their weekly working temp calls. Bronwyn smiles at Michelle and says, ‘Time to call the sleepers!’ I…
Read MoreHow to get more candidates interviewed by clients – the funnel technique
I was coaching a recruiter last year (let’s call her Andrea) and after a couple of hours of watching her confidently go about her day, I was able to contribute a few small pieces of advice to build her skills further. Then, uncharacteristically, Andrea stopped and stared at the phone, stared at the resume on…
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