Posts Tagged ‘time management’
Recruitment Database Crimes – Chapters 1 to 14
I am a true veteran of the recruitment industry. This is demonstrated by the fact that the only database I used for my first three years as a recruiter was a manual filing card system. At Hays (or Accountancy Personnel as it was then called in the UK), there wasn’t even a card system. There…
Read MoreHow to identify a marketable candidate
This article appeared in Issue 48 of InSight Published 3rd September 2008 I attend RCSA breakfasts and other functions as much as I can. Even though I have been in the recruitment industry since 1989, I am always hungry to learn more about makes a recruiter successful. Late last year I went…
Read MoreLinear Improvement or Quantum Leap?
This article appeared in Issue 39 of my newsletter, InSight Published 2nd July 2008 How to review your 2007/08 results to provide lessons and opportunities for 2008/09 For most recruiters, this is the first week of the new Financial Year. The fees or billings clock has wound back to $0 and…
Read MoreThe client’s side of the deal
This article appeared in Issue 38 of my newsletter InSight Published 25 June 2008 One of the most important things that ensured my success as a recruiter was working in partnership with my clients. I did ‘my bit’ and they did ‘their bit’ in ensuring that the best possible candidates were recruited as…
Read MoreAdventures of a Job Seeker
This lead story appeared in Issue 31 of my Newsletter, InSight Published: 7 May 2008 I have recently witnessed, at close quarters, the experiences of a very good friend of mine as she looked for a job. She’s a recruiter. Her track record is excellent. She’s a successful leader of people, a proven…
Read MoreThe Marketing Power of Evidence
This lead story appeared in Issue 29 of my Newsletter, InSight. Published: 23 April 2008 Recently I watched and listened as a reasonably experienced consultant (let’s call him James) put a candidate forward for a permanent role, to a client over the phone. The candidate was not ‘ideal’ but was certainly close…
Read MoreLessons in Business Leadership: Gordon Ramsay
I am an infrequent television watcher. There is very little that I regard as “must watch” TV and very few programs (over the past 15 years) have been compulsory viewing for me: Frontline (current affairs spoof), This Life (young Gen X yuppies making their way in the world), Capital City (the lives of neurotic, alcoholic,…
Read MoreProfit Killers Part 3: How to waste your time at work
Time is money. It’s a statement you’ve probably heard many times. This is because largely, it is true. Regardless of our age or how much money we have or anything else superficial, we all have access to exactly the same amount of time each day, each week, and each month as every other person. One…
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