Standards? It’s money that talks, isn’t it?
Manager: “Call the candidate back and tell him the other offer was pulled!” Consultant: “I can’t, the client offered him directly.” Manager: “Then tell him there are rumours of redundancies, last in...
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I love that scene from The Matrix where Neo gets shot at with 100 bullets and he slows time down, leans back, relaxes and dodges every one of them. He seems to control time and space. What he has done...
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I was once bet a bottle of champagne to prove that Londoners were friendly by going up to three random people, separately and engaging them in a 3 minute lighthearted conversation. Do you get good...
View Article“As client’s recruitment model’s have become more sophisticated, recruitment...
This is a great quote from a leading MD of a UK recruitment business. It refers to the fact that client's have developed their recruitment models from managed vendor to RPO to in-house teams and...
View ArticleTop 5 ‘Silent’ Killers Of Recruitment Firms
The UK has the 2nd largest number of recruitment businesses in the world, 2nd only to Japan. Estimates vary around the 10,000 mark. Maybe a few less now. The number of recruitment consultants active in...
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LinkedIn is undoubtedly an excellent tool to search for potential hires. Recruitment consultants and in-house talent teams amongst others use it extensively. Stats vary but anything from 5% to 8% of...
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