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Statistics are Dead, Not Job Boards

by Ray_anne
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I appreciate statistics, but…   While I appreciate statistics, I often question the numbers reported like current jobseekers and unemployment rates. How accurate are they? Are we counting those who have given up or who are no longer eligible for unemployment? Who is actually being polled or surveyed to come up with these stats? Personally, I think [...]

May 23, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Transactional vs. Relational: A Conundrum

by Ray_anne
an enigma wrapped in a conundrum

“The Candidate Experience”     Do you care?  If you are a recruiter, where does your concern lie – is it with your client/hiring manager, your candidate(s), or yourself? Are you loyal? Do you ruse? Do you out-and-out lie? Do you tell it straight? Do you lay it on the line? Do you convince, coerce, [...]

March 20, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Life in Human Resources is Not Easy, Ever.

by Ray_anne
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Comfort. Some things in life are more comfortable than others. It can be a bit disconcerting to receive a phone call from a client who expected more from your relationship or be summoned to your superior’s office to hear the dreaded words, “I don’t like anything you have suggested.” Or how about that time when you [...]

February 6, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Resume is Dead

by Ray_anne
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I am waxing nostalgic. What is it about the past that keeps us in it? Or keeps us reverting to it or, sometimes, avoiding it? Do we value it as history and what we can learn from it or is it simply too difficult to let go? From reviewing a résumé to conducting professional reference interviews, [...]

January 20, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

To Control – Function 4 of Management

by Ray_anne
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Function 4:  to CONTROL Take a step back now…  Can you see, in full view, the tireless work involved in good management?  Many think, now is the time to relax; I doubt that Ray Kroc ever thought that. The minute you let your guard down, a bit of control is lost, motivation drops below sea [...]

November 22, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Be Perfectly Flexible

by Ray_anne
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Recruitment is much like any other job. There is a specific time each day to get specific work done. However, recruitment and human resources can be a bit unpredictable. One of the most difficult tasks to manage is actually making scheduled phone calls on time.  Any call or email can change the course of your [...]

November 15, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Recruitment Leadership – The Phoenix Infection, part 10

by Ray_anne
Broadbean Phoenix!

Does a recruiter need to be a leader? There will be differing responses to this question, I am sure.  Recruiters work in a world that requires constant interaction with people, whether that interaction is done face-to-face, in a video conference, email/internet, or through phone use, the interaction is real and necessary in order to achieve [...]

October 21, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Future of UK Recruitment Agencies: Outlook Unsettled

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

The recession in the UK has understandably made the HR job-seeker’s endeavor significantly more difficult than in times of plenty, but the current challenge appears to be even greater as a result of certain dubious and shoddy practices within the recruitment industry. The shop-window for HR jobs in the UK largely consists of either printed [...]

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