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Greg Savage
JULY 18, 2014
The Savage Truth Tour is making its way to the UK, on 10th September 2014. Following the significant success of our 2013 event, I am partnering again with the Elite Recruitment Network and presenting two giant sessions, one for Recruiters, and one for Owners/Managers. Click on the Recruiter (morning) or Owner/Manager (afternoon) session, for full […]. Recruitment
The Whiteboard
DECEMBER 11, 2014
Thanks to everyone who made it to our final #RicePowWow of 2014 last night. If you weren’t able to make it, or perhaps didn’t want to attend (hey, it’s cool by me, you sit there cold calling people who don’t want to hear from you while the smarter recruiters come and drink free beer with those same people), then you missed our wrap up of the 2014 highlights for #NZRec. So what were your highlights or lowlights of 2014 in our recruitment sector? Talent 2014” to Auckland.
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Glassdoor for Employers
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
A little context first on how we arrived at our 2014 recruiting budget. Challenge #2: 2014 was a building year for Glassdoor’s Recruiting team. But given the constant hiring volume expected for 2014, we concluded that the best thing to do was bring on full-time recruiters for key job categories like Engineering, Sales, and G&A. The post Glassdoor’s 2014 Recruiting Budget: Revealed appeared first on Glassdoor for Employers. It’s 2015 planning time.
Web Based Recruitment
MARCH 5, 2014
March 5, 2014 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment If you were wondering if job seekers would search and apply for jobs using mobile then this figure of 500,000 mobile job applications in only 6 months should hopefully go some way in convincing you! As you may already know I am running the virtual Mobile Recruitment Awards on the 27th March 2014 and one of the entries was from JobServe. All the entries are now with the judges and you can watch the results live on the 27th March 2014.
Web Based Recruitment
MARCH 24, 2014
Shortlisted Companies For The 2014 Mobile Recruitment Awards Announced. March 24, 2014 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment We have just released the names of companies shortlisted for the 2014 Mobile Recruitment Awards. You can see the winners announced online on the 27th March 2014 by registering here: [link]. MOBILE RECRUITING STRATEGIES – 27th March 2014. Shortlisted Companies For The 2014 Mobile Recruitment Awards Announced.
CareerBuilder
DECEMBER 16, 2014
2014 has undoubtedly been an eventful year with hundreds of crazy stories, but the craziness has permeated the workplace as well. News & Events 2014 craziest workplace stories workplace Nude Kim K breaking the Internet. The Solange Knowles elevator incident. The train wreck that is Amanda Bynes. Someone ordering the Duchess of Cambridge around and prompting the infamous eyeroll.
CareerBuilder
DECEMBER 31, 2014
In the spirit of properly saying our goodbyes to 2014, I’ve rounded up some of the best posts from these experts, along with my favorite quote and piece of advice from each of the selected posts. Our Talent Advisor Team’s Best Advice in 2014: Laurie Ruettimann. In Review Talent Advisor best of 2014 talent advisor
Greg Savage
JULY 28, 2014
Who am I to tell you how you can describe yourself? Nobody. So ignore me at your leisure. On the other hand, I can tell you for free that the words you use in your résumé, your LinkedIn profile, your Twitter bio, your cover letter, and in spoken language, create a response in the reader, […]. Coaching recruiters Leadership Personal Branding Recruitment Twitter career elevator pitch personal branding personal branding advice personal branding tips recruitment
Greg Savage
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
It’s one of the biggest mistakes I have made, and many others are making it right now. Promoting your top recruiter into a manager role. Of course, a great recruiter can become a great manager. It happens. But it’s not a given. In fact it’s actually unlikely. For one very simple, but compelling reason. They […].
Greg Savage
JULY 14, 2014
Have I done 2,000 client visits? Definitely, at least that many. All over the world.* I did not count them, obviously, but one a week over my career, takes me well over that number. So did I learn anything? I like to think so. Do these resonate with you? Just doing a visit is not […]. Client Skills Leadership Management Skills Recruiter coaching Recruitment client skills recruitment
Social Talent
OCTOBER 5, 2014
Thankfully, the answer is you, but as a way of reinforcing their “ commitment to respecting what’s yours ” LinkedIn will be making a few changes to their User Agreement as of October 23rd 2014. The post 4 Industry Affecting Recruitment News Stories – 6th October 2014 appeared first on Social Talent. In the news this week: More LinkedIn InMail Policy Updates.
CareerBuilder
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
BLS Reports Economy #JobsFriday #jobsreport BLS BLS data employment hire Hiring jobs labor labor market October October 2014 U.S. Halloween’s supposed to be the spookiest time of year, but there was nothing too scary about the solid October jobs report released this morning. Don’t get ahead of yourself and throw a big party or anything, but it’s at least worthy of a high five.
Social Talent
OCTOBER 27, 2014
The Future of HR, is “NO HR” According to Mike Ettling , President of the HR line of business at SuccessFactors and SAP, “ the future of HR is no HR “ Speaking at SuccessConnect 2014 in Amsterdam , Ettling suggested that the people function needs to take its role seriously as an enabler and that a lot of HR departments currently define themselves by transactional back-office processes.
Greg Savage
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
For as long as I remember (and in recruitment, that is a very, very long time) getting good candidates has always been about getting their attention. Way back in the day, all newspapers were bulging with job-classified sections. Seriously, I remember the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age job sections were way thicker than the […].
Social Talent
DECEMBER 21, 2014
In the news this week: LinkedIn Reveals the Top Skills Recruiters Searched for in 2014 . In a blog post last week, LinkedIn revealed the Top 25 Hottest Skills that got people Hired in 2014, based on hiring and recruiting activity on the professional network. The 25 Hottest Skills that got People Hired in 2014 (UK) : Statistical analysis and data mining. The post 4 Fun and Festive Sourcing News Stories – 22 December 2014 appeared first on Social Talent.
Greg Savage
AUGUST 25, 2014
A while ago I wrote what proved to be a popular blog about how to resign with grace. But what about the manager who gets a resignation? How should they behave? Sad to say, the commercial world is rife with mind-blowing tales of how badly bosses react when an employee resigns. In the recruitment industry […]. Employee engagement Ethics Leadership Management Skills Personal Branding personal branding
Greg Savage
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
This blog is blunt. It’s about the commercial reality of making money in recruitment. If you run a business, and are making no money, this will probably explain why. Or if you are a recruiter, it could explain why you can hardly scrape by on your income, or why you will get fired. And the […]. Coaching recruiters Leadership Management Skills Recruiting Recruiters Recruitment recruiting recruiters recruitment
Social Talent
DECEMBER 28, 2014
After our Manchester excursion last year, we decided for our Christmas Party 2014 we’d go in search of some winter sun and visit the capital city of Portugal, Lisbon! Our 2014 Lisbon Christmas Party Adventure in a nutshell. The post Social Talent’s 2014 Christmas Party in Lisbon (Photo Blog) appeared first on Social Talent.
Boolean Black Belt
JANUARY 20, 2014
Twitter’s been around for nearly 8 years and has always been popular in recruiting circles, but there are still plenty of recruiters who don’t use Twitter to its full potential or are simply new to using Twitter for recruiting. For example, just the other day I noticed in one of my Hootsuite streams a recruiter with 3 followers tweet about a job.
Social Talent
OCTOBER 12, 2014
In August 2014, it took an average of 26.5 The full list is embedded below: 2014 top-100-employer-brands from ERE Media. The Results Are In: The 2014 Global Sourcing Survey is here! Well wonder no longer my friends, because as of today we are launching the 2014 Global Sourcing Survey , in partnership with Alexander Mann Solutions, and it has the answer to all your burning sourcing related questions.
Greg Savage
OCTOBER 20, 2014
We use them, and hear them, all the time. Politely worded little sentences that in fact contain a very clear message. And that message is often highly aggressive, or at best dismissive and derisory. Often, the words are themselves pedantically polite, but the tone, and the intent are most definitely the opposite. Here are 10 […]. Manners Personal Branding Recruitment personal branding recruitment
Greg Savage
OCTOBER 6, 2014
I have had some major highs in a career that is now deep into its 4th decade. Lots of hard work, lots of luck, and plenty of great people, have helped me to some success, which has been fun and lucrative. And I am proud of many milestones along the way, possibly capped by the […]. Leadership Management Skills Recruitment career management management career recruitment
Greg Savage
AUGUST 11, 2014
When you consider what an emotional, competitive and crazy world recruitment is, and the characters it attracts, maybe it’s strange that there have not been more movies about the industry. I have seen all the “Wall Street-esq” movies and seriously, I have worked with and against crazier characters than most of theirs! Is Hollywood missing […]. Recruitment HR human resources recruitment recruitment entertainment recruitment movies
Greg Savage
JUNE 16, 2014
Does your boss hate you? OK, hate is a strong word. I am sure she does not actually hate you. Well, maybe not). But let’s say you irritate her, disappoint her, and ultimately incline her to regard you more as a liability than an asset. And that can only end in tears. 30 years of […]. Coaching recruiters Employee engagement Management Skills Recruiting Recruiters Recruitment Recruitment Skills recruiting recruiters recruitment recruitment skills
Social Talent
OCTOBER 19, 2014
The post 8 News Stories to Set Recruiters’ Tongues Wagging – 20th October 2014 appeared first on Social Talent. In the news this week: Female Recruiters are Earning Far Less Than Male Colleagues. Is there a gender pay gap for recruiting and sourcing professionals? Well, unfortunately, thanks to a survey conducted by SourceCon in late August, we now know there is. And it’s quite a substantial one.
Greg Savage
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
I read recently some ‘recruitment expert’ advising owners of recruitment companies to phase out ‘billing managers’ and to allow a team of ‘dedicated managers’ to simply ‘run’ the business’. Now, how should I put this as calmly as I can? OK, this will have to do. In Australia, New Zealand and the UK, 90% […]. Coaching recruiters Leadership Management Skills Recruitment Recruitment Skills recruitment recruitment skills
Glassdoor for Employers
OCTOBER 14, 2014
The 2014 HR Technology conference is a wrap and if we had to sum up the experience with a prediction for next year, we’d say: 2015 will be all about how your employer brand fits into the best recruiting strategies. The post HR Tech 2014 Was All About Employer Branding appeared first on Glassdoor for Employers.
Social Talent
NOVEMBER 2, 2014
Such is the power of social sourcing in 2014. The post 5 New Sourcing News Stories for the New Month- 3rd November 2014 appeared first on Social Talent. In the news this week: ‘Prophet’ Is Now in Limited Beta. A quick heads up to all you recruitment tool fans, Prophet , the free email finding Chrome extension, has been released in limited beta.
Web Based Recruitment
JANUARY 21, 2014
January 21, 2014 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment Since announcing the brand new Mobile Recruitment Awards earlier this month we have been delighted with the response. About The 2014 Global Mobile Recruitment Awards: The 2014 Global Mobile Recruitment Awards will acknowledge those companies from around the world leading the way in the use of Mobile Recruitment and at the same time help raise the awareness of Mobile Recruitment best practices.
CareerBuilder
OCTOBER 14, 2014
Sessions and conversations at HR Tech 2014 ran the gamut from the latest trends in big data and analytics, to SaaS and the cloud, to social and mobile. CareerBuilder (@CBforEmployers) October 9, 2014. ” #HRTechConf — CareerBuilder (@CBforEmployers) October 8, 2014. rwang0 #HRTechConf — CareerBuilder (@CBforEmployers) October 10, 2014. HRTechConf — CareerBuilder (@CBforEmployers) October 9, 2014. News & Events Trade Shows HR Tech 2014 hr technology
Hire-Intelligence
DECEMBER 15, 2014
As 2014 winds to a close I want to review the notable events that occurred in the world of video interviewing. More … Continue reading → Interviewing Video Virtual Interview 2014 review video interview The events below paint a picture of video interviewing’s growing popularity and increasing adoption in the hiring process.
Greg Savage
DECEMBER 8, 2014
I don’t like recruitment Christmas parties. And I have been to a few. At least 50 I would say. How old are you Greg? No, not quite. But 35 years in this biz, and many years where I went to several parties, across various offices of the businesses I ran, means I have […]. Employee engagement Leadership Manners Recruitment Recruitment Humour recruitment recruitment humour
Boolean Black Belt
APRIL 30, 2014
While you may not know that Balazs Paroczay recently posted a rebuttal of my proposed definition of sourcing , I strongly suggest you read his argument , as I appreciate his perspective as well as the fact that he disagrees with me on the definition of sourcing and I’d like to hear your opinion. I believe disagreement is important and valuable, because it fuels critical thinking and forward progress.
Social Talent
NOVEMBER 30, 2014
The post 5 Need-to-Know Pieces of Recruitment News – 1st December 2014 appeared first on Social Talent. In the news this week: Watch the video: Oops! Twitter CFO Accidentally Tweets Confidential M&A News. Tweet in haste, repent at leisure ’ is a phrase HR Grapevine believe all members of the Twitterati should be familiar with, especially Twitter’s own CFO, who accidentally tweeted confidential information earlier this week.
Social Talent
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
In the US alone, it took almost 25 business days to fill a job in the month of July 2014 (9% longer than July 2013) and, according to the Job Openings and Labour Turnover Summary from the US Bureau of labour Statistics, July’s openings rate was 3.3% – a 22% increase over the 2.7% The Recruitment Agency Expo in Birmingham’s NEC from October 1st to October 2nd, 2014. In the news this week: Employee Referrals Couldn’t Be Simppler.
CareerBuilder
DECEMBER 23, 2014
2014 was the year of vape (according to the Oxford dictionary, anyway); Queen Bey (which year isn’t !); As we wrap up 2014, let’s look back at the top 10 articles you read on The Hiring Site this year. Nearly half of employers (49 percent) say they can tell within the first five minutes whether a candidate will be a good fit for the position, and the vast majority (87 percent) know within the first 15 minutes, according to a 2014 CareerBuilder survey.
Allegis Global Solutions
DECEMBER 17, 2014
A look at what has been on the talent acquisition and management agenda this year
CareerBuilder
DECEMBER 29, 2014
2014’s nearly a thing of the past – and, to take a cue from the wisdom of Ferris Bueller, as life moves (sometimes inconceivably) fast, it’s a good idea to pause and take a look around before we miss something important — like the biggest workforce news from this past year. So sit back, grab that cup of coffee, and catch up on what you may have missed this year to prepare for 2015 — before 2014’s just a memory. According to the 2014 U.S.
Boolean Black Belt
MARCH 31, 2014
Do you leverage Twitter in your sourcing and recruiting efforts? If NO – I strongly recommend you read my 14 Tips on How to Use Twitter for Social Recruiting and see the two comments from Matt Chiasson. If YES – would you be interested in a better way to search for and find people in your target talent pool on Twitter? Look no further!
Social Talent
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
The post The 5 Good, Bad & Surprising Recruitment News Stories this Week – 10th November 2014 appeared first on Social Talent. In the news this week: Meet ‘Intro’ the Virtual Business Card App.
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