This weeks newsletter brings you some of our favourite articles from around the internet this week including part 7 of the How to be Successful in Recruitment series from Eden Changes and The 5 Biggest Reasons the Wrong People Get Hired from the Lou Adler Group.
We hope you enjoy them. Do let us know which are your favourites and what you think of them.
In the post he gives tips for preparing both the client and candidate for interview and suggests 5 top questions to ask the candidate post interview. These include
1. “How was the role described to you?” (Makes sure that the client is selling the same role they gave to you).
2. “How does it compare to other interviews you have had in the last few weeks?” Helps gather more leads and understand where the candidate is up to in their own mind.
3. “What’s the most interesting part in the role?” Suggests that there is more than one interesting thing for them and gives you ammo when you sell back to the client.
"Based on thousands of candidate interviews and leading training programs with more than ten thousand recruiters and hiring managers, there is no doubt the wrong person, not the best person, is often the one hired. Here’s why..."
The art of persuasion is a skill that can get you almost anything. This article looks at how a significant element of successful recruitment is based on persuasion.
Recruiting agencies have the skills, resources, experience and ability to fulfil any company's hiring needs and yet it's still an industry plagued with suspicion and mistrust from outsiders. In this article, The Undercover Recruiter looks at these myths and shows why they are not true.
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Stats - Reed Job Index - June 2014
Key facts
June 2014 • 25% year-on-year rise in the number of new jobs in the six months to June • Jobs in Construction, Legal and Automotive sectors growing fastest • Growth in permanent jobs outpacing temporary and contract work • Recovery under threat from skills shortages in key industries
Sector and region snapshot:
Top 5 sectors year-on-year 1. Transport & Logistics 75.1% 2. Legal 71.0% 3. Construction & Property 69.7% 4. Charity & Voluntary 68.1% 5. Security & Safety 58.8%
Top 5 regions year-on-year 1. North West 39.8% 2. Wales 35.7% 3. South West 35.5% 4. South East (ex. London) 33.0% 5. London 30.7%