Louise will be at The Recruitment Agency Expo and #TruLondon on Wednesday and at our own Recruitment Directors Event on Thursday. I have even been allowed to give away a couple of free tickets. If you'd like one please email me with the subject "pick me". The winners will be drawn out of the metaphorical hat tomorrow morning.
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Recruiters Confessions - More Haste, Less Speed
"I inadvertently replied to an email on my smartphone that I thought came from a colleague with the words “this is just s**t” when in fact it came from the client!!!! (It actually was s**t though)"
Don't forget you can send in your Inspiration or Confessions of a Recruiter; we'll publish the latter anonymously if you like!
“This job would be easy if it weren’t for the candidates” is something I’m sure we’ve all said. Sometimes it’s said tongue in cheek – sometimes (rightly) totally meant! As part of our 600 Interesting and Useful Things for Recruiters series Lou suggests 10 Ways to Act Like You Give a Stuff about The Candidate...
Statistics in this article show that only 20% of working professionals are actively looking for work. The remaining passive market are a huge potential source of candidates that shouldn't be ruled out. This article looks at how to turn this market into an active source of candidates.
Research conducted by LinkedIn suggests that 20% of working professionals are actively look for a new job: active candidates. The remaining professional workforce are labelled as passive candidates, with around 20% happily employed and not interested in new opportunities. The remaining 60% of passive candidates are a great source of talented individuals, and since they make up such a large chunk of the workforce it would be unwise to discount them when recruiting for your vacant position. - See more at: http://www.wearesource.co.uk/blog/active-candidate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=active-candidate#sthash.w9UEiH3m.dpuf
This article shows you how to make the most of your CRM. If you're still looking for CRM inspiration, our technology event on 5th June. We will showcase for you innovative products and services from a range of organisations. Mixed in to these you’ll have the opportunity to take part in speed pitching sessions from suppliers. You’ll have the time to network with other attendees and talk with all the suppliers, in an informal environment. You can create a final shortlist of providers in only a few hours and save time not having to scour the internet to research what’s available; not having to call software companies to ask them to SELL to you! You can view some photos from a recent event on our Facebook Page.