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Catching candidates
Websites are a bit like super-tankers," says John Russell, marketing manager of recruitment consultancy Martin Ward Anderson (MWA), which specialises in finance professionals. "They take a little while to get going, you put a lot of resource into them...
Published: 12 November 2008
CV bloopers revisited
In these tough days, it's about time we were reminded again of the reasons some candidates get nowhere when they submit their CV. The latest batch comes courtesy of Resumania.com, a site that highlights real-life examples of how not to write a CV....
Published: 12 November 2008
Diary dates 12th November 2008
13, 19 and 20 November: Huntress complimentary employment law seminars, focusing on the introduction of the Equality Bill, in conjunction with Field Fisher Waterhouse....
Published: 12 November 2008
Diary of...
Dave Gill,...
Published: 12 November 2008
Soundbites
David Priestley Director, Source People...
Published: 12 November 2008
The name's Craig... Kirsty Craig
Staff from one of the North West's commercial recruitment agencies, The Business Connection (TBC), celebrated its 20th anniversary in serious style by helping to host the North-West premiere of the latest Bond film, Quantum of Solace ....
Published: 12 November 2008
Throwing a lifeline to recruiters
Increasing numbers of redundancies, vacancies plummeting at a record pace and the prospect of global recession is enough to make even the most hardened recruitment stalwart wince. But as Recruiter found out from the survivors of recessions over the past...
Published: 12 November 2008
Young is the one to move on matrix
Even for someone who began their career at sea, life as a managed service provider can be a bit rough. But Julian Young is steering the good ship Matrix in the right direction. Colin Cottell met up with him....
Published: 12 November 2008
Diary of...
Sarah Drew, general manager, TheLadders.co.uk...
Published: 29 October 2008
Leading a candidate to water
Ever felt a tad unsure of the somewhat inflated claims of a senior management candidate regarding their particular skills-set? And most recruiters, at some point, must have been dubious of many a senior manager's leadership style. One suggestion you...
Published: 29 October 2008
Man with a mission
Roger Philby is a man who wants to change the face of recruitment. Colin Cottell talks to him about his drive for greater professionalism...
Published: 29 October 2008
Nuns on recruitment run
Fed up with the seemingly ever-present doom and
gloom of the economy?...
Published: 29 October 2008
Recruiters cash in on gulf boom
Against the backdrop of a British Embassy reception in Doha, Qatar, IT recruiter Adrian Treacy found himself talking with a middle-aged Qatari man about a subject much closer to Treacy's UK home....
Published: 29 October 2008
Soundbites 29th November 2008
Faye Cornhill Regional sales manager, Star...
Published: 29 October 2008
Training for the credit crunch
It might be tempting in the current climate to make cutbacks, but training is one area in which you should invest. Cath Janes reports...
Published: 29 October 2008
Type-cast candidate
It seems that even in these ‘candidate-heavy’ times, when you’d think CVs would be honed to
perfection, recruiters are still finding small gems
that stand out for all the wrong reasons....
Published: 29 October 2008
A cut above
You'd think that recruiters in the financial sector would be feeling rather drab these days. Not as far as Contact Recruitment is concerned. Headquartered in the square mile, surrounded by City slickers and snappy dressers, it should come as no surprise...
Published: 15 October 2008
Construction sector — in Cape Town
Last month, Gemma Pope, consultant at rec-to-rec firm Aston Taylor, travelled to Cape Town as part of a project to help build homes for families in the townships to alleviate poor housing (see Diary of… , left). Aston Taylor co-sponsored Gemma's tri...
Published: 15 October 2008
Diary of...
Gemma Pope,...
Published: 15 October 2008
Hot hexagon is really flying high
The City-based offices of Hexagon Human Capital serve as the command centre for a business built around attracting the high-fee-earning staff who have propelled the business straight into the number two slot in this year's Hot 100....
Published: 15 October 2008
