We all know recruitment is a competitive business. Winning business from clients is hard enough. But there are certain “habits” that are widespread – endemic, even- in the industry that are making it even harder. I’ve consulted with 14 “clients” (line managers and HR...
College drop-out? Have you tried applying for a job online recently? It’s a dispiriting mix of anonymous adverts – and yes, I think some of those jobs are fake – and automated responses. Almost no adverts invite candidates to speak to the consultant involved. And this...
Recruitment Business Owners I talk to are always asking how to get their people enthused about speaking to new clients and candidates. Here’s something that could resonate with them now… The issue was rooted in the way recruiters advertised job roles. It was an...
Alison Humphries will be speaking at Innovation Breakfast, an event co-hosted by strategic consultancy Recruitment Leadership and leading video technology company Odro, on October 18th at The Studio in Manchester. The morning networking session aims to answer the...
Have you recently done a round of monthly 121s? Whatever you call them (personal development meetings, planning, review, action plan), the chances are you spent a large part of them reviewing activity and performance from a month that finished two weeks or more ago....
