The 3 Musketeers – “Tous pour un et un pour tous”Alexandre Dumas had the right idea about camaraderie. Now “all for one and one for all” (or in French above as I’m such a smarty pants) has become an infamous maxim.Often you will find a degree of selfishness in Recruitment, regarding ownership of client’s and … Continue reading What The 3 Musketeers Taught Me About Recruitment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEdUCsrhJRI Today was the first day that I started with Salt (www.welovesalt.com). That’s right, I have a new job! The next few days, weeks and even months are going to be more similar to Dale Winton’s Supermarket Sweep rather than the traditional ‘rollercoaster’ analogy. Simply, imagine the Analytics industry to be the supermarket, the trolley … Continue reading How A Bit More Salt Can Benefit Your Career
Biggie Smalls – “I don't know what they want from me, it's like the more money we come across the more problems we see” Here’s the situation. You have spent weeks prepping your candidate through interview after interview and finally, after little deliberation, your client makes an offer that your candidate has claimed they would … Continue reading Recruitment Dilemma: “More Money” More Problems
Arthur C. Nielsen – “The price of light is less than the cost of darkness” Google Analytics, Omniture, Big Data, petabytes and Business Intelligence. If you understand all of these terms, I feel that you are in a good place. As Mr Nielsen eloquently points out, analytics is proving to be extremely valuable. Those select … Continue reading So You’re In Analytics? Congratulations, You’re On The Right Track
Marcus Tullius Cicero – “Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error” “I have no weaknesses. I am simply perfect for this job”. Oh yeh, good one. There are many ways to answer this question, and this is certainly not one of them. Remember that every single person throughout the … Continue reading Interview Tip: “What’s Your Greatest Weakness?”
Oscar Wilde – “Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess”. It seems as though the phrase “work hard, play hard” (or if you’re super amazingly clever like me, you know it in Latin: Laboris Gloria Ludi) has been used to excess in the descriptions of company cultures since the words work, play and … Continue reading Work Hard! Play Hard! Rest Hard?
Douglas Pagels – “Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which colour to slide down on the rainbow”Finally, I’m back from my indulgently swift trip to Portugal! … Continue reading I’m Back From Holiday, And Not Feeling Unbalanced
I've used a lot of Bob Marshall’s writings for my Recruitment/Sales training. According to his very own website he “has an extensive background in the recruiting industry as a Recruiter, Manager, VP, President, Consultant and Trainer. In 2013, Bob will be celebrating his 33rd year in the recruitment business”.One particular article has stuck in my mind, … Continue reading Best Tip For Selling? The F.A.B. Presentation
Maya Angelou – “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” Yes it’s true, the Recruitment Industry doesn’t have a great name for itself. Reason being? There are too many recruiters performing at an unacceptably low level. … Continue reading The Recruitment Industry Has a Bad Enough Reputation
Leadership is a tricky thing. Is it innate or learned? Who needs it the most? What traits define a strong leader? The fact of the matter is that everyone needs leadership. Entrepreneurs and business leaders of all industries must have sound leadership abilities. Even if you have a strong team driving your business forward, it … Continue reading 10 Quotes to Transform Yourself into a Leader
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