There is a growing trend in using technology to attract and hire new candidates. Specifically, more and more potential employees are job hunting using social media platforms like LinkedIn. Also, more and more companies are using technology to attract higher quality employees, speeding up the entire hiring process and then using technology to utilise HR …
The hiring process for any job can be stressful and exhausting. Jobs in academia are particularly well known for having a grueling and convoluted process, especially positions that combine teaching with conducting research. Your CV will be the first and most visible document that a hiring committee will see, so it is of the utmost …
When it comes to candidate sourcing in the corporate world, there are many common misconceptions. For one, there are no active or passive candidates, only passive and active strategies for sourcing. From the point of view of a company, designing a successful candidate sourcing method is very important. The first step in building a sourcing …
Wondering what the buzz is surrounding WhatsApp and why Facebook are prepared to pay so much for a start up? Facebook paid a whopping 19 billion (in cash and shares) for WhatsApp to be exact, so let’s see what could make such an expensive investment worth it. Facebook says that acquiring WhatsApp, “accelerates Facebook’s ability …
How should I really answer all those questions I’m asked on an interview call? In today’s fast life this kind of call can make or break the next step in your career, especially when it’s an interview call from a recruiter you have always dreamed of working with. Giving a telephone interview is equally as …
Research has been carried out which reveals that potential employers/interviewers can make a judgement on a person’s suitability within the first 90 seconds of an interview. How do they do this? Their experience basically gives them a gut instinct as to who would be a good fit for their company. Science has been done that …
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The IT and BI Recruitment sectors have always been fierce and competitive and the search for that talented candidate to satisfy the client needs is fundamental to the job. With the current breakneck speed of advancing technology, and the deployment of such technologies by organisations, it requires the employers, and subsequently the recruiters, to identify …
Plans have been unveiled for the first ever London Technology Week. Announced by London Mayor Boris Johnson, the annual event will include more than 25 events with over 1000 influential tech experts attending. New immigration rules are also set to give tech city firms the opportunity to bring in migrants on ‘exceptional talent’ – with …