We've lost count of the number of conversations with Business and HR executives about their need to staff up their TA functions after a period of downsizing. When we ask “why don’t you just hire back past TA team members?” we are told “no, they weren’t that good anyway”.
Read MoreComments I’ve received from this group in this month alone include:
“You don’t know what you’re talking about so do yourself a favour and put my CV through your client if you want to make some money.”
“What a f*****g pile of s**t”
“Bog standard automatic reply, don’t know why you bothered you moron”
Read MoreI struggle to think of another service industry where you pay your dosh up front as the customer, then wait for an uncertain timeframe to receive any kind of service result. It’s time for you, the paying customer to expect and demand more.
Read More.... I know that companies spend a fortune on packaging, marketing, advertising, securing community goodwill, etc. It will have taken them either a lot of money, or a lot of time to have achieved credibility for their brand. And a recruitment "partner" can effect a fantastically negative impact on this, in just seconds and for free.
Read MoreI know for example that some firms are already asking for applications using Twitter – try fitting your career into 140 characters or maybe you have to think differently……
Read MoreEveryone grumbles about the cost of executive search. Both I, and most of my senior colleagues have long complained about how much search firms charge and the way those fees are structured....
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