Jonathan Rice

Employment Recruitment

Recruiting Top Talent with Bean Bags and Space Invaders

Here is a simple equation for all recruitment business owners seeking to hire A-Grade recruiters into their business: If your office environment is A-Grade, they will come; If it isn't, they won't. Let me elaborate: Three times this week I have had the hiring process influenced in a major way by…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 9, 2012

Recruitment

Personal Branding in Recruitment (and why it matters)

The time has long gone when a recruiter of dubious moral and ethical standing can hide behind the glossy corporate image of their particular employer of choice. In the age of advanced recruitment technology, social media, digital content sharing and mobilised networks, a recruiter's own personal brand has taken on far…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 2, 2012

Employment Recruitment

QR Codes: Possibly the Ugliest Innovation in Recruitment

When HR thought leader Dr John Sullivan ponders upon whether QR Codes might be the next Big Thing in recruiting technology, it's worth paying attention. But when a marketing agency make a QR Code out of Oreo cookies then you know this is something that requires serious consideration. QR (Quick…

Jonathan RiceJanuary 26, 2012

Recruitment

The Placement Dance (And Other Ways to Embarrass Your Staff)

My first ever real sales job was in a car rental office in Southern California. There are many things I can recall from my first week there. There's a lot of remarkable things for a 22 year old English guy to experience in his first few days in America. But one…

Jonathan RiceJanuary 19, 2012

Employment Recruitment

Could Henry’s Return Ever Be Mirrored in the Recruitment World?

The cupboard has been unlocked, the heavy door groaned backwards, and from the musty semi-darkness here it comes. On squeaky wheels, with 2011's words still faintly visible, The Whiteboard rattles and shakes its way into the bright lights of Recruitment 2012. Welcome back. I love this time of year. The…

Jonathan RiceJanuary 12, 2012

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment

The Whiteboard’s (Alternative) Recruitment Predictions for 2012

Hmmm, there seem to be rather a lot of predictions for 2012 wafting around the social media blogosphere in recent days. How on earth is one to know what to do with themselves as the impending end of 2011 looms ever closer? How can one prepare for the trials and tribulations…

Jonathan RiceDecember 15, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Hindsight or Arse-sight? Reflecting on The Whiteboard’s 2011 Predictions

Last year, around about this time, The Whiteboard brought to you my predictions for what 2011 had in store for us in the world of recruitment. Next week I will be wheeling out a similar offering, although cunningly this time I will be issuing forth predictions for Recruitment 2012. Just…

Jonathan RiceDecember 8, 2011

Recruitment

Crowdsourcing Recruitment: the new way to work hard for nothing

Contingent recruiters have long held a universal gripe about the nature of their work. As recruiters working on a contingent basis, they often find themselves working on multi-listed roles, as in worked by a number of competing recruitment firms at the same time. The contingent part of the whole process means…

Jonathan RiceDecember 1, 2011

Human Resources Recruitment

A Point of Reference

When is the best time to conduct reference checks? I thought I knew the answer to this question, but events this week have compelled me to put this question out to you all in recruitment land. Help me answer this question. The reason I must know is that our standards of…

Jonathan RiceNovember 24, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Why Recruiters Should be Social Media Screening Candidates

There are a number of ways that social media commentators, writers and bloggers can encourage people to share their online content. Often all it takes is a title that includes the words "Social Media", "Recruitment" and some random number, as in "5 Reasons to..." or "10 Best Examples of..." or…

Jonathan RiceNovember 17, 2011

Recruiting Top Talent with Bean Bags and Space Invaders

QR Codes: Possibly the Ugliest Innovation in Recruitment

The Placement Dance (And Other Ways to Embarrass Your Staff)

Could Henry’s Return Ever Be Mirrored in the Recruitment World?

Crowdsourcing Recruitment: the new way to work hard for nothing

A Point of Reference

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