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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

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

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Wordle Up: Job Descriptions for the Digital Age

Some of you may remember my blog post last year about Job Descriptions being a waste of paper. Well my views on this haven't changed much at all. In fact, if anything, I probably believe this even more vehemently than before. Job Descriptions in their traditional form are such a…

Jonathan RiceSeptember 1, 2011

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment

Sourcing is no longer a Job…it’s a Vocation

Morning all. In fact should I say night all? I was up so early this morning that it probably still qualified as night time. Well it certainly did for the drunk couple that staggered into my hotel in Sydney as I was checking out this morning. First one in Sydney's…

Jonathan RiceAugust 11, 2011

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment

Live Blogging and Hot-Sourcing in Sydney

Here's a quick tip for you: When typing something into Google try and make sure your brain is engaged at least in first gear. My attention had drifted to such an extreme distance last night that, thinking you are typing in "Sourcing", but in fact you spell it "Saucing", can provoke…

Jonathan RiceAugust 4, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Gender Pay Equality in Recruitment

And so, surprise surprise, the Chief Executive of the Employers & Manufacturer's Association (Northern), Alasdair Thompson, was finally sacked by his board this week after a radio interview in which he attributed the gender pay gap to women's monthly period pains and childcare requirements. For those of you living under…

Jonathan RiceJuly 7, 2011

Human Resources Recruitment

The Futility of Measuring ROI in Social Recruiting

Several things pointed to the fact that this month's HRINZ "Recruitment Special Interest Group" evening was going to be a little different from the usual offering. Over one hundred of Auckland's recruitment and HR community arrived expectantly and excited at the Vero Centre, a much larger turn out than usual. Perhaps it…

Jonathan RiceJune 23, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Top 5 On-Boarding Mistakes made by Recruitment Companies

Remember that time as a kid you got invited to your little school buddy’s birthday party? He was bragging about it all week long at school. The invites had been sent out and they had glitter on them. The party was going to be held at the local leisure centre…

Jonathan RiceMarch 17, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Is Recruitment the Real Barometer for Economic Recovery?

This week I made a placement into a recruitment firm that came with a $5k signing-on fee for the candidate. I felt a little bit like how Fernando Torres’ agent must have felt when he negotiated a £50 million signing-on fee from Chelsea (ok ok…I said “a little bit”) But…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 17, 2011

A Point of Reference

Wordle Up: Job Descriptions for the Digital Age

Sourcing is no longer a Job…it’s a Vocation

Gender Pay Equality in Recruitment

Top 5 On-Boarding Mistakes made by Recruitment Companies

Is Recruitment the Real Barometer for Economic Recovery?

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