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“72% of UK Recruiters use AI…”

...and 90% of what they do with it only serves to p*ss me off. This year, I'm avoiding my usual prediction of what we'll see in 2025. The world is so strange these days that I'm a bit over constantly being way off the mark. Instead, I'm sticking to the…

Sean WaltersJanuary 17, 2025

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment Work

2024: A Year.

I've asked a few recruiters of late how 2024 has been for them, and comments have ranged from "worse than the GFC" to "f*ckin' sh*te mate". Thankfully, it is all but over. SEEK were kind enough to buy me a few beers and some lovely socks this week, and overall…

Sean WaltersDecember 20, 2024

Job Boards Recruitment

2024 SARAs: And the winners are…

As you may know from the number of hungover Recruiters lurching around town this morning, last night was the SARAs. Sadly, there were no punch-ups this year, but it was held in a beautiful venue and the vibe was pretty good. Many people came up to me and complained about…

Sean WaltersNovember 29, 2024

Employment Job Boards Recruitment

The “Candidate Care” Myth

My au pair told me on Wednesday that I should start a podcast where I share my wildly unpopular opinions. I get the sense that this is because she's fed up with hearing them. I told her that I have a blog for this very purpose, however, try as I…

Sean WaltersNovember 1, 2024

Job Boards Recruitment

Why SEEK can never lose

There seems to be a few misconceptions regarding my view of SEEK. It appears that in 2024, you can't criticise their account management, their communication, the scam that is variable pricing, and take the p*ss out of their awards, without being accused of not liking something. For the record, I…

Sean WaltersOctober 25, 2024

Job Boards Uncategorized

2024 SARA finalists announced. Here’s my picks.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Just when you think the well of blogging topics has run dry, SEEK go and announce the finalists for this year's SARAs. What has fast become a tradition, and even by request of SEEKs very own Dave Swift, here's my chance to upset everyone…

Sean WaltersOctober 18, 2024

Employment Job Boards Recruitment

Some people won’t take “no” for an answer

This week's blog is about rejection. Rejection is of course a common theme in recruitment. We are being rejected, and rejecting every day. In fact, much more rejecting happens than recruiting, but it is only our innate positivity that focuses on the outcome, not the journey, which allows us to…

Sean WaltersOctober 4, 2024

Employment Job Boards Recruitment

SEEK continue to underserve the NZ Market

This week I received, as did you, the "SEEK Employment Trends Quarterly Snapshot". A riveting read as the title suggests, but please allow me to give you the edited highlights. Firstly, this is a non-New Zealand specific document. In fact, we open with an overview of the Australian market, followed…

Sean WaltersAugust 9, 2024

Employment Job Boards Politics Recruitment

Greetings (and some observations) from the UK

Greetings from the UK one'n'all. This blog comes from you from Bristol in the South West of England. A fun fact about Bristol: it is both a city and a county. Something I didn't realise until about a day ago, and something I'll never consider again. Nor should you. This…

Sean WaltersAugust 2, 2024

Job Boards Recruitment Technology

Is SEEK’s “variable pricing” a scam?

Given that it was only this week that we entered the annual SARA Awards, now is not the time to be bagging SEEK in a blog. However, regular readers will know that this blog isn't about being commercially astute. It's about gossip, rumours, wild conjecture, and calling it as it…

Sean WaltersJune 21, 2024

“72% of UK Recruiters use AI…”

2024: A Year.

2024 SARAs: And the winners are…

The “Candidate Care” Myth

Why SEEK can never lose

2024 SARA finalists announced. Here’s my picks.

Some people won’t take “no” for an answer

SEEK continue to underserve the NZ Market

Greetings (and some observations) from the UK

Is SEEK’s “variable pricing” a scam?

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