Serial killers, The Office, 90's Kids TV, and Wolf of Wall Street. Just a few of my favorite things shoehorned into this week's blog and of course; recruitment chat š
Dressing for success is the modern equivalent of 'clothes maketh the man'. A similar expression was common among the ancient Greeks - "The garment makes the man" - and reared its head in England as early as the 16th century, in the form ofĀ "apparel makes the man."Ā Humans have had a…
My fatherās best friend is a mortuary technician. This makes for a predictably dark sense of humour, and some delightful chat - āget better work storiesā goes to a whole new level. He has some truly mind-boggling tales, and as a naturally curious person Iāve learnt a lot - more…
All right, we've skirted around the elephant in the room long enough. It's time to talk JOYN. Not that this is a new topic for me - most meetings these days, the question comes up. Everyone wants to knowĀ what the deal is with JOYN. How does that work for me?…
No, this isnāt going to be a blog that brings to light the officiating of a particular Champions League tie that allowed a once doomed team from the North West of England to prolong the inevitable. The ref Iām āreferringā to is reference. A crucial component of what we do…
This week I am writing about something dear to my heart, even though my beloved Liverpool FC have all but secured their place in the final of the Champions League I will refrain from gushing with pride and potentially leaving me open to egg on my face. Iām talking about…
This week saw the resignation of Leader of the Opposition and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Bill English. In language common only to politicians and sports team managers, Bill will be looking forward to "spending more time" with his family, and pursuing as-yet-to-be-announced endeavors outside of politics/football. Again in…
Der derrrrr...der derrrrr...der der da da da da da da da daaaaaaaaa. Yes it's the last post. The Last Post. The last Whiteboard blog post of 2017 and also the last time you'll be hearing from me on a regular weekly basis on this here blogging forum. The Whiteboard will…
Your usual blogger is AWOL once again this week, so it's up to me to battle through 500 non-libellous words. The world is awash with recruitment technology currently; An endless list of start-ups attempting to use automation and AI to replace or enhance the fat-tie-knotted recruitment barbarians of old. A…
Quick one from me this week as I'm off on me 'olidays after today (as I'm sure many other recruiters with kids are also planning on doing too!) Ā For the rest of you, enjoy the free flowing traffic for a couple of weeks and try not to get too frustrated…