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Beware Recruiters! The Robots Are Coming!

Or not, depending on your particular point of view. Or more realistically, depending on how many clicks you are trying to get on your article. Or how many eyeballs you're trying to direct to your snazzy new bauble that will supposedly disrupt us recruiters and the recruitment industry. Again. I've…
Jonathan Rice
November 24, 2016
EmploymentRecruitment

The Farce of Verbal Reference Checking

I flew to England last weekend on something of a busman's holiday that, when factoring in the unscheduled landing in Bali to jettison a sick child and consequent rush through Dubai airport to make the connecting flight, was pretty much 28 hours on a plane.  This provides an unbridled opportunity to…
Jonathan Rice
August 25, 2016
Recruitment

The Games People Play

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, and whether we like it or not, Pokémon GO is upon us. For those who haven't seen the swarms of smartphone-clutching zombies schlepping around a town near you, Pokémon GO uses your phone to create an augmented reality where "trainers" (that's you) can…
Sean Walters
July 21, 2016
Recruitment

Recruitment Deals on Brexit Day

So the "Brexit" polls have just closed in Britain with the country on a "knife edge" and apparently too close to call whether the people will have voted to Remain in the EU or to Leave.  I suspect they will remain, personally, but it's going to be a close run…
Jonathan Rice
June 23, 2016
Recruitment

Microsoft’s LinkedIn Deal is Great News for Recruiters

In recent months I often thought LinkedIn would probably merge with, or be acquired by, some other larger Tech entity.  I wasn't actually aware of the apparent interest from Google in doing just this recently, before the deal apparently falling through. My money was on Facebook. The two "social" networks…
Jonathan Rice
June 16, 2016
EmploymentJob Boards

Jobseekers Swipe Right

There's been a lot of interesting stuff shared by commentators from our recruitment community this week but something that really stood out for me was the article shared by Mark Sumner revealing SEEK's large investment in the so-called "Tinder for Jobs" app Switch. Just like the prefix "Uber for..." denotes…
Jonathan Rice
June 9, 2016
Recruitment

Apparently Jobseekers Hate Recruitment Agencies

There's always been a general air of agency-bashing permeating the recruitment industry, well certainly there has for the decade of my involvement anyway.  Usually it's just a general sense, anecdotal evidence, Chinese whispers, a subtle roll of the eyes when a newly-met acquaintance learns what it is you do for…
Jonathan Rice
April 7, 2016
RecruitmentUncategorized

Wham! Bam! Thank You Spam

I received an interesting email this week. Although we work hard on “getting out there”, like a cold beer when your mouth feels like Ghandi’s jandal, it’s always refreshing to receive an enquiry from an as-yet-unheard-of new client. Especially when it’s a referral from a “business acquaintance”. Lacking the good…
Jonathan Rice
February 25, 2016