Direct recruitment strategies
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A how to on attracting quality candidates
Posted by Joanne Brent on 10 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: Direct recruitment strategies, Employer Branding, Social Media
You would think with today’s economy that all you would have to do to attract employees would be to stick a sign in the window of your business that said “Hiring” or place an advertisement in the local newspaper and then pick a new employee out of the hundreds that applied. However, as needs become increasingly more technical and specialised, jobs for businesses small and large are going unfilled – even with today’s surplus of available labor.
Improving recruitment strategies - your HR department will thank you!
Posted by Joanne Brent on 05 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Direct recruitment strategies, HR Strategy
Job seekers fret about the cold black hole that swallows their applications and limits any communication from returning to them. But on the other side is a frenzied space of recruiters and human-resource departments racing at hyperspeed. There are just not enough hours in the day to respond to everyone. It’s just not practical. Plain and simple.
At a minimum, a job posting or listing should be getting anywhere from 100 applicants to over a thousand depending on what recruitment resources the company is using. Responding to each resume or CV would be a full-time job in itself and ultimately detracts from the goal of filling the position.
Avoid these branding mistakes!
Posted by Joanne Brent on 06 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Direct recruitment strategies, Employer Branding, HR Strategy
Branding is all about consistency. If you are constantly changing your message, you’ll confuse your target market, and lose money while doing it. Now more so than ever in the recruitment sector it’s imperative that employers steer clear of the following brand sabotaging mistakes when managing their employer brands online and off!
1. Lack of a brand identity
Creating a brand involves analysing every aspect of your business and how it is experienced. Branding is driven by consumers, but is always started at the top of your company. You must know your brand inside and out and sell it with passion before you can expect anyone else to do it. Marketing legend, Jack Trout, in 1969, said what holds true today. “Consumers don’t stop to figure you out; they just keep going.” You must have a memorable and unmistakable brand identity that stops consumers in their tracks.
Skillect.com - 5 Time Management Tips for Jobseekers
Posted by Ben Muir on 19 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Direct recruitment strategies, Employer Branding, Facts & Figures, HR Strategy, Social Media
Managing your time effectively can play a big role in your job search success. Developing good time management methods can be a big challenge for job seekers. When you lose your job, you suddenly lose a lot of the structure that was once a part of your day. It will be up to you to create that structure to ensure that you will reach your job search goals.
Tips on Time Management for Job Seekers
Online Recruitment - Cost effective and efficient!
Posted by Joanne Brent on 28 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: Direct recruitment strategies, Employer Branding, Facts & Figures, HR Strategy
We all know how bad the recruitment situation is around the world for most industries badly affected by economic situations. A recent online job site poll conducted by Bayt.com showed the only recruitment sector showing a markable increase this year was online job advertising. Around 16 per cent of the Middle East’s employers said they are hiring more staff than last year and most are advertising primarily online.
Skillect.com advises on the top 10 mistakes on CVs & Resumes
Posted by Ben Muir on 20 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: Direct recruitment strategies, Employer Branding, HR Strategy, Social Media
I read between 50 to 100 CVs per day in my job, so I thought I would offer some advice to those job seekers out there who are having trouble getting interviews for the roles to which they feel they are suited. I am not astounded any more because I see the same mistakes repeated daily, but when I first started in the recruitment business I was flabbergasted that one of the most important documents in a person’s life was afforded such little care and attention. The CVs or resumes that I receive on a daily basis are riddled with spelling mistakes, poor grammar or are incomprehensible.Here are a few of my favourite spelling mistakes.