If you’re in recruitment, working as a recruitment consultant, delivery consultant, principal recruitment consultant etc etc, please please please have a think before you do this… (Genuinely happened this week on LinkedIn) Kate; “Hi Frank, I’m looking at my options in the market so wanted to connect” Frank; “Hi Kate, thanks for the message,…
25 years ago to the week – just off the back of 12 months travelling, I was about to enter the world of recruitment, and not knowing my arse from my elbow. After an intense round of interviews with SThree / Progressive, I was an IT Recruitment Consultant. Had my own business cards to prove…
He’s 75. Seventy bloody five!! Saw this fella recently, and he put me, and a lot of younger people I know and deal with to shame. Full of energy for nearly 3 hours – without one single break (aside from occasionally talking about how Trump is a complete tool and ruining the world) As a…
There’s a definite ‘bottle neck’ in recruitment right now… Candidates wanting to move for various reasons, but their billings/successes aren’t overly impressive compared to what they’re paid + Clients mainly wanting superstars because their current performers are ‘just doing enough’ or they’re on a PIP = Bottleneck Thankfully, the days of paying over…
What’s the ONE thing that makes an excellent Recruiter (and also Candidate & Client)? Communication. This can also be known as ‘getting back to people’ or ‘updating’. Over my two decades in recruitment, the most successful recruiters, and best clients/candidates, are the ones who communicate well. Very simple. Those that don’t update when they say…
“Can you sell me that phone” – one of the first questions I received during an interview 20 odd years ago with hashtag#SThree. As cringe as that might be, I still think it’s relevant today, and covers the basics of recruitment/sales; *Qualify the need – are they in the market and ready to make a…