Recruitment 2.0

Friday 14th June Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

What Signals Are You Sending Out At Work?

How To Answer ‘Why Do You Want This Job?’ In An Interview

10 Must Reads Before Starting Your First Job

Pay Has Shrunk By 10% In Parts Of The UK, TUC Study Finds

6 Ways To Implement A General Job Search

Permanent Placements Rise At Fastest Rate In Six Months

Employers Forced To Repay Workers For Refusing Minimum Wage

How’s this for some great employee branding? Innocent (the drinks company) perform a cappella version of Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance in the style of Glee. Have a great weekend.

 

 

Friday 7th June Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

How Would You Feel If Your Co-Workers Decided Your Bonus?

5 Ways To Look Confident In An Interview Even If You’re Freaking Out

Didn’t Get The Job? You’ll Never Know Why

Fortune Favours The Brave : 6 Steps To Your Next Job Offer

Is Your Online Reputation Stalling Your Job Search?

What To Say (And What Not To) When A Friend Gets Laid Off

Apprenticeships Attract 11 Applications Per Vacancy

For the days when you feel fed up with job these guys look like a fun alternative! Have a great weekend.

 

Friday 31st May Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

5 Key Rules For Career Changers

Revealed – The True Size Of The British Jobs Gap

10 Key Job Search Tips For New Graduates

‘Big Four’ Banks Cut 189,000 Jobs Worldwide In Five Years

7 Things You Really Shouldn’t Say In A Job Interview

Record 370,000 Want To Join Apprenticeships

3 Ways To Uncover Your Talents

If you dread Monday mornings, you’re going to love this commercial from Monster.com. Have a great weekend and don’t fight Monday!

 

Friday 24th May Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

Worst Excuses For Missing Work Revealed

Work Programme Staff Struggle To Help Unemployed When ‘Jobs Aren’t There’

8 Secret Sins Of The Office

Interviewing With A Friend? 5 Rules To Follow

‘Wage Premium’ Of A Degree Falls By A Third In University Boom

Why Face To Face Networking Is Beneficial For Your Job Search

Why You Can’t Get a Job….Recruiting Explained By The Numbers

Google recently launched a two hour (yes, you read that right) recruitment/advertising/marketing video starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.  You can chuckle at the trailer here. Have a great weekend.

 

Friday 17th May Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

8 Golden Rules To Getting A Job In A Bad Economy

3 Ways To Get Unstuck In Your Career

A Boss’s Open Letter To Workers Who Want To Quit

6 Tech Trends Of The Far Future

Workers Aged 18-24 Need Nearly 400,000 More Jobs

Wannabe Hacker? You’re Hired. British Bosses Mull Cyber Apprenticeships

UK Unemployment Rises To 2.52 Million

With the release of the new Star Trek film, we thought we’d get involved with a Star Trek Borg Recruitment Parody. ‘Live long and prosper!’

 

Friday 10th May Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

Old Fashioned Job Seekers Wary of Social Media

4 Simple Ways To Overcome The Age Factor In Your Resume

Study Says Shorter Names Earn More

Making Employee Recruitment Mobile? Better Watch The Clock

Women Still Find It Hard to Smash Glass Ceiling 

Britain’s Underemployment Crisis Eases

Good Boss-Bad Boss – 2 In 10 Say Manager HurtsTheir Career

Here’s hoping none of you experience an interview like this one during your next job search. Have a great weekend.

 

Friday 3rd May Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

7 Ways To Improve Your Social Media Engagement

Underemployed Workers Want More Hours But Bosses Will Not Pay

Rises In Arts Degrees Has Left UK With ‘Major Skills Crisis’

Managers To Millennials – Job Interview No Time To Text

7 Keys To A Successful Job Search

Jobseekers Made To Carry Out Bogus Psychometric Tests

Eurozone Unemployment At A Record High As Inflation Drops

‘Computer Says No’ – Enjoy this Comic Relief interview classic with Little Britain’s ‘Carol’ finally getting her come-uppance from Catherine Tate.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

Friday 26th April Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

How To Dress For Casual Fridays At Work

Four Reasons Why Job Seekers Need To Be On Social Media

Are Recruiters Really Bad People?

Can You Land A Job With 140 Characters?

HSBC Bank Cutting 3,166 UK Jobs

No Wonder Job Seekers Are Confused

Using LinkedIn At University Can Help You Get A Job

Let’s hope your working day has a better start than this guy’s. It’s our favourite Careerbuilder monkeys again….Have a great weekend.

  

Friday 19th April Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

The Importance Of Going Mobile

8 Things You Should Not Do Every Day

UK Unemployment Rises To 2.56 Million

Get The Interview : 5 Tips To Leaving A Great Voicemail

Over 60s Must Keep Working As Britain Is Running Out Of Workers

Why Me? Top 3 Reasons You Should Hire Me!

10 Interviewing Tips That Lead To High Job Offers

Volkswagen’s ‘Fun Theory’ will bring a smile to your face – those stairs look like a great way to exercise. Enjoy the weekend.

 

Friday 12th April Recruitment Roundup

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights, condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting stories regarding recruiting, technology and other random topics.

Can Anonymous CVs Help Beat Recruitment Discrimination?

The New CV – It’s 140 Characters

Job Hopping Millennials No Different From Their Parents

This Is Why They Asked You That Weird Interview Question

Interviewing Like An Entrepreneur – Ten Tips To Land Job Offers

10 Tips From Corporate Recruiters That You’ll Ignore Anyway

Facebook Graph Search – Job Seeker’s New Best Friend

With temperatures finally set to soar (everything’s relative) this weekend, here’s something to put you in a beach mood and raise a few smiles in the process.