Recruitment

Recruitment is Storytelling

Recruitment is Storytelling

Everybody loves a good story right? Our kids love us reading them a story before bed, we share stories about our work day with our families and stories about our weekend with our colleagues on a Monday morning, but when it comes to the day job many of us forget

Asking Candidates Their Current Salary Is As Unnecessary As Asking Their Shoe Size

Asking Candidates Their Current Salary Is As Unnecessary As Asking Their Shoe Size

I shared a LinkedIn post yesterday which caused quite a bit of debate. The post basically said that recruiters & hiring managers should stop asking candidates about their current salary and it’s as relevant as their shoe size. By asking candidates their current salary you are anchoring them to

How To Write A Job Advert That Attracts Talent

How To Write A Job Advert That Attracts Talent

You’ve taken your brief with the hiring manager , next up you need to plan how you’re going to fill the role, one of the most underrated tools a recruiter has in their utility belt is the job advert. I spent the first 10 of my 15 year recruiting

A Culture of Hiring

A Culture of Hiring

About 12 months ago I watched Nellie Peshkov present at LinkedIn Talent Connect in Vegas (via YouTube unfortunately!) about how they’ve created a culture of hiring at Netflix and I’ve watched it at least a dozen times since then. What she talks about isn’t rocket science, in

Over-engineering Talent Acquisition

Over-engineering Talent Acquisition

I’ve been meaning to write this for quite some time, but never really got around to it. Maybe it’s been worth the wait, maybe not, but finally decided to put this together so here goes. Over the years I’ve worked with and in a few different Talent

Down the rabbit hole: Curiosity & Innovation in Talent Acquisition

Down the rabbit hole: Curiosity & Innovation in Talent Acquisition

I talk a lot about being curious, whether that’s with my teams, my colleagues and quite often in LinkedIn posts. I’ve always been curious, I’ve always had this need to ask how or why. Could it be different, could it be better? I like to understand stuff.

Recruiter Enablement? What’s that all about?

Recruiter Enablement? What’s that all about?

It’s a job I’ve been doing for the last 18 months or so, and I’ve been meaning to write a post on it for quite some time but never really got around to it, because I’ve been busy enabling recruiters! So here it goes, at least