Author Archives: Michaela Timmins

25 Questions to ask job boards

June 25, 2010 – 9:17 am

With over 1,000 job boards in the UK, it is crucial that you pick the right one for your company and position. We are proud of our recommended job boards, we have gone to a lot of trouble to work out which are the best and then track and measure to ensure the best results. [...]

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Preparing for your first interview

April 12, 2010 – 10:11 am

Being prepared for your first interview is crucial. Here’s some useful hints and tips to ensure you are in the best possible position to impress. Presentation – always wear a suit, even if you know that the company dress code is more casual, if it really isn’t necessary we will advise you beforehand. Bring a [...]

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Using LinkedIn for Job Searching

April 9, 2010 – 8:58 am

LinkedIn has a user base of over 8.5 million experienced professionals, and is used by many companies as a database for candidates. For this reason LinkedIn is an excellent place to promote yourself online. Here are 10 tips to help you enhance your job search using LinkedIn: Complete your profile thoroughly. You should: Include your [...]

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Online Recruitment is more than just job posting

April 5, 2010 – 5:43 pm

We have recently had some interesting discussions with our job board suppliers about what sort of business are we. Are we are recruitment company or an ad agency? We are in the business of filling roles NOT selling ads. 9 times out of 10, this can be done with normal, “lineage” job board advertising (our [...]

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Don’t be disappointed in your candidates……

February 1, 2010 – 11:18 am

You know there is no need to use a recruitment company to find your candidates, because effective online recruitment will find your next hire. But this is just one part of the process,  you still need to act like a recruiter when organising your interviews… When you interview a candidate who has come from a [...]

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11 Pre-Screening Questions to ask Candidates

November 12, 2009 – 2:54 pm

When doing more recruitment yourself you should try to do a tiered structure to the process, with a short 10 minute telephone interview to make sure you are happy with the next stage. Make sure you make notes and use these notes in your face to face interview. Firstly sell the company/sell the role and [...]

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Learn to be a Recruiter

November 12, 2009 – 2:54 pm

If you follow these simple points you may never have to use a recruitment agency again, wouldn’t that be nice: 1. Be certain you need to recruit! Make sure you have the role clearly defined and that there is a potential career path for the person you hire Make sure you have budget you need [...]

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How to write a successful job advert for job boards

September 11, 2009 – 7:33 am

With nearly half a million job vacancies posted online at any one time it is important to make sure that your role is the one that’s not only found, but is going to motivate an application.   Here are some points to consider when writing your job posting…… •           SELL, SELL, SELL…This is an ADVERT not [...]

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