Monthly Archives: April 2012
We’ve looked around the internet for some funny recruitment stories. Here are our top ten CV bloopers…..
1. “Please don’t misconstrue my 14 jobs as ‘job-hopping’. I have never quit a job.” 2.“Qualifications: Twin sister has accounting degree.” 3. “Hobbies/Interests: art, music, surfing the net, collecting Happy Meal toys” 4. “I have developed a healthy work-life balance” … Read more
Who owns candidates?
The ownership of candidates is key in the recruitment process, from both the employers and the recruiter’s side. Far too many times discrepancies arise over the ownership of candidates ultimately resulting in arguments over fees. Normally I would expect the … Read more
Agency Best Practice Guidelines
The agent warrants that their recruitment services will be performed in a professional manner consistent with industry and TalentPuzzle standards. If TalentPuzzle is informed of poor standards and notifies the agent explaining the nature and reason for the warning, then … Read more
Best practice tips for employers working with recruitment agencies – from a recruiter’s point of view
When it comes to dealing with agencies, I am sure that everyone reading this has at one point had a bad experience: Whether it is being personally driven to insanity by cold calls or having hiring managers inundated with unsolicited … Read more
Don’t let the best talent slip through your fingers
When I was running my first company there was one thing that made me really angry. That was when hiring managers approached recruitment with the attitude that candidates were bound to be grateful to get offered a job, so all … Read more
10 Top Tips on Time-Saving for In-house Recruiters.
Most of us spend a lot of time at work, so it seemed sensible to make the most of that time. Here’s our list of time-saving tips that might be useful. If you have a to-do list that’s a mile … Read more