I must confess to a sigh of exasperation when I saw that little purple app first appear on my Facebook page. Not another spammy dig at the Facebook recruitment space? The moment passed when I realised it was Monster, and I had to smile; finally a Job Board ...
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Welcome to the 8th installment of the Wise Man Show! Today’s special guest is a young man who has an idea – a great idea – a marketplace for work placements & internships with vibrant start up businesses. If you are a student looking ...
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One of the most common questions I get asked by job seekers is ‘How can I use Twitter for the job search?’. It’s a fair question, because whilst undoubtedly you can, it’s utility in this function is not particularly obvious. I want to ...
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LinkedIn Groups is one the most appealing features on the platform – a community of individuals who share a common interest or bond. It would be great if LinkedIn actually provided a decent way to perform an ‘In Group’ search! This is really ...
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It’s been tough to keep up with LinkedIn over the past year. The volume of new products and features has been astonishing and it seems every day something new comes out that adds functionality that didn’t exist before. Yesterdays release of ...
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Google Alerts is perhaps the most under used tool available to the job seeker. In a nutshell, it’s an alerts system that enables you to save time by saving searches you might otherwise conduct manually in Google Search. It’s free, you can set up a ...
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Last Monday we published Part 1 of this post, listing 1-5 of the 10 Things Recruiters Want To Know About You when they call you in for an agency pre screening interview. Here is Part 2 of that post, items 6-10. 6. Can I establish control over this candidate? ...
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OK Reid, it’s time to stop claiming that LinkedIn isn’t a job board. We understand that you want LinkedIn to be known for connecting professionals in peer-to-peer-to-peer relationships, but it’s equally clear that there’s no stopping the utility of ...
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Attend enough interviews and you will soon see a pattern develop in the questions that are being asked. Regardless of what job you’re interviewing for there are certain questions which always seem to make an appearance. Here are 5 of my favourites ...
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I was cold called yesterday. It was, it must be said, a brilliant effort from a charity fundraiser from World Wide Fund For Nature – polite, well researched and perfect in pitch & tone. It was almost a shame when I delivered the inevitable ...
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