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Welcome to issue 375 of the ukrecruiter newsletter.
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My Favourites http://www.doodle.ch - we use this website all the time at work - use it to arrange meetings with lots of people and it will suggest the best date http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employers/points - the changing immigration system means that employers will need to register as a sponsor in order to bring in migrant workers to the UK from outside the EEA. http://www.bookcrossing.com
- a friend told me about this website - you register your book, then leave it somewhere for someone else to find, in a cafe or at a train station for example, and you can follow where in the world your book ends up! Alison Osborne is Marketing Manager of jobs.ac.uk Why not submit your 3 favourite web sites. See the guidelines at http://www.ukrecruiter.co.uk/articles.htm |
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Article One: The Secret of My Success; Interview with Paul Farrer Paul began his recruitment career in 1986 with HMS Recruitment; the national recruitment agency which became a training ground for many of today’s recruitment leaders. He established Phee Farrer Jones in 1992 as a sales recruitment business with a media bias. 16 years on the company is now branded as pfj with a sister brand the Graduate Recruitment Company. Employing around 100 people and with offices in London & Manchester pfj employs specialist teams servicing certain sectors or disciplines the majority of which are media centric. Paul remains passionate about recruitment and his business and is the driver of a new vision to become a 'global network of leading specialist recruitment companies' a vision that was given genuine meaning by the acquisition of a majority stake in ICUR a Sydney based recruitment business in May 2008. What do you wish you'd known at the start of your career? Which person within the industry has influenced you the most? Is there a person in recruitment you’d most like to emulate? Which lesson has taken the longest to learn? What is the biggest mistake a recruiter can make? What cliché do you think is true? What Cliché do you think is false? What words of advice would you give to someone starting out in recruitment? What is your favourite interview technique? "What was the name of your last boss?" "If I bumped into ‘Sara’ and asked them about you, what would they say was really good about you?" "If I then asked them to recall your last appraisal, what would they say you need to develop?" "What is their phone number so I can verify this when we take a reference." Tell me about the most interesting assignment you've worked on What's the strangest interview situation you've encountered? Which job would you most like to recruit? What job would you be doing if you weren't in recruitment? Is there a famous person you'd like to interview? What do you think it is that has made you so successful? This is part of a regular series of articles we run in the newsletter. In each article Louise interviews someone who has achieved success within the recruitment industry. If you would like to recommend someone for inclusion in the series please email contact2@ukrecruiter.co.uk with their details. |
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Article Two: Expand the Supply of High-Quality Candidates By Bill Radin No advantage is too small when faced with a difficult search, and there’s simply no reason not to ask for as much help as possible before you begin—especially from your client. Not only do I want to know the sources of all candidates interviewed to date, I also want to know where candidates with the requisite skills might be found, such as competitors, companies with similar products, non-profit organizations, universities, research centres and so on. It never pays to be shy when gathering useful information. On one search assignment, I asked the employer to run a computer printout of his company’s direct competitors, complete with their addresses and phone numbers, and then circle the ones most likely to harbour suitable candidates. On another assignment, I had the gall to ask the HR manager from my client’s competitor to send me all the resumes his company received from a recent ad for a similar position. To my amazement, 300 resumes arrived at my office via UPS the next day, and from the pile of unwanted candidates, I recruited one who was ultimately hired by my client. I can’t recall any special technique I used to solicit the resumes; I guess the HR manager was in a good mood the day I asked for them. But if I hadn’t asked, I wouldn’t have received. Thirteen Additional Sources of Referrals There are a number of vehicles for increasing your candidate flow other than the investment of your personal phone time. These include: 1. Networks. Many successful recruiters turn to all-purpose or niche market networks to augment their supply of candidates and increase their billings. 2. Colleagues. By asking for help on a difficult search, you may find another recruiter who’ll save the day by supplying you with the perfect candidate. 3. Industry, trade and alumni directories. Need I say more? 4. Company phone books. Like alumni directories, company phone books can be worth their weight in gold. 5. Inter-company publications. Most organizations of any size distribute monthly or quarterly newsletters to their employees. Chatty in nature, these publications read like a People magazine for recruiters. 6. Patent ownership. I like this technique for finding brainy candidates. Remember, for every product on the market, there’s an inventor (that is, a referral source or candidate) that’s applied for patent protection. 7. Position advertising. I’ve never placed my own ads for candidates; however, on rare occasions, I’ve written classified ads for my clients, who pay for the insertions. 8. Self-advertising. Many recruiters run classified ads in trade magazines to increase their visibility—and their candidate flow. 9. Trade show attendance. There’s no fun like trolling for recruits. If you don’t attend your target market’s trade shows at least every other year, you’re missing out on a wealth of opportunities. 10. Job fair participation. Many job fairs are generic or location-dependent and tend to attract unemployable or entry-level candidates. However, some recruiters swear by them. 11. Listing your business in the Directory of Executive Recruiters. The most visible directory of recruiters is published annually by Kennedy Publications. As a result of my listing in the directory, I receive anywhere from five to 10 unsolicited resumes a day. While most of the resumes are totally inappropriate and end up in the trash, some are right up my alley. The UK Equivalent would be the Executive Grapevine. 12. Research assistance. Your recruiting situation may require you to do all your own candidate sourcing, which is fine. On the other hand, if you’re in a position to hire someone to help you, it might improve your overall efficiency. . For a list of recruitment researchers visit http://www.ukrecruiter.co.uk/suppliers/resres.htm 13. Personal visibility. Whether you speak at your local Chamber meeting, write an article on changes in the work force, or attend a national trade association convention, your personal visibility will stimulate candidate referrals as well as marketing leads. Naturally, each search situation will determine the usefulness of these various candidate flow vehicles. Whatever method you choose, remember that in our business, there’s no such thing as too much high quality
inventory. Bill Radin is a top-producing recruiter whose innovative books, tapes, CDs and training seminars have helped thousands of recruiting professionals and search consultants achieve peak performance and career satisfaction. Please visit Bill online at www.billradin.com. |
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Louise Triance
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