Author name: amy@recruithuman.co.uk

You’ve found the perfect role, been invited to interview, and passed with flying colours but now your potential future employer wants references. If you’ve been employed in the past this should be pretty straightforward, you just offer your line manager or HR manager’s details and wait for the reams of adoring feedback to arrive. But […]

Top tips for succeeding in delivering a presentation at interview. 1. Make sure you have clear instructions on what is expected of you. How long are you expected to speak for? Who will you be presenting to etc. If you’re working with a recruiter, ask them to give you a walk- through of what is

In the beginning, my response to “Nice to meet you, what do you do?” was greeted either negatively, with air being sucked through teeth or sympathetically with a “oh you’re one of those” head bob but mostly it was negative. “A recruiter? One step above a grave robber, two steps above an estate agent” was

Written by Lou Adler Created on Wednesday, 01 August 2012 Here are some basic truths about people regarding hiring and getting hired: 1. There are very few people who have an economic need to look for another job, are willing to take a lateral transfer, and are high achievers. Yet most companies spend most of

This week I joined a BNI networking group in Sheffield. They are such a great team and I am grateful to be accepted into their fold. As I stood and talked with my new associates many of them told me they had invited recruiters to their meetings before, many of which came as visitors, few