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I remember shortly before I graduated from college I updated my LinkedIn profile. I was getting ready to be recruited by the top companies and I knew this was necessary in today’s world of active sourcing, skill shortage and GenY. The final step was to change my LinkedIn Summary and Status Update ...

In “Sustainable Staffing,” Theo Rokos and Greg Rokos quote Dr. John Sullivan saying “social media tools are one of the top most powerful recruiting tools.” He claims that 95 percent of all social media recruiting occurs on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

Candidates who come in through social media ...

It's my contention that the growth of social networks has led to a new openness in the sharing of information and the access to that information has meant that employers are effectively forced to partake in the conversation. Before the growth of this new communication form companies controlled the ...

The easy bit is working out what you have to offer and beating off the hordes of eager buyers. The harder bit is the psychology. Why do you want to go solo? Ultimately, you don’t have a choice. You reach a point in your working life where you realise you’re unemployable. In a good way. You’re the ...

You would be surprised how many people choose occupational choices based on outdated and limited viewpoints. I can’t tell you how often I hear things like, “It’s the family business and I sort of just fell into it,” or “I went to law school because my parents wanted me to.” Not enough people take ...

If the company runs a blog or social media channels, these can be invaluable research tools. Head to their LinkedIn page, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat to get as rounded a view as possible of their output. After all, these channels will showcase everything that they want you to know ...

Workplace culture is about more than being able to recite your corporate brand pillars. It’s everywhere - from the people you hire and your dress code policy, to the management structure and those unofficial Friday evening drinks.

As a CEO or small business owner, reshaping your corporate culture ...

With the New Year upon us, we make plans and promises to do all sorts of things, from losing weight to quitting smoking, and the majority of us break our resolutions before Valentine’s Day. This year, stick with a goal that is realistic and desirable: plan to boost your career in 2017. Here are a ...

Job hunting is already difficult; job hunting when the only things within walking distance of your house are a field of sheep and a post office is even harder. The most obvious answer is to move house, but what if you can’t or don’t want to?

Never fear, you’re not doomed to unemployment and there ...

We all have weaknesses, and employers want to know about them. Remember, a weakness can become a positive. For example, one of your weaknesses could be procrastination. However, despite that, you always make the deadlines and produce excellent work, while working well under pressure.
The same can ...