Recruitment

Use Talent Management to Attract and Retain Top Performers

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 Just for a change we are featuring a guest blog by Melany Gallant of Halogen Software.

Use Talent Management to Attract and Retain Top Performers

 

It seems we are all being asked to do more with less.  The only way to achieve great results with a slim staff is to make sure you attract, motivate and retain top performers.  You may already have the tools you need within your talent management programme.

 

Identify Key Competencies

Begin by identifying your current top performers.  Beware of employees who get results but whose behaviours run counter to the culture and values of your organisation.  They might achieve results in the short term but that bubble can quickly burst.

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What information do hiring managers expect from their recruiters?

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What information do hiring managers expect from their recruiters?

As a hiring manager, not HR, do you see a very small number of CV’s that match your vacancy and company ethos, or do HR hand over a large number of CV’s leaving you to sift through them and short list a few possible applicants.

This is no criticism of HR as they have carried out their duties and amassed a number of CV’s for a job that they do not understand, leaving the recruiting/line manager the task to separate the wheat from the chaff and decide who to interview.

Part of the problem does stem from HR practices when they insist on PSL’s or try and make use of online large recruitment firms for their recruiting needs. These companies have large on line databases that contain CV’s of people who wish to change or get a job; most of the CV’s on line are either unemployed people, who may be good but are also desperate, or the disaffected who want a change but do not know the best way to achieve their goal. (more…)

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Head Hunter or Recruiter versus Career Development Company?

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Head Hunter or Recruiter versus Career Development Company?

It seems that many people do not understand the difference between them and tend to roll them all into the same category. I will agree they are all there and should all be trying to either fill a vacancy or to place you in a new career.

Recruiters can be categorised into 2 distinct formats recruitment and head hunters or search consultants.

Recruiters tend to play the numbers game, they keep phoning until they get a job order then they pass on a large number of CV’s, gathered from trawling the numerous job sites on the web, to the client letting them sift through them and making a short list. The bulk of the work is carried out by the client who then pays a finder’s fee should they employ one of the candidates. (more…)

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Fancy being a search consultant?

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Fancy being a search consultant?

Strange as it may seem when times are hard in finding new employment many candidates realise how poor some recruitment companies really are.

To be fair to recruitment companies and recruiters in general a lot of the problems emanate from poor or misleading communication from the prospective employer, something that is out of the recruiter’s control. A lot of the problems stem from recruitment companies employing recruitment staff who are trained in trawling databases and then firing of a large quantity of CV’s in the hope that one or more of the candidates gets an interview.

It is by seeing how the recruitment industry operates that many professional non-recruiters start to believe that they would make a better recruiter, on the whole I would agree with these sentiments; providing that they are good at talking and listening to people, self-motivated and an experienced manager.

It is at this stage that many people start to look at how to become a recruiter, or better yet a search consultant, they will contact recruitment agencies asking for a job, while others will take the franchise and “start my own business” route. All sounds good on paper, a named company, full support, sell the business when you have had enough; however the reality is a franchise costs a lot of money up front, the business is never really yours, you have to pay a part of all your earnings and an annual franchise renewal fee every year and the chances of selling it are zero, unless it is a famous name like MacDonalds.

It is with this in mind that we are taking the unprecedented step in seeking experienced managers who are not afraid of a challenge and who believe they have what it takes to become a search consultant. Background and industry are irrelevant, as long as you have a list of contacts and a specialised knowledge in at least one industry then we want to hear from you.

If you meet our strict criteria we will train you in how to become a successful search consultant (head hunter) where you will work under our name and help to make Aegle a force in the recruitment industry.

This offer is for a limited time only and is subject to certain conditions. The offer is not available to anyone who has worked in the recruitment industry.

Call Rick no on 01689820820 or email rick@aegle.co.uk stating “I want to be a search consultant” in the subject line.

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Social networking & Networking

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Social networking & Networking

A lot of people do not realise that there is a huge difference between social networking and networking; by not understanding these differences you may be storing up trouble for your future career prospects.

Social networking is exactly what it says; you are using it to communicate between friends and family or even to try and make a “splash” out there in cyber land; nothing wrong with doing this as long as you are not doing it under your own name or using your work email address. Take a look on Facebook or Twitter to see how many people are using a works email address, you will be surprised.

Should you feel inclined to let off steam about a news item with a comment that could be taken the wrong way then have the common sense to make sure you are anonymous. If you are using a social networking site then be careful what you post and the type of pictures that you put up. Potential employers do look at Facebook and Twitter to check up on you, so a photo of you in a naked drunken pose is not going to enhance your career prospects. (more…)

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Twenty applicants for every vacancy in London.

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Twenty applicants for every vacancy in London.

The average number of applicants for every vacancy in London stands at 20, sounds bad? Then the figure for the Isle of White is even worse at 24 applicants per vacancy.

The figure quoted is of course an average figure with some vacancies being heavily oversubscribed and others receiving no applicants at all.

From our perspective if we let it be known we are seeking a Business Analyst we will receive so many CV’s from “wannabes” that we spend hours of our time rejecting applicants that do not meet the criteria which slows down the process of identifying the right people: whereas trying to find a good cash management sales person with language skills is as rare as hens teeth. Before you send in a CV we are looking for neither at present, though people with foreign language skills are always of interest. (more…)

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Say Cheese

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Say Cheese

Can it be true that we only smile 7 times a day, with the most cheerful people managing the grand total of 11 smiles a day and the grumpiest just one (unless it’s a grimace brought on by wind).

Are people really so miserable that they find nothing to smile at or even laugh at anymore; I know the world economy is bad, we have had our fair share of mini wars and skirmishes, the weather in the UK for the past year has been atrocious, the EU is trying to make us all clones of each other and the job front is very uncertain, but there must be some good news.

There is no doubt that the press is determined to keep us feeling low by carping on about the bad things in the world and then milking any bad news till the very end without any let up or ray of hope. Surely we all have something to smile about that will lift us out of the gloom, it may be the family, or pet or some other inane thing that raises the spirits a little. (more…)

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WHY NOT START YOUR OWN RECRUITMENT BUSINESS

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WHY NOT START YOUR OWN RECRUITMENT BUSINESS

It may seem strange in these troubled times to even think about ‘going it alone’ but in reality for the more entrepreneurial types now is a good time to launch into running your own business.

Many mid management people will find themselves out of work, with little chance of returning to their chosen profession and no idea what to do next. The luckier ones will have received a good severance package that should keep them ticking over for a couple of years or more. The unlucky ones without this cushion will, I am afraid, have trouble unless they find work quickly. (more…)

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Redundancy

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Not a nice word either phonetically or meaning; it still conjures up images of the 1920 depression, life on the streets and poverty. Redundancy should be looked at as a wakeup call, a time to get out there and do the things you really want to; this may be down to finances but if you received a good severance package then now is the time to take that leap into the unknown.

New analysis suggests that £18.4bn has been paid out in severance payments since September 2008, yet where has this money gone and has it made the recipients happier or healthier; probably not. (more…)

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Are you a good manager or a bad manager?

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Are you a good manager or a bad manager?

Oxford dictionary definition: “a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff”

Many people include the word “manager” in their job title, yet they are far from being a manager. Some do not have any responsibility for staff or sometimes for anything other than themselves, others have staff but micro-manage i.e. they do all the work themselves rather than let their staff carry out their duties.

There are different types of managers, but primarily there are good managers and bad managers. (more…)

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