February 6, 2017

Curiosity, Control and Confidence

I’ve spent the past year exploring a world that I’d been fascinated by for years: training. At times it was difficult, frustrating or simply exhausting but for […]
December 21, 2016

My recruitment predictions for 2017

I feel like this has been a very educational year for me. While I’m used to spending lots of time speaking to recruiters, this year I’ve […]
September 22, 2016

Thoughts on building a community

Over a year ago, when I was based in London, I set up a group called Recruitment Open Community. To be perfectly accurate, I set it […]
August 18, 2016

Thoughts on job titles

Marketing superhero, recruiting ninja, programming rockstar… Crazy job titles is a trend that apparently originated in start-ups. That would make sense for a couple of reasons. […]
July 14, 2016

Thoughts on Culture Fit

I’ve recently visited a new client at their office and keeping in mind they require a dress code slightly more formal than what I’m used to […]
April 27, 2016

How (not) to write an InMail

I got really annoyed by a LinkedIn InMail I received earlier this week. An InMail! Even though my contact details are splattered all over the web. […]
December 2, 2015
Recruitment advertising

Recruitment advertising… we’re doing it wrong.

It would seem that advertising (including recruitment advertising) is a simple enough concept that has the potential to be understood by the general majority of our […]
November 27, 2015
Offline recruitment campaigns

Are online recruitment campaigns enough?

With an abundance of technical tools to help you improve just about any part of the recruitment process, with technology dedicated to: save time / reduce […]
October 28, 2015
Creative job ads

Creative job ads? Let’s just settle for good ones!

As the end of the year approaches, I’ve been thinking more and more about some of the lessons I’ve learned since I moved to London. I’ve […]