Retained search offers several advantages over the conventional contingent model. Firstly, it should be noted that the technology recruitment market is increasingly candidate driven. The top talent that is out there is willing to jump ship and move to another company, but they will only do so if they are given compelling motivations to do […]
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The distance between success and failure is often not that great, especially for recruiters. It is a thin line and there are slim margins between the two at times. However, the character and mind-set of a successful person and that of an unsuccessful person are often substantially different. To put it bluntly, winners have a
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When people try to explain the importance of relationships in business, recruitment, and various other sectors, the ‘triangle of…’ or triangulation is often used as a way to show how each party must work with one another to bring about a desired result. In education, we talk of the school-student-parent relationship being all-important. Health, we speak
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The cover letter is dead, right? Surely, in 2017, in the age of gamified recruitment processes and video interviews, the archaic art of cover letter writing must have been confined to the job application dustbin by now? Well, a 2015 survey by Jobvite did find that 55% of hiring managers don’t even bother to read
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As we bring 2016 to a close and start thinking (like we always do around this time of year) what our resolutions and plans are for 2017, the conclusion is that the hardest thing (in my opinion) is knowing what we actually want in life. Yes it’s probably the usual, be healthier, happier, promotion, financial goals
What is the thing we want ? Bye Bye 2016 – Hello 2017 !! Read More »
Welcome to our new website and re brand, I wanted to portray the reason for this and, like in life, any journey we embark upon can have different unexpected twists and turns and when this happens we need to adapt to these changes. In business it is no different. Change comes with a new set of opportunities,
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The following is based on a study produced by PwC. In today’s data-driven world, security is a must. Securing a company’s financial, administrative, and intellectual information means keeping a positive reputation intact and as a result- success. Although the risks of information theft are increasing world-wide, the subject has yet to infiltrate top executives’ list
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The following is based on a study produced by PwC. In today’s data-driven world, security is a must. Securing a company’s financial, administrative, and intellectual information means keeping a positive reputation intact and as a result- success. Although the risks of information theft are increasing world-wide, the subject has yet to infiltrate top executives’ list
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Maybe the most useful tool to stay up to date with everything that has to do with the Cyber Security and IT world is Twitter. As opposed to reading a magazine or following the news which can only cover a limited amount of information- Twitter is a constant stream of information as well as professional
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The role of Chief Technology Officers within a business has changed drastically in the past 5 or so years. What has originally been an IT centric role, is evolving in a rapid pace as the world around us becomes infused into tech innovation. Furthermore, we can see an overlap between the role of the CTO
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