The Results of the National Online Recruitment Awards
The results are now in for the National Online Recruitment Awards from Stephen O’Donnell at alljobsUK, the winners are below. I haven’t too much to say on this although you may like to read some insider comments from Louise of UKRecuiter who as one of the panelists has her own views on the winners
One of the controversial winners at the moment would be Monster, particularly after Jason Goldbergs comments on Exceler8ion but looking more deeply there are subtle differences between the .com and the .co.uk sites and maybe .com could learn from the UK!
For me I was pleased to see Jobserve come back after a few years absence, in fact since 2001 when they last won this category, they were the first jobsite I used a few years back so I suppose I have a soft spot for them.
Finally I noticed that Totaljobs haven’t quite made the grade this year, a favorite of mine maybe too much concentration on pleasing the recruiters rather than the job seekers.
So the winners are:
Best General Job Board: Monster
Best Specialist Jobsite: Jobserve
Best Regional Jobsite: s1jobs
Best National Recruitment Agency Website: Badenoch & Clark
Best Small Recruitment Agency Website: pfj - Phee Farrer Jones
Best Employer’s recruitment Website: Whitbread
Best Online Recruitment Section by a Consumer Publication: The Telegraph
Best Online Recruitment Section by a Trade Publication: Personnel Today
Best Employment Advice Website: Monster
Tags: recruitment, job boards
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A job board just for your voice!!
This must be one of the most unique job boards that I have come across. The company is called Voice123 and the company specialise in voice overs for all kinds of industries, from the obvious including dubbing for films to answer phone messages.
Having been in recruitment for so many years I have always felt my voice is my best asset, as I have been able to get through so many doors using the phone.So I thought I would register my voice, to see if some talent scout can find me. To date I haven’t been inundated with offers but it would help if I had up loaded a recording of my voice!
What does concern me is that almost immediately after signing up I get an email for a possible role, to apply I need to sign up for a premium membership costing almost $200, as a result I am very suspicious. So initially I was keen to promote this site, now I am not so sure from what seemed like a fantastic idea turns out to be an opportunity to take money from the unsuspecting.
Tags: recruitment, job boards
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I am over the moon
I just had to write this post and although it isn’t recruitment related, I just have to shout it out to any one that happens to be passing.
About 5 minutes ago I finally upgraded my Wordpress 2.0 to 2.4 and if you are savvy the you will know I have missed the upgrades between, basically I just didn’t have the nerve to tackle the upgrade. Well I knew I had to do it sometime and as I had an hour to kill I decided to take the bull by the horns and go for it.
I just couldn’t believe it first time without a hiccup, I am so over the moon I just had to shout it out. In the end it was so easy but saying that I have been told this before and it has ended in tears. So if you have been putting it of doing it also then don’t panic it was fine, unless of course no one can see this post then I am buggered!!
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How to get a job in Sales as a Sales Representative
As an ex recruitment consultant the question I was most often asked was how to get into Sales. Some people seem to find it so difficult and others so easy, so based on this I thought I would give a brief outline on how to get that first job as a Sales Representative.
The first thing to note is that you are unlikely to walk into a job at Mars as a FMCG Rep or Pfizer as a Pharmaceutical Sales Executive at first time of calling and if you haven’t a degree you can almost forget it.
So if you haven’t a degree then you will have to set your sites lower, well at least to start with also you will need to be at least over 21 mainly for car insurance purposes.
If you are under 21 look at telesales or you will have to look at commission only and use your own car.
Now this is the difficult bit and really is the test if you want to get into sales, you will really have to start with a commission only job such as insurance double glazing or anything you can find. The reason is they will be the only companies that will give you the experience at the start. What you will gain is experience and a better understanding of what is involved, hey if you think it is a hard pill to swallow particularly you graduates out there then just think of it a free sales training.
It is very important to note here some of the most successful Sales Managers, Sales directors even MD’s started this route
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Whats next, will all top blogs have their own jobs boards?
It just seems every day now something is happening to effect the recruitment industry, to the point I am sure I could write full time.
Again by pure chance I was reading on of my favorite blogs TechCrunch and out of pure curiosity I clicked on the Cool Jobs link. Obviously I was expecting to see a list of vacancies at TechCrunch but no, they now have there own jobs board called CrunchBoard. I suppose it takes advertising with Google Adwords or Indeed.com to the next level, when it comes to finding passive candidates.
Thinking about it it is a superb way to find passive candidates, with 129k subscribed readers all with a keen interest in technology, I would assume they must pick up some quality candidates. Although I am a little late with this news, as they launched in August it is probably a good time to see how they are doing, maybe Michael would let us know.
Tags: recruitment, jobboards
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Is This the Future of Interviewing
What I love about technology and communications is how for me it seems dedicated to the recruitment industry. Since I started using a computer it has always aided my role as a consultant.
Although the technology and the Internet has speeded the process for us recruiters, I certainly feel it has taken something away from the role. I loved the physical face to face of interviewing candidates, where one could build a unique and long lasting rapport with your candidate. An email and phone conversation just doesn’t seem to have quite the same appeal some how. Speed has taken over and it’s down to how fast the CV/Resume is sent by one click of the mouse.
Well now maybe I have seen a glimpse of the future for our industry after watching this video from Robert on the new Tele-Presence system from Cisco. I can certainly see corporate companies using this to interview candidates and it certainly will make it easier to get a panel interview together. For me I just hope it gets us back to interviewing candidates face to face again!!
Tags: recruitment, teleconference, interviews
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International Recruitment Technology Help
After having popped over to "The Scoble Show" earlier, I noticed a product called Jajah which was initially promoted by Guy Kawasaki, whom I have on my blog role. Who incidentally has an interest in recruitment, I am pleased to say.
At the time when Guy pitched Jajah it didn’t really turn me on, as I was more than happy with Skype. I have a soft spot for Skype for many reasons, more importantly it gave me the freedom to work from home and remotely in Spain, who could want more!
One of the great things about Blogs you get to know who are the people to trust, which makes me think of Exceler8ion’s post "We Come As We Are" So if Guy believed in the product and so did Richard, then I am sure it’s fine. Mind you the video helped, seeing the whites of the eyes of the CEO and the product in action, what more did I need.
To be honest I am sure it was just circumstances rather than whether Richard did a better sales job than Guy, as I had a genuine need. To explain in my day job I need to promote Arithon’s Recruitment Software, to do this I demonstrate the product online. When you combine this with Skype and gotomeeting the quality of the call drops and as a result I used the land line to call the UK, so Jajah became the answer to an expensive situation. I still use skype for canvass calls but the combination gives me more options.
There may be products as good if not better, but for me Jajah won the day when I called my Aunt to wish her a happy 80th birthday, because in the past the quality was so poor with Skype, so thanks Jajah and Robert.
Oh and I nearly forgot to mention the cream on the top, is you can also run Jajah on a mobile, so now I am able to call my friends in the UK at the same price as if I was in the UK, what superb technology.
So if you do international recruitment or work abroad this may be something that maybe of help.
Tags: recruitment, voip, skype, recruitment communications
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Candidate follow up or how’s Robert Scoble doing?
I have been meaning to write this entry for a few weeks now, but finding the time is so hard, I don’t now how some of you Blogger’s keep the pace up, Jim Stroud comes to mind here. Anyway with my poor excuse out of the way I will continue.
I was very keen to write a follow up on an entry I made a while back entitled Robert Scobles’s Resignation Letter!! Kindly Robert responded and commented on the post and as a good recruitment consultant, I thought I would see how he is doing at Podtech. Well not surprisingly I found Robert had taken over with his very own show, The Scoble Show and if you have time I suggest you take a look.
Basically it is a video blog, I believe you would call it a Vlog, where Robert is commenting on all manner of things with an emphasis on technology. The quality of the videos are extremely good and the content to, with some unique insights into some of the companies he has been to visit. More importantly you certainly feel that Robert has made the right move, as he appears to be loving every minute of his new job, unless Robert tells me otherwise of course!
So as to keep up the theme of recruitment, one of the videos was about the CEO of Sun Microsystems (Jonathan Schwartz), and another a tour of Printing for less (a possible lead there for some of you recruiters). Having watched these videos you couldn’t help feel how the video portrayed their company in a completely differently light, by showing a more human face let alone a look around their offices. I am sure it would motivate many prospective candidates to join their organisations if they were looking
Tags: recruitment, robert scoble, resignation letters
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McDonalds Job Application
This job application from Mc Donalds was sent to me by Cathy from Aspirations recruitment solutions. I could be wrong but I believe this job application goes back to 1999. I have to admit I had not seen it before, so incase I am not the only one, I thought I would re publish it here
I also heard that Greg was recruited because he was honest and funny, I wonder where he is now or was it all just a ruse!
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This is an actual job application! NAME: Greg Bulmash DESIRED POSITION: Reclining. HA But seriously, whatever’s available. DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and EDUCATION: Yes. LAST POSITION HELD: SALARY: MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: REASON FOR LEAVING: HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: PREFERRED HOURS: DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: DO YOU HAVE A CAR?: HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: DO YOU SMOKE?: Only when set on fire. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND |
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Well Jim Stroud is at it again!
Well Jim Stroud is at it again, pushing the boundaries of the blogosphere with his new website The Day In Recruiting. To be honest he doesn’t really need to go any further than his podcast’s on The Recruiters Lounge but who I am to argue.
So whatever the case I thought I would take a look and see what Jim has put together. Having now had time to reflect I can honestly say, I like it and it works well with Jim’s other offerings. Probably the best way to describe it is it is like a cross between Recruitng.com and a blogroll.
Why it works for me is that it shows off all the recruiting blogs on one page, with the key being that the latest posts are also included giving you more of a feel of the blog than just a name on a blogroll. Saying that it really amazed me the amount and diversity of recruiting blogs out there, with a few fellow UK bloggers in the mix, I am pleased to say.
To finish I am very attached to my feed reader www.netvibes.com but Jim you have excelled yourself on this one, so I will take some time out to visit the mix of content on The Day In Recruiting.
Tags: recruiting, recruitment blogs, jim stroud
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