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Best Job Application method?
Daisy, an HR Specialist, asks: I saw a temp job advertised on a job board by a specialist (HR industry) recruitment agency. They’d changed the title slightly, but by looking at the skills being asked for / doing a bit of detective work, I was able to locate what was obviously the [...]
Job Interview: kept waiting
Graham, an engineer asks: What do you do when the employer kept you waiting? You waited patiently for your interview. The PA told you the person in charge is out for a meeting and will be back. After 30 mins, there is no sight of them. You checked with the PA and [...]
Job Advert
Cheryl Gillan, the shadow Secretary of State for Wales has been attacked in both Welsh and National media for advertising for a research assistant, stating knowledge of Wales and devolution is “desirable but not essential”
The job advert which can be found at w4mp.org (closing date: April 27th, 2009), says that the job would involve [...]
Drugs in employment
I read this story this morning with some horror. Not only does it show how the financial barriers to access drugs are becoming lower – 20p a hit is around the same price as a cigarette; plus the tragic loss of life. It also shows how “accepted and normal” the whole drug taking [...]
Recruitment
Emrah asks: Do employers really think recruiters know better who is the best choice for them, or are they actually looking for someone to blame when choices go wrong?
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Employers who use recruiters for every recruitment exercise are probably those you don’t want to work for – low wages, high turnover, poor staff relations: they [...]