Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 - Telephone Interview, employment, interview, interview techniques, job application
Telephone Interview Help!
James asks: I need some guidance on what to say when I receive a phone call from a recruiter company or employment agency. Is there any specific guide for excellent telephone conversations from recruiters or employment agents? How do I handle the initial phone call that recruiter companies or agents make to you [...]
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Friday, July 24th, 2009 - employment, job application, job hunting, job search, professionalism, recruitment, tutorial
Dating Recruitment Agencies
Why recruitment is just like dating
Recruitment, I have to say, is an odd world in which to choose to work. Firstly, and thankfully, its about people – mostly. Secondly, its about huge lumps of legislation, affecting how, who and in which way you can recruit and then employ people: much of it makes [...]
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Monday, July 20th, 2009 - Interview Questions, Job Advert, economics, employment, interview, job application, job search, salary, salary negotiation
Employment Agency offer
Sharon asks: I saw an interesting permanent job online and applied for it. The agency gave me a call and asked me if the salary would be a problem. I said no but why? They say that they offered the job to another candidate and he refused it because of the low salary [...]
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