Will Facebook Jobs change the face of recruitment? The news that Facebook is officially starting a jobs section comes as a surprise to few. After all, many companies already have a tab called Jobs on their business pages. But few companies have ever used it fully. Now, that is about to change, or so the…
The making of good recruiters Being a recruiter is tough, especially when you only work on the standard revenue model of recruitment companies, without other streams of income such as shortlisting. Which is exactly why its important not to lose sight of the goalposts. Therefore, this article is tagged for companies, job seekers and recruiters…
Hiring for happy startups Working in tech recruitment (IT and engineering) gave me the chance to interview over 1,500 people. That’s one a day for 5 years. Ask any person who has done this, and they’ll tell you how they’ve learnt to read certain things in people (during interviews) and the questions they use to…
Timing your recruitment well is essential Your recruitment timing is just as important as that of meeting the right person in life. You could be looking for that person when they aren’t looking for anyone at all. But if they are, then when the time comes and you get in touch, you’d best know that…
Lying on your CV will cost you Recently I wrote about not hiding things on your CV. I followed this up with a post on Facebook asking people a slightly different question: Are you telling the truth on your CV? The post was well attended by likes and comments, but imagine my shock when I…
Understanding why staff leave Of the few blogs I read, one is The Big Almanack by Alan Knott-Craig. He writes every single day and the posts are short and full of meaning. If you care about business, startups or life advice in general, I’d advise you to read it too. Recently, he wrote about why…
About hiring foreign developers in South Africa As a request by many recruiters and companies to another article on work visas that I wrote, this is a follow up focusing on hiring foreign developers in South Africa. The questions ranged mainly around which developers would qualify for which work visa and the process for applying…
How to write better online job advertisements to attract better applicants Every day, thousands of online job ads are uploaded for the droves of job seekers trawling the Internet in search of the perfect vacancy. They have a difficult time doing so – finding a job is a job itself! Part of the challenge is…
Tips on hiring sales people Salespeople are often seen as the life of the organisation, the blood in the veins of the company. Without sales, there is no revenue, no profit and no future. Since this is in many ways true, hiring sales people is a worry for many employers, because they feel that getting…
Hiring foreigners in South Africa Recently, the Minister of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Malusi Gigaba, was quoted saying that no company in South Africa is allowed to have more than 40% foreigners in employment. He sadly crossed his own wires with that statement, as there is no such law in the Company’s Act…
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