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Although Idealpeople depend on having enough talent shortages around to give us enough recruiting problems to solve – we know that having a great recruitment strategy is about a multi-faceted approach.
So, from time to time, we don’t mind giving away nuggets of wisdom to the hiring universe as it makes us feel all warm […]

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This is one for any fellow Recruiters out there who flick through/read Recruiter magazine. We’ve grown a particular fondness for their “Diary of…” Section, normally on the inside back page.
This feature is written by a different Recruitment Consultant every month, and allows them to give a diarised version of their week in their job. […]

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According to the Global Talent Index, a collaborative effort courtesy of the Economist Intelligence Unit and the much admired Global Executive Search Business H&S (Heidrick and Struggles) the UK will be number two talent hotspot in the world, gaining rapidly on the US for the coveted number one position by 2012.
What’s the GTI?
The study […]

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Just when we thought we’d run out of things to criticise some technology recruiters for, there’s something new which reminds us of how daft some of the people working in recruitment can be…
Anyone fancy a job paying £1 - £2 per day? Well, here you go: link.
Because we know that the link might […]

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There’s another interesting story about Social Networking and job-seeking doing the rounds today. Apparently, young people all over the country are seriously damaging their future prospects by posting personal information and content on Social Networks like Facebook and Myspace.
71% of 14-21 year-olds interviewed would want to change their profiles before allowing a […]

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A while back, we said (and we quote) “Facebook is the current “you must be on there” site. Often touted as a tool for recruiters and for getting spotted, and rumours have recently linked it to a partnerhsip with a online jobsite. To be honest, we don’t get it. You can’t search on anything other […]

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A while back, as part of our CV tips, we suggested that a good strategy towards getting your CV “out there” was to publish it on-line so that it could be found by savvy Recruiters who use Google, but couldn’t be found by the plethora of recruiters who rely solely on the on-line CV databases.
Now, […]

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We feel compelled to congratulate the team at Recruiter for a great issue this month. If we were being bullish we’d suggest that they’ve been watching us - what with articles on IT Skills shortages, a critique of the value of accreditations in the recruitment industry and a rant about RPO.
Probably the most interesting […]

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Welcome to the latest installment in Idealpeople’s Meet the Candidate series.
We’d like to introduce you to Scott, whose background is primarily in Software Development/R&D Management and whose expertise is in driving increased productivity and efficiency across Development / R&D teams, and delivering high quantities of releases to tight timescales. Having gained experience with market-leading companies […]

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Welcome to part two of our User-Generated Content. Today, we’re hearing the views of a candidate, Ed, whose primary background is in Software Development / Software R & D Management as well as Operations / General Management for technology companies. Hi particular expertise is in leading change and transforming the capability and productivity of […]

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