Soundbites January 2016
18 December 2015
Soundbites January 2016
Mon, 04 Jan 2016
Senior resourcing partner, hVIVO
“Last week I visited a relative in hospital. My visit coincided with the senior doctor stopping by. He fired off a number of questions as to where the pain was, how did it arrive, the intensity, etc. To both my amusement and concern he then proceeded to answer his questions before his patient even had a chance to answer and then disappeared in a flurry of blue scrubs.
Lesson learnt? No matter how rushed you are, listen to the answers — you may hear something of interest!”
Rebecca Davis
Assistant director, Business & Commercial Services, West Midlands Employers
“Candidates MUST be social media savvy for ‘executive roles’. I’m a social media addict; I’m on my phone every 20 seconds on one app or another. So it stands to reason I’m going to google candidates and check them out on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Most candidates may think it wise to turn their social media accounts to private, but the savvy candidates use it to their advantage. Keeping their LinkedIn CV up to date, posting blogs, adding content, and using Twitter professionally. I had one client recently who didn’t want ANY candidate long-listed who wasn’t ‘networked’ online; in 2016 I expect to see this trend increase.”
Nick Peacock
Managing director, Ascendant Recruitment
“Positive results rarely find their way to people who harbour a faulty perception of reality — Robert Ringer, Million Dollar Habits. While this is not a new lesson I learned during 2015, it’s a great lesson and one that I’ve relearned a few times this year! I’ve learned yet again that it is essential to base your decisions on the reality of the situation.
Specifically, make sure you hire the person because they have the correct skills, not just because you like them, and make sure you have a real view of what’s happening in your company based on facts from unbiased sources. In conclusion, give every part of your business a reality check to make sure you see events as they actually are. Having this view will allow you to be effective in everything you do.”
FROM JANUARY 2016'S RECRUITER MAGAZINE
Senior resourcing partner, hVIVO
“Last week I visited a relative in hospital. My visit coincided with the senior doctor stopping by. He fired off a number of questions as to where the pain was, how did it arrive, the intensity, etc. To both my amusement and concern he then proceeded to answer his questions before his patient even had a chance to answer and then disappeared in a flurry of blue scrubs.
Lesson learnt? No matter how rushed you are, listen to the answers — you may hear something of interest!”
Rebecca Davis
Assistant director, Business & Commercial Services, West Midlands Employers
“Candidates MUST be social media savvy for ‘executive roles’. I’m a social media addict; I’m on my phone every 20 seconds on one app or another. So it stands to reason I’m going to google candidates and check them out on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Most candidates may think it wise to turn their social media accounts to private, but the savvy candidates use it to their advantage. Keeping their LinkedIn CV up to date, posting blogs, adding content, and using Twitter professionally. I had one client recently who didn’t want ANY candidate long-listed who wasn’t ‘networked’ online; in 2016 I expect to see this trend increase.”
Nick Peacock
Managing director, Ascendant Recruitment
“Positive results rarely find their way to people who harbour a faulty perception of reality — Robert Ringer, Million Dollar Habits. While this is not a new lesson I learned during 2015, it’s a great lesson and one that I’ve relearned a few times this year! I’ve learned yet again that it is essential to base your decisions on the reality of the situation.
Specifically, make sure you hire the person because they have the correct skills, not just because you like them, and make sure you have a real view of what’s happening in your company based on facts from unbiased sources. In conclusion, give every part of your business a reality check to make sure you see events as they actually are. Having this view will allow you to be effective in everything you do.”
