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Inspiring interview techniques _2
Pascale Vernetti, who describes himself as an "independent assessor on large recruitment campaigns", has clearly had enough.

Vernetti emailed the Recruiter newsdesk to share his grief at the behaviour of some of his candidates — and some of his examples are amazing.

These include one candidate who kept his anorak and rucksack on throughout the entire interview, and the cabin c
Fishing for the right equipment _2
Job board giant fish4jobs is renowned for the technology used on its website and earlier this month it invited representatives from advertising agencies to reveal its new advancements.

The technology on show was literally astounding.
How to get a brand and get ahead _2
In an increasingly competitive industry, how easy is it to differentiate your recruitment company from all the others?
To gain enlightenment, buy my book _2
Guidance on all things 'human resources' comes from many different sources, it seems.

Hence the diverse range of speakers at last month's Human Resources Development conference run by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

However, one speaker stood out at the conference more than most… a certain Ajahn Brahmavamso, a Buddhist monk, who dispensed wisdom on 'Workplace Ha
Getting hung up on the gobbledygook _2
At the Recruiter Annual Forum last week, we were most relieved to hear Rosaleen Blair of Alexander Mann Solutions tell the audience that as recruiters "we should be careful not to get hung up on terminology", having begun her talk explaining that her company was involved with recruitment process outsourcing.

In the panel discussion and audience questions following her excellent prese
De Poel's managers keep on trucking _2
Recruiter's cover boy John Simmonds, managing director of de Poel Consulting, let it slip that his account managers all have toy lorries bearing the liveries of their clients on their desks. Chairman Matthew Sanders even goes on eBay to snap up lorries of new clients.

These boots were made for trampling _2
A Jobcentre in Norwich has gained national news coverage for carrying an advert for a dominatrix in a kinky torture dungeon. The successful candidate, it said, can earn £100 a day "for wearing leather and stomping on S&M fetishists who enjoy being trodden on".
Cashing in on the political climate_2

With the power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland underway and apparently running smoothly, business is being attracted back in a big way. And it seems that now is a very good time to be in recruitment in the province, as Ben Jones found out

Business intelligence - Job indices_2

Jobs total nearly half of previous June

The Mandis/Adecco Job Creation Index showed a sizeable drop in the number of new jobs created across key industry sectors in June compared to June 2006. According to the report, there were 28,037 jobs created in June 2007 compared to nearly 49,000 in the same month 12 months ago. This amounted to a fall of 43%.

Boards buoyant despite monster cuts_2

Monster Worldwide’s announcement that it is axing 15% of its workforce after disappointing financial results seemed to come out of the blue. It is generally seen as the high-profile job board market leader, so is the market in decline or is Monster failin

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