Where have all the gatekeepers gone

Where have all the gatekeepers gone

Recruitment on the client side of things used to be about phone calls and gatekeepers.  You get a yellow pages and work through the list of businesses to work out who the MAN was (Means, Authority, Need).  This was often done by navigating a number of gatekeepers...
Job ad vs actual job

Job ad vs actual job

We’ve had a few jobs this week where the job advert wasn’t reflective of the actual job. This was due to not having sufficient contact with the hiring manager and being able to thrash out the finer details of what they’re looking for. Recruitment is...
Good candidate experience

Good candidate experience

What are some of the worst experiences you’ve had as a candidate? I’m sure you can remember one that still sticks out in your mind because a bad interview is rarely forgotten! Mine was an interview for a high street agency.  They had kept me waiting for over half an...