Are you coasting or roasting?!

Are you coasting or roasting?!

I read an interesting concept called the see-saw principle in Susan David’s book Emotional Agility.  It discussed the idea behind being over-competent at your job compared with being over challenged in your role. Both were extreme. If you are over-competent at your...
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...
Alignment 2

Alignment 2

Are your applicants and candidates being mis-sold? Alignment in all areas of your recruitment process is KEY to attracting, retaining and succession planning future talent for your business. Yet, so few businesses are able to align their values and ethos with the...
What you aren’t hanging you’re choosing

What you aren’t hanging you’re choosing

This time of the year is great for taking stock of how far you’re come in 2023.  All those goals that you managed to achieve; often against the odds.  All those times you couldn’t see the way ahead but managed to find a solution.  All those days you woke up and...