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Nigel Coxon commented on Kelly Blokdijk's blog post 'Fooling Around with Candidates Everyday'""A simple "sorry, but no" goes a long way"
Not for me I'm afraid. Maybe it's because we work with a largely well-educated and analytical candidate pool by nature (scientists) but just telling them "Sorry,…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Stephen Hart's blog post 'What to do when the client has filled the role'"I'm not a legal specialist either, but you can't be in this business very long without picking up some pointers...
From what I know it all depends on the intention of the owner of the information when they pass their details on to you. If…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Jackye's blog post 'The Dumbing Down of Recruiting'""It's unconscionable to send a candidate on an interview never having spoken with them"I'd have this branded on the forehead of any recruiter who ever does it. I make a proud but slightly odd boast to our clients'…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Jackye's blog post 'The Dumbing Down of Recruiting'"Set out my stall first...new to recruitment, but long in the tooth.The recruitment industry suffers from poor perception and I have to take issue with this article, or at least ask a question: Do you really think there are recruiters out there using…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Mark Babbitt's blog post '7 Words I Never Want to See on Your Resume'"Someone once told me that if you'd never consider including the exact opposite of what you typed, don't bother using it.
Example "hard working". You'd never think to describe yourself as "bone idle" in a cv, so why…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Stephen Hart's blog post 'What to do when the client has filled the role'"Good advice about getting the start date and calling to make sure they started.
"Not all company's will hand over the details but it's always worth asking"...in the UK I think they'd be in trouble with the data protection…"
Nigel Coxon posted a blog postLinkedin tries to make me feel special - and fails.
So I assume a lot of people got the "Congratulations! You're profile is among the X% most viewed on LinkedIn email. I got it earlier this week and my natural suspicion immediately clicked in. I don't trust any email that says "click here for more info" if I'm not ABSOLUTELY sure of it's provenance.However a bit of judicious…See More
Nigel Coxon posted a blog postCopy and paste CVs damage your image!
There's a phrase I am seeing way too often;"I have combined full time studies with other commitments. In achieving this, I have shown myself to be hardworking, dedicated and determined in achieving my goals."I'm seeing it so often it's starting to make me yawn and it's colouring my opinion of what might otherwise be a good CV. It tells me the author went to the internet and slavishly copied the advice given there, without even bothering to reword it in any way. That doesn't give me a…See More
Nigel Coxon commented on Rob Havey's blog post '“How would you react if I told you that this interview has been terrible so far?”'"Pam, I'll admit I was being facetious - the point is the "What irritates you about other people" question is in the list twice (and still is I note) with only three questions in between - this isn't the question in a slightly…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Barbara Goldman's blog post 'You almost got away with it'"If we sign up to client's contracts, we have a whole legal team that has to look at them first!"
Nigel Coxon replied to Samantha Turner's discussion 'Lengthy notice periods...'"You HAVE made the client aware of the notice period haven't you? That's the only advice I could give...make sure your client knows what they are getting. Give them the option to accelerate the early part of the interview process, so they…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Kelly Blokdijk's blog post 'Knock, knock, who's there... candidate knocking em dead or knocking self out of consideration?'"I'll be honest I read the first few lines of the linked blog. At first I thought "hey give him a break", because he clearly says "how to tackle it WHEN you see it"...but then in his "tackle the situation head on"…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Barbara Goldman's blog post 'You almost got away with it'"Pam - I hope you subsequently placed that candidate somewhere good. To make such an accurate assessment at interview is a rare skill.
And to quote you: "it's the client's job to keep them happy". I agree 100%. Why do so many…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Barbara Goldman's blog post 'You almost got away with it'"Chuck - we do, based on a sliding scale. My experience at the moment is that it gets called upon very rarely and in 99% of cases is a legitimate result of things not working out (though it must be said ours only kicks in based on the employee's…"
Nigel Coxon commented on Barbara Goldman's blog post 'You almost got away with it'"I'm glad Barbara...your deadpan delivery had me fooled :-)"
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Linkedin tries to make me feel special - and fails.
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 4:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
So I assume a lot of people got the "Congratulations! You're profile is among the X% most viewed on LinkedIn email. I got
it earlier this week and my natural suspicion immediately clicked in. I don't trust any email that says "click here for more info" if I'm not ABSOLUTELY sure of it's provenance.
However…
Continue Copy and paste CVs damage your image!
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 5:47am 0 Comments 0 Likes
There's a phrase I am seeing way too often;
"I have combined full time studies with other commitments. In achieving this, I have shown myself to be hardworking, dedicated and determined in achieving my goals."
I'm seeing it so often it's starting to make me yawn and it's colouring my opinion of what might otherwise be a good CV. It tells me the author went to the internet and slavishly copied the advice given there, without even bothering to reword it in any way. That…
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