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Sarah Calverley commented on Amy Ala's blog post 'Generalization Fatigue'
"Thanks Amy - this rings absolutely true for all hiring and TA situations.  The quote that reverberates around my head regarding sourcing and acquisition on a daily basis is 'test-practice' not 'best-practice' which…"
May 9
Sarah Calverley replied to Elizabeth's discussion 'Recruiting on LinkedIn'
"HI Elizabeth.  I would suggest broadening your search skills to operate mainly outside of Linkedin (such as Boolean).  I find Linkedin's value proposition to recruitment agency is becoming less and less, well, valuable.   In…"
May 9
Sarah Calverley replied to Hardeep Sodhi's discussion 'Bypassing the Third Party Recruiter'
"I have to say the candidate seems very unethical in the first place.  He didn't know about the opportunity, gets contacted by the agency and then applies direct! I'm not quite clear on what stance you have taken and what part of this…"
May 9
Sarah Calverley commented on Will Thomson & Amy Ala's blog post '10 Tips From Corporate Recruiters That You'll Ignore Anyway'
"I'm a huge fan of all this advice, especially #10! I always make an effort to provide candidates with honest and constructive feedback but sometimes it's not appreciated or well received. Distrust of recruiters is unfortunately rife (and…"
Apr 10
Sarah Calverley commented on Jason Webster's blog post 'What Comes First - Passion Or Skill?'
"I look at it this way: Anyone can be taught or learn a skill provided they wish to learn it.  If you don't love what you do it's hard to excel in it."
Apr 10

Profile Information

Name
Sarah Calverley
Job Title
Team Lead - Strategic Accounts
Company
BSI People
Which best describes your profession?
Sourcing/Research
How many years have you been in the business?
5-9 years
Which industries do you work in now?
Financial, Services, Technology
How many employees in your company?
>50
College/University
Open University of Australia
Are you interested in split placements?
Yes
What kind of networking are you open to?
Open networking, Referrals between friends, Very targeted/niche, Invitation only
How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?
Talent Acquisition Lead passionate about social media and people
Name someone you most admire
Danielle Easterbrook, Lilly V.D Merwe
What recruiting tools can you not live without?
LinkedIN
Website
http://www.bsipeople.com
Blog
http://www.sourcingdiva.com
LinkedIn Profile
http://au.linkedin.com/in/sarahcalverleyheadhunter
Twitter Profile
http://twitter.com/#!/sarahcalverley
Google+ Profile
http://sarahcalverley

Sarah Calverley's Blog

Boolean strings and why they may not work magically for you

Posted on August 4, 2012 at 9:00pm 1 Comment

In the last 3 years I have become obsessively interested in social recruiting, and using social media for public relations, talent attraction and certainly passive talent sourcing.  I'm sure that any recruiter in Sydney by now has a 'cheat sheet' on their desk with a reliable and changeable search string right?  It's an unavoidable subject and I so love hearing from rookies to experienced…

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What is Headhunting?

Posted on July 3, 2012 at 3:47am 1 Comment

Have you often been told by recruitment consultants that they are 'headhunting' for a particular role?  In fact on Linkedin you will find that about 1 out of 2 recruiters will mention Headhunting on their profile... as a skill or something that they regularly do



The free online dictionary says:

1. The custom of cutting off and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies. ( As much as what I believe I would like to do this…
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Where to start differential sourcing for top talent in 2012

Posted on January 17, 2012 at 1:46am 0 Comments

My blog

 

Hi guys, welcome to 2012! Now back at the wheel I have a few observations about how candidate sourcing will be this year and a little more energy to express my thoughts.

I have heard it said that if 2011 was the year of social…

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The good, the bad and the ugly...

Posted on July 12, 2011 at 5:11am 3 Comments

I have recently had the pleasure of managing a large volume recruitment project, and utilised partnerships with other agencies.  It ocurred to me to actually learn something from my range of experiences, from "Oh yay its her again - she's a fab recruiter" to "please, please, please don't let that be X on the phone!"

These are my perceptions of what not to do and what TO do!

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At 8:09am on August 9, 2012, sheila Greco said…

Sarah thanks for you comment.

 
 
 

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