Here’s a copy of the March 2011 edition of Jobsite’s Recruiter News email newsletter.

March’s headlines include:

• Should you create a mobile site or app?
• The Future of Recruiting – predictions for tomorrow’s savvy recruiters
• A guest post by Secret Millionaire, Kavita Oberoi

Click here to read the March edition online.

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The culture of office life can sometimes mean that your chance to shine is restricted by the opportunities you make or those that come your way. As a result, some people’s talents can be stifled or may never surface at all. In most cases, you have to be proactive in a professional way to let those around you know exactly what you’re capable of. This is what will get you noticed and even considered for a pay rise or promotion.

The new you

When you are in a regular full-time job for over a year, you can very easily ignore your CV and status. But this is one of the first and most immediate ways to remind yourself and your boss or manager of your true qualities. We recommend you update your CV and add to it any new skills and qualifications you’ve achieved. If you’ve taken a course that’s relevant to your day-to-day role, let your hierarchy know. Keep them informed with the length of the course and what skills and qualifications you’re about to achieve. This willingness to learn and improve is invaluable. If you’ve contributed towards a voluntary or charitable project, add that too. In austere times, this is precisely the attitude that will put you in best light. You will also want to edit your profile or the detail you would write in a covering letter for a new job. When that’s complete, pass a printed copy of your CV to the head of HR, your boss or manager. Continue reading “Office dynamics: Get your talents noticed by your colleagues” »

From trainee recruitment consultant in a local branch to founding and running a £31m recruitment group, Helen Reynolds’ story is one of belief, determination and risk.

The belief started with her parents’ vision that ‘to want is to be able to’ and gave her the focus to try and make things happen for herself. Leaving higher education at 18 for a mortgage, job and evening study, she developed a keen interest in business and a restless spirit which finally found its home within the recruitment industry, where her natural flair for sales, relationships and making money ensured a meteoric rise to director level.

The determination (and, by her own admission, a fluke phone call!) led her to the industry’s trade association, the REC, where within a year she was the CEO. This role gave her a really thorough insight into whole industry, and in particular the issues and challenges facing SMEs.

The risk came when she took a once in a lifetime opportunity to join forces with leading recruitment entrepreneur James Caan, becoming his business partner in HB RIDA – a ground breaking joint venture offering support, development and where required, investment to SME recruitment businesses.

It’s quite a tale, even before we get to the children, financing and superstitions!

You can read the full story at Entrepreneur Stories – a blog series run by our CEO Keith Potts.

Get the job you love and deserve by finding out what makes you tick…
 
Do you remember what it was like when you were first starting out on your career? Do you remember what your dreams were, your ambitions, your goals? Do you recall what it is you wanted from your job, what difference it was going to make, how happy you were going to be!?

If those heady, idealistic days seem a long time ago, take heart – there is a way of getting those feelings back, and it’s all about rediscovering your strengths. Take any kind of career advice and you will always be told that the key to career happiness is to find a role that plays to your strengths. After all, you wouldn’t want to be administering first aid as a paramedic if you can’t stand the sight of blood! And you wouldn’t want to be standing up in court as a barrister if you don’t like public speaking!

The problem is, when you’ve been doing the same type of job for decades, it can be difficult to remember what your strengths were in the first place. “I say that your strengths are a bit like wallpaper,” says career coach Michelle Bayley from findyourwaycoaching.co.uk. “They are there in the background but get forgotten about.” Continue reading “Rediscover Your Strengths” »

At the forthcoming Social Media in Recruitment conference (April 7th) we will be taking part in a panel discussion on how Social Media and Mobile have changed the way Job Seekers search for jobs. It’s certainly a fascinating topic, and one which we have been monitoring closely over the last couple of years.

According to our most recent research 37% of jobseekers look to use social networking sites as part of their job search.

We have also seen a 400% increase in mobile traffic to our site over the last 12 months, with visits from mobile devices now accounting for 8% of total visits and 3.5% of the applications. After registering, over 17% of candidates use mobile to check their job alerts.

We’re keen to understand more about how jobseekers are using it so are looking for your input.

As part of the session, the panel will be answering questions on the use of social media and mobile in recruitment so we would really like to hear from you what topics you would like raised.

You can leave a question in the comments section, or share your experiences with us. You will be able to follow the discussion on the day via Twitter (tweets will be under the hashtag #SMIR) and we will be bringing you the key points here on this blog after the conference.