According to eminent psychologist Albert Mehrabian, in cases where the feelings and attitudes that we express verbally don’t match up with the nonverbal messages that we give out during the course of face-to-face interactions, it is the tone of our voices and our nonverbal behaviors which others will believe, rather than our actual words. In…
Firms that hire recruitment agencies do so because they don’t’ want to expend the time necessary to identify and screen viable candidates. For these firms the opportunity cost in terms of lost productivity when sourcing candidates more than outweighs the real costs associated in paying the fees of recruiters. As a job seeker, there are…
The work of staffing agency recruiters can be confusing to those who are unfamiliar with the industry. The primary duty of agency recruiters is to match job candidates with available vacancies.
The time-honored practice of interviewing job candidates is all very well in terms of assessing individuals’ qualifications, skills and abilities, and it can also be a useful way to get a glimpse at the personalities of prospective new hires. If you were looking to take on a new employee though, wouldn’t you just love to…
I am a “baby boomer.” At the age of 56, I should be enjoying my life as an older worker, basking in the glory of a long, established and successful work history.
When video resumes were first introduced in the West, there was a lot discussion about their pros and cons. Some people hated them and others thought they would revolutionise the recruitment processs. A few years down the line, it became clear that in general, they weren’t of much use for recruiters or candidates.
