A recruiter diary
"A recruiter is someone who finds people who are happy with their jobs, shows them why they are unhappy, and then makes them happy again." - Anonymous
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Top 10 Worst Tech Predictions Of All Time
1. The iPod will never take off.:: Sir Alan Sugar in 20052. No need for a computer in the home.:: Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corp in 19773. Nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners will probably be a reality within 10 years.:: Sir Alan Sugar in 20054. TV won't last because people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.:: Sir Alan Sugar in 20055. After the first flight of the Boeing 247, a plane that could hold 10 people: There will bever be a bigger plane built.:: Proud... |
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Singapore Recruiter roundtable debates – November’08
Recruiter Roundtable Debates is organised by eFinancialCareers.Sg and attended by senior internal recruiters from several of Singapore’s leading financial institutions.Some of the key issues and findings emerging from this week’s discussion are – Both Employers and candidates becoming more cautious in the wake of the global financial crisisJob market remains in comparatively good shape and is still attracting foreign talentHiring levels are found to be generally lower than last year but... |
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Impact of Recession on Search Firms – Singapore context
Disclaimer: This is a personal weblog. The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer - Joe Neitham --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Economic slow down, Financial Tsunami, down turn, recession, call it what you like but we seems to be heading for a definite period of persistent rise in uncertainties in the days ahead. We are experiencing what some would even call the worst recession since the Great Depression and the similarities... |
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Top 50 HR Blogs
Very excited that I was included in the Top 50 HR Blogs as published by BSchool.com Business Schools Directory (Campus and Online MBA Degrees) - what a great honour. The top 8 Recruitment Blogs that made it to the list are as follows:Cheezhead. This popular recruitment blog offers a main course of recruitment issues with a nice side dish of other HR topics. Recruiting Fly. From applicant tracking systems to specific corporate job opportunities, this blog covers the latest news in recruiting. Magic... |
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Robert Walters Asia Job Index Q3 2008
SEASONALITY AND THE CREDIT CRUNCH HIT ADVERTISING VOLUMES.Robert Walters, the international recruitment consultancy, today publishes its Asia Job Index for the third quarter of 2008. The Robert Walters Asia Job Index tracks advertisement volumes for professional positions across the leading job boards and national newspapers in Hong Kong and Singapore. KEY FINDINGS:Total job advertisements posted in Hong Kong in Q3 2008 8.5% lower than Q2 2008 Total job advertisements posted in Singapore in Q3... |
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Firms hiring continues despite potential recession
Companies in Singapore are not putting their hiring plans on hold despite recession threats. According to the Achieve Report on Hiring Trends 2H 2008, 76% of employers did not expect a change in hiring activity in the wake of the recession. Of the 24% of respondents who foresaw a change in hiring activity, 11% stated they would reduce hiring, 10% would freeze employment and 3% would retrench workers. Among the sectors, the retail, hospitality and finance industries were the most confident about... |
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Want to be a Big Biller? One minute ideas
Recruitment big billers are perceived by the humble recruiter to be something that they could never be! The fact of the matter is that they just have a different mind set. There are no obstacles to success in their minds, they are also willing to ask for the business rather than be cap in hand and are able (and willing) to follow, repeatedly, the same process time and time again without question - because it works.... If you are a newbie or average recruiter in terms of billings, accept that being... |
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Turmoil in the financial industry - Round up!
The sub-prime mortgage crisis and its affect on the global market have never been seen at such a proportion, perhaps but for the great depression.The exposure to the credit crunch which started last year and was felt by most leading investment banks notably UBS and Bear Stearns ripples across the globe and is still felt till this week but more in the shape of a tsunami now.The latest being Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch which over the weekend became the next high profile scalps. Bear Stearns... |