Industries, like Fish, Rot From the Head DownAll professions have their experts - senior practitioners who speak at conferences, train, and provide coaching. What they say and teach affects the whole industry and sets ethical and professional standards.
Backpacking Executive Recruiters - Not a Small ProblemImagine you've just been given the task of creating the perfect Executive Recruitment firm. What sort of consultants would you want to put in front of your clients, the employers - what would be their dream team?
Graduate Recruitment - How Did We Get Into Such a Mess and How Can We Fix ItThe world of business is so different from fifty years ago. One big change is WHEN our smartest young people enter the workforce - they are MUCH older.
Sue - the Tragedy of the Graduate everybody wantedDefinitely someone 'most likely to succeed'. Talented, smart, great academic results, ambitious, mature, organised, sociable and she loves her touch rugby team. Just an all round great kid who will have a great career despite the setback of her first job.
The Talent Scarcity Myth - Responses to the Broadside on the Status QuoIn February, an interview with Toby Marshall was published in Shortlist on the Talent Scarcity Myth. This is an industry magazine, and it drew a lot of Comments as for many in the industry, the belief in scarcity is like a mantra (not surprising given all the conferences and articles.)
The Under 30s Disloyal, Greedy Scum BagsWhat's your view of younger workers? Our research shows most employers think they are disloyal, demanding, impatient job hoppers (and that's ignoring the expletives).
So what do Gen Y want?Well, what we all want from jobs, but they actually expect it and walk without it.
3 R Manifesto (Recruitment-Retention-Revenue)Providing the information and resources that employers and employees need to make good, informed decisions.
