Four Blogs from 2017 - That Are Worth Another Read - and Maybe a Further Comment!
2017 seems an awfully long time ago now. Christmas may be a distant memory, but I thought that I would use my first blog of 2018 to look back on a few of the key blogs from last year that might deserve a little more love! Sometimes I think that we have a tendency of leaving things in the past too readily, but as with most content, the opinions here are evergreen…
I am sure that you have had a busy start to 2018 – we certainly have (judging by the fact that this blog is coming out at the very end of January - later than planned!)
I appreciate your time in giving some thought to these four posts.
In the spring, we shared some thoughts about why big billers leave their employers. It is our job as recruiters to consult with our clients and retaining talent is actually more important than recruiting it in the first place (and probably far harder). Do they want a better package, work for a different brand, move into management or maybe even set up on their own? The insights that we get from our candidates are priceless and we do our best to share the knowledge across a wider audience.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do-big-billers-...
In the summer, we celebrated 25 years as a Rec2Rec agency, and with over 250 years of experience, I hope that we continue to provide the very best possible service to our clients and our candidates. Being entrusted with someone else’s dreams is no small undertaking, and knowing that their recruiters will go on to impact the lives of countless candidates just adds to the pleasure that we get at work.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/our-thoughts-after-...
After the summer break, we came back to work in an introspective mood. It is always healthy to question to role of technology in our lives and workplaces and as social media had been a hot topic all year, we wondered just how important it was in the marketing kit of a recruiter. From my point of view, marketing and recruiting are becoming inextricably linked plus with the advances in AI technology, soon content will be discovered by potential readers - rather than pushed into the void.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-point-social-m...
As the long winter nights started to close in, our thoughts turned to our colleagues in warmer climes. I wrote a blog about the opportunities that an international career might provide for someone at the right point in their life. Granted, the Australian visa situation did not help matters in one of the most popular destinations, but thankfully that situation is now a lot better and rosier than it might have been when recruitment consultants were going to be denied entry! Also many recruiters have been setting their sights into Europe, America, Middle East – and more exotic destinations. Cayman Islands anyone?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-dont-more-recru...
So now as we move into the busiest start for a year, I am asking myself what sort of topics we should cover this year. What are our areas of priority in recruitment? Is it Training and Development? Perhaps new Technology? As the months pass, Brexit may well dominate the headlines and there may be some recruiting sectors which may suffer... However, as with everything, good recruiters will rise to the top and McCall will do our best, as we have during our 25 years, to facilitate those moves in every which way that we can for our candidates and clients.
I do hope that you have had a fantastic January (despite the cold weather and the various lurgies doing the rounds) and I wish you a successful February and beyond!