What Qualities Make a Great Recruiter

What Qualities Make a Great Recruiter Looking to enter a career in recruitment? Or perhaps youd just like to get better at your job? From finding it easy to chat with people, to the gift of the gab, there are a few attributes that a recruiter should have to succeed in the industry. Here are  a handful of the top qualities that make a great recruiter. Do you tick the boxes? 1) Confidence Theres a reason that the industry tends to attract extroverts. Working as a recruiter involves a lot of networking and interacting with a large number of people, so confidence is definitely beneficial.  Its not only important for the recruiter to have confidence in themselves, but also in the skills that they can offer a client and candidates. 2) Good communication skills Recruitment relies heavily on effective communication, so its important for the recruiter to be good at communicating both face to face, as well as via phone/email. The client and candidate expect to be kept in the loop throughout the recruitment process, so its essential that the recruiter provides them with frequent updates and works as a middleman between the two. 3)  Approachable demeanor Its essential for future business that recruiters are  able to build positive professional relationships with their clients and candidates and are likable. If they dont come across as particularly  personable, it can make the client/candidate  feel uncomfortable. By creating  a good rapport  with everyone  you work with, a level of trust is then built between you. These professional relationships  will, in turn, make future business a lot easier, as they are more likely to want to work with you in the future or to recommend you to others. 4) Good listener Recruiters have got a bit of reputation for being able to talk the ears off of you, but they must also be a good listener! Though the temptation may be to launch into a conversation by shouting about how great they are, its important to sit back and listen to the client or candidates needs and requirements first. It will be much easier to fill roles if you take the time to get to know what each party is looking for. 5) Strong sales skills Recruitment is basically sales. First, the recruiter sells their service to the client and then they  must sell the job to the candidate, explaining why it would be such a great opportunity for them to take. If you lack this flare for sales, it will probably be tough to get any clients on board and no clients means no business. 6) Target driven Recruitment is an incredibly competitive industry, so its crucial that the recruiter is driven and can work well under pressure. Recruiters often work on a commission or bonus  basis, according to their performance, so this works as an incentive to hit  their targets. If you are not willing to put the effort in to meet these targets, then your earning potential will drop significantly. 7)    Good at multi-tasking Recruiters will often be working on a number of jobs at the same time, from a series of different clients, so they need to be able to juggle the different projects alongside each other. Sometimes certain roles may need to be prioritized due to a higher level of urgency to fill the position, so they must also be good at managing their time effectively. 8) Patience Things dont often go to plan and the recruiter must be patient if interviews need to be rescheduled, or they dont find the right person in the first round. Though this can sometimes be frustrating, its important to keep your cool and be professional about it.

5 Ways to Get Your Boss to Pay for Your Masters

5 Ways to Get Your Boss to Pay for Your Master’s Thanks to online master’s programs, employees can now go back to school to enhance their skill sets without ever leaving the work force. The majority of employers are willing to cover the costs of a graduate degree for an employee, because it means improving their talent pool and possibly enabling a worker to move up in the organization, without incurring the often much higher costs of recruiting new workers who already have advanced degrees. So, let’s say you work in communications or a related field and want to get your boss to pay for your master’s. If you’re like many workers these days, that’s the only way you can afford to go back to school online. How do you go about getting an employer to foot the bill for your education? You’ll have to convince your boss that it’s worth it for your company to pay for your degree, and that you’ll stay with the company for at least a few years. Remember, you’ll need more than cash to realize your dreams of academic success, and transitioning back into school takes time, even when you’re enrolling in an online program. 1. Show a Clear Benefit to Your Company Many companies will cover tuition costs as a matter of policy, but even those that don’t are often willing to reimburse employees for grad school expenses if said employees can show that the company will benefit from their advanced education. Put together a convincing argument that will show your boss how your company will benefit when you earn a master’s degree. For example, Explain to your boss how the Master of Arts in Strategic Communication from American University can help you improve your company’s marketing campaigns by teaching you how to create compelling content, evaluate marketing campaigns, utilize influencers in the field, and manage any crisis that arises. James Marsh, a MonaVie employee who convinced his company to pay for an online master’s, told U.S. News World Report that he succeeded by “putting together a presentation about how this would add value.” Don’t forget to point out that employers can take a tax break of up to $5,250 a year for tuition reimbursement. 2. Have Confidence in the Value of the Degree Online degrees are really catching on, and most of the country’s most reputable institutions are offering them. But that doesn’t mean some employers aren’t still somewhat skeptical about the value of online degrees in general. Show confidence in the value of the degree you’re interested in. Don’t talk about the online program as if it’s a poor substitute for a traditional program. Point out that you’ll be taking classes with the same professors that teach traditional courses at your prospective school. 3. Commit to Stay With the Company for a While After Graduation Many companies are reluctant to pony up for an employee’s graduate education because they worry that they’ll be investing money in an employee who will then abandon the company for a better position elsewhere before the ink is dry on his or her new credential. Assuage these fears by committing to remain with the company for a period of time after graduation. Most companies will be happy with a five-year post-graduation commitment. 4. Remember, You Need More Than Cash to Earn a Master’s For many, employer reimbursement is the only thing that makes an advanced degree affordable. But tuition funds aren’t all you’ll need to finish your degree in a timely fashion. You’ll also need some scheduling flexibility and maybe even extra days off so you can focus on your schoolwork during academic crunch times. If your employer is reluctant to cover the entire cost of your master’s degree, you may still be able to bargain for flex-time scheduling that you can use to fit attending classes and studying into your schedule. 5. Transitioning Back Into School Takes Time If you’ve already been in the work force for a few years, you’ve probably forgotten how long it took to study for and take college entrance exams, submit applications, and line up financial aid. Expect the process of applying to graduate school and lining up funding to take at least a year, if not longer. Initiate lining up support from your employer first, then study for and take the GRE or GMAT, and apply to programs. Finalize your tuition reimbursement and other employer support while you’re waiting to hear back from schools. A graduate degree can be great for your career, and online programs allow you to earn the credential without leaving the workforce. But what if you can’t cover tuition costs for an online degree? Don’t worry â€" there’s a good chance you can convince your company to pick up the tab. Images: Getting a Masters.

Personal Brands Stop, Stop, Stop - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Brands Stop, Stop, Stop - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career At the Personal Branding Bootcamp I ran at UCLA this last weekend, we focused more on crafting an authentic and compelling brand promise than we did on the tactics of social media and other ways you relentlessly go about letting the world know who you are. Having given the inaugural camp six months ago, it occurred to me that we keep on you to blog, post, update your FB status, tweet, retweet and direct message, write a book, write an ebook, get subscribers, produce a slideshare presentation, get a blogtalkradio show going, get your video channel on YouTube and your photos on Flickr, take a head shot, and create a profile on 400 social media sites, plus make 4 million connections by the third degree of separation on LinkedIn. But we rarely talk about formulating your brand. We presuppose you have a personal brand like we presume you have a belly button. What is your brand? But that’s simply not the case for the great majority of people who are being thrust into social media. I know there’s a school of thought that says to throw the baby in the pool and it will learn to swim by necessity, but we know that’s not true. Why are we immersing you in dangerous territory that writes your reputation with indelible ink on servers around the world that forever hold your worst moments? We should be helping you reveal who you are: values wise, skills wise and otherwise.  We should help you identify your tribes and their unmet needs, and see your competition. Instead you’re encouraged â€" actually threatened â€" that if you don’t get on tumblr.com now (or any one of the 4,000 new networking sites that will rear their content sucking monster heads soon), you’ll never be Chris Brogan who leapt onto Twitter really early on and now has 156,433 followers! Of course, he is forced to see the tweets of the 139,811 people he follows. And, he’s had to come up with 75,125 tweets. 75,000 thoughts I don’t know if I’ve had 75,000 thoughts since Twitter debuted! And, I’m getting married soon, so how would I come up with enough appetizers for 140,000 people, even if I did the tacky thing of making it a cash bar? If you do a wedding tweet-up, undoubtedly people will expect refreshments! All by way of saying: stop being afraid that all the good personal brands are taken, you’ll never have a dot com and be stuck with a dot biz, or no one will ever hire you if you don’t have a video resume streaming from a drupal site you designed and manage yourself. Just slow down and start with the first big question you must answer before you can create your brand. This question stumped most of my bootcampers, so you don’t have hit the buzzer and shout out an answer. It may take time. When I say to you: “I have the perfect opportunity for you!” What is it? Then consider: Who has it? Who competes for it? What makes you the ideal thought-leader and lucky person who gets to do exactly what you want because it suits you so perfectly? What additional steps, skills and qualities so you need to embody so you are ready? Or in a nutshell: You are getting a lifetime achievement award. What it’s for? That’s your personal brand. Author: Nance Rosen is the author of Speak Up! Succeed. She speaks to business audiences around the world and is a resource for press, including print, broadcast and online journalists and bloggers covering social media and careers. Read more at NanceRosenBlog. Twitter name: nancerosen.

How Would YOU Describe Candidate Experience Why is It Important

How Would YOU Describe Candidate Experience Why is It Important From what point does it matter what a future employee thinks of your company? Once youve recruited them? Or maybe after theyve been with your company for a few months? Well, according to our new panel of experts on candidate experience, it actually begins way before all of that. The clue is in the word Candidate, and a companys reputation starts from the moment they post a job advert. Here our panel of ten experts explain precisely what candidate experience is and why it matters. Katrina Kibben   Candidate experience is more than a check box and an application process. It should be an actual experience because its the first tangible interaction you have with a potential candidate. People talk a lot about how important first impressions are and just because the experience is digital doesnt mean the candidate experience should be treated any differently. Katrina Kibben is the CEO and Principal Consultant at Three Ears Media. Kevin Grossman   Candidate experience encompasses every single candidate interaction with an employer â€" from pre-application to onboarding and beyond. In fact, even once employed, the employee experience is the candidate experience, because we’ll all perpetual candidates at any given time. Those employed have to be constantly re-recruited to be retained. So, all these interactions are important because for the majority of candidates â€" 99 out of 100 for any given open job for example â€" don’t get the job, and their experience informs whether or not they’ll apply again or refer other. Kevin Grossman is President of Global Programs at The Talent Board. Lori Sylvia   It’s a candidate’s overall experience with your company from the beginning of their recruitment journey to the end. It includes every interaction that a candidate has with your company, from talking with your employees to following your brand on social media to visiting your website to applying for a job and throughout the hiring process. It’s important because a terrible candidate experience not only affects your ability to recruit, it also affects your company’s ability to grow. Lori Sylvia is the  Founder and CEO of Rally Recruitment Marketing. Manuel Heichlinger   Candidate experience is an individual’s experience of a company’s recruitment process. For me, it is how the candidate reacts to and perceives a company’s hiring process, encompassing the entire journey from first touch to final point of rejection or job offer and hire. The obvious answer to why a company should care about their candidate experience is that it will help attract the best new recruits. But the truth is that the implications of a bad candidate experience go beyond just the recruitment process. Bad candidate experience is directly linked to brand perception- research has found that 41% of applicants who have terrible candidate experiences say they’ll take their loyalty and money elsewhere.  Equally, a good hiring experience will set the tone for the rest of their career with the company. Manuel Heichlinger is  LinkedIn’s Senior Manager for Talent Acquisition. Jeanette Maister   Candidate Experience is the relationship between employers and candidates during the entire application process. It’s about making and strengthening connections through every touchpoint. Candidates are the people you’ll be working with and adding to your team. Even if you don’t hire them, they may be your customers now or in the future. Being careful and intentional about the relationship, you gain pools of candidates who might fit your organization in the future. In the same way a marketer builds a relationship with a prospect over time, so too, should anyone in talent acquisition. Jeanette Maister  is Head of Americas at  Oleeo  (formerly WCN). Josh Tolan   The candidate experience is the process that candidates go through as thy make the decision on whether or not your company is the right fit for them. Its everything from the information they find when doing research on your company before applying and through on boarding. Its important because it can make or break your recruiting results. Josh Tolan is the CEO of Sparkhire. Aida Fazylova   We believe the moment a candidate clicks on a job post, their interaction with a potential employer begins. The experience they have from this moment on and the feeling they associate with your company is their candidate experience. Having great candidate engagement is important because top applicants know their value. When these applicants are looking for the right job, they seek out opportunities that deliver a personalized experience. Aida Fazylova, CEO, and Founder, of  XOR.ai. Benjamin Gledhill Candidate Experience is at the centre of everything. Not only is it what candidates will see, think and feel during the application process its also the grounding for the employee experience. It can make or break your Employer Brand. . Benjamin Gledhill is the Head of Resourcing at Yodel. Jill Shabelman The candidate experience is the way someone feels about what they went through and how they were treated in their search for a new opportunity â€" either in their current organization or a new employer. Finding a job can be one of the most humbling and frustrating experiences and it’s the important job of the hiring team to show candidates that their time is valued and respected at each stage in the journey. Jill Shabelman is the  Employer Brand Marketing Manager at Deloitte Services LP. Chris Murdock We find connecting with our candidates to be an incredibly vital first connection to make for our clients. As an outsourced service, we’re at risk to creating a disconnect between the passing of the candidate from sourcing to recruiting. When you can carry these conversations with fluidity, the candidate feels you value them and their time, and gives them insight into how they will be treated as an employee. Chris Murdock is Senior Partner and Co-Founder at IQTalent Partners.

Affordable festive days out in London - Debut Christmas

Affordable festive days out in London - Debut Christmas This article was written by an external contributor. Connor Gotto has some recommendations  for any Londoners  who are searching for some Christmas cheer.   Lets face it, London has been celebrating Christmas as early as August, when Selfridges opened their festive department for 2018. After that, everywhere else seemed to follow suit, with lights illuminating the streets and fake snow gradually appearing in every shop window. Premature? Maybe. But quite fabulous all the same. Now were actually close to Christmas, everyone is feeling  the festive spirit  and can’t help but indulge in seasonal activities. From that first mulled wine to a whole host of Christmas feasts, it doesn’t take much to get us into the holiday spirit or so it seems… Festive fun comes with a price, as seasonal activities often cost above and beyond their year-long competitors, meaning that they’ll set you back significantly. There are, however, a number of activities around the city that will help get you into the spirit of the season without burning a hole in your pocket… How ‘affordable’ are we talking? Before we get started, we have to say that all of the things that we’re going talk about will cost you something. However, they wont leave you without any to spare, and can be as cheap as you like.  In fact, some of them can be done for free but we defy you to spend absolutely nothing at all. London is naturally full of festivities, from the Oxford Street lights to the many themed pop-ups around the city, all of which are free to browse, but not all that fun without spending any money. So, we’ve put together a list of activities that can be done fairly cheaply and are guaranteed to leave you feeling satisfied, however much or little you choose to spend. So, without further ado, here are some of our favourite affordable hotspots to visit over the Christmas period. Winter Wonderland Now before you shout us down for starting with the obvious, we’ve included what is arguably the highlight of the festive season in London for a reason, so bear with us. Yes, everyone knows about Winter Wonderland, but there’s a common misconception that you’ll have to set yourselves back a good deal to have a good time which is simply not the case. In fact, you can have a great day out at Winter Wonderland for (next to) nothing. Admission to the Hyde Park extravaganza is totally free, but you’ll be pushed to find anything inside that won’t ask you to cough up a few pennies (or, more likely, pounds). But that doesn’t matter, because all you need is a foot in the door and, as soon as you hear the Christmas songs and smell the food and drink and excitement, you’ll instantly feel fabulously festive. Fancy spending a little? Round off the day with a mulled wine and warm yourselves up in the Bavarian Village. What could be better? Markets and movies Nothing makes us feel more festive that Christmas films, so why not make a day of it by teaming one of 2018’s biggest seasonal releases with an afternoon at the markets? This year has brought us Christmas films aplenty, with The Grinch, The Nutcracker and Surviving Christmas with the Relatives as  some of the most eagerly anticipated box office hits. While we all know how expensive a trip to the cinema can be, Vue’s ‘Super Monday’ offer means that tickets are significantly reduced all day, with costs starting at just £4.79. So, why not head over to Vue’s West End venue for a popcorn-filled couple of hours, before venturing out into the cold to explore Leicester Square’s Christmas markets? And, once you’re done with that, we’re sure it won’t be long before you  stumble upon some other festive display in central London. A cup of Christmas cheer As the party season gets into full swing, we’re all busy throwing together outfits and heading here, there and everywhere to meet up with friends and exchange gifts. And, while the trusty local brings a sense of Christmas comfort, heading further afield can uncover a number of hidden gems. With the holidays approaching, venues across London begin to rejuvenate their appearance, pulling out all the stops when it comes to decorations in the hope that they’ll be crowned ‘best dressed’. From East to West, here are some of our highlights: If you’re an East London local, you’ll no doubt know all about Queen of Hoxton’s rooftop bar, which changes its stripes twice each year for the summer and winter seasons. But, close by on Old Street roundabout itself is Magic Roundabout, offering similar vibes and equally attractive scenery. Personally, we can’t choose between them, so one usually leads to the next… For those coming in from the West, Bloomsbury’s Dalloway Terrace offers the perfect retreat for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the Christmas shopping crowds, while John Lewis Oxford Street boasts its own Roof Garden, comprising of heart-warming food, mulled gin and an ice rink! The main focus here is, of course, the seasonal styling, so there’s fun to be had by all regardless of whether or not you choose to partake in a Christmas tipple (or three). Connect with Debut on  Facebook,  Twitter,  and  LinkedIn  for more careers insights.

Critical Thinking A Level A2 Units, Topics, and Modules

Critical Thinking A Level A2 Units, Topics, and Modules The Critical Thinking A Level is one of the many courses available to A Level students. It’s offered by OCR, one of the main exam boards for secondary education. Critical thinking is the discipline of understanding arguments and argumentative logic. Critical thinkers are invaluable in society because they are well-equipped to cut the wheat from the chaff, drawing attention to flawed arguments, whilst championing strong positions.Critical thinkers are valuable in the modern era of information. On a daily basis, we’re barraged by information: facts, opinions, news, rumours, and statistical data. You can’t trust everything you read, so being able to think critically about the information you’re exposed to will help you understand what’s really going. For this reason, taking a Critical Thinking A Level is incredibly useful.Critical Thinking A Level is split into two parts: AS level and A2 level. In the previous post, we discussed the units and topics you’ll have to master to perform well at AS level. Here, we’ll be taking a look at the A2 modules for Critical Thinking A-Level.A lot of the units covered at A2 level of the A2 Critical Thinking course rely on prior knowledge from the AS level. Therefore, it’s important that you study well at AS level to stop yourself from falling behind.The units covered at A2 level Critical Thinking are:• Ethical theories; • Recognising and applying principles; • Dilemmas and decision-making; • Analysis of complex arguments; • Evaluating complex arguments; • Developing cogent and complex arguments.Let’s take a look at these in more detail.Critical Thinking A Level â€" Ethical TheoriesIn this module, students will need to be able to evaluate material that portrays moral arguments and topics. They’ll also be required to evaluate conflicting ideas within this material, especially in relation to ideas such as bias and vested interest. In other words, students will have to read source materials, identify th e ethical arguments in the text, then also highlight cases of bias.Students will also have to recognise the different solutions and responses to an ethical problem. This will apply to both simple and complex ethical situations. This will also include being able to apply hypothetical reasoning, which is covered at AS level.Critical Thinking A Level â€" Recognising and Applying Principles, Dilemmas and Decision-MakingThese two areas are closely linked, as students will be required to identify a dilemma. In this case, a dilemma is a situation where there are two mutually exclusive options. In some situations, both may be undesirable. Students will need to weigh up the benefits and potential consequences of all responses to a dilemma, and apply principles of the following kinds:• Social; • Political; • Religious; • Scientific; • Ethical.In addition, students will need to understand the basic principles about deontological and teleological ethical theories, such as Kant’s eth ics (deontological) and utilitarianism (teleological). These will need to be applied to dilemmas.In addition to this, students will need to be able to understand and apply relevant ethical terms, such as:• Syllogisms; • Suppositional reasoning; • Counter-arguments; • Relationships between intermediate conclusions and evidence; • Non-argumentative devices such as rhetorical questions, repetition, scene setting, or ‘grand standing’.Critical Thinking A Level â€" Evaluation of Complex ArgumentsOnce students can analyse complex arguments and identify their components, they’ll need to be able to evaluate them. Students will need to weigh up the strengths and weaknesses of complex arguments, and come to a conclusion based on how well they support a conclusion. Students will need to be able to do the following:• Explain flaws in reasoning; • Explain rhetorical reasoning; • Explain weaknesses in the way the evidence is portrayed; • Identify explanations and potentiall y offer alternatives to them; • Identify assumptions made in an argument, and assess them to see if they hold water; • Identify and suggest alternative conclusions which result from the same reasoning as presented in the argument; • Assessing the strength or weakness of an argument.Critical Thinking A Level â€" Development of Cogent and Complex ArgumentsWith the knowledge gained from earlier units at AS and A2 level, students will then need to be able to construct and develop arguments which are internally consistent, but also complex in nature. Students will need to do the following when making their arguments:• Read the subject material closely; • Select appropriate methods of reasoning (such as hypothetical reasoning); • Respond to counter-arguments.Critical Thinking A Level â€" ConclusionThe Critical Thinking A Level can be tricky, since it requires vast knowledge about a number of different concepts and terms â€" many of which students might be completely unfamiliar with. However, it can be handled just like any other A-Level subject; read the subject material carefully, then take the time to practice with revision techniques which work best for you. Finally, make sure to attempt practice papers to see what you know and where you need to improve. If you would like more A-Level tips which apply to any A-Level course, including Critical Thinking A-Level, you can find our book here: Pass Your A-Levels With A*s. This entry was posted in Education. Bookmark the permalink. 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How to Write a Resume With Assistant Retail Manager Experience

How to Write a Resume With Assistant Retail Manager ExperienceWhen you have a little bit of expertise in the retail business and you're ready to start a career as a staff member, it's very important to know how to write a resume with assistant retail manager experience. It's not an easy task, however it can help you stand out from the competition if you have the qualifications to do so. If you know what skills you have, you can take this knowledge and put them into writing, to put your potential to the test.First, you should know that writing a resume with assistant retail manager experience should be done well in the beginning. In other words, you shouldn't rush into doing it. You should wait for at least two months to a year in between jobs before you're thinking about getting a new job. If you do that, you will allow yourself enough time to establish yourself in the company, at least for a short while.Since you have two months or so to really get settled in before starting your jo b, you can take some time to start gathering information about the company you want to work for. You can look up employee training courses, check for stores, visit to see if the place looks promising, talk to the manager to get some ideas on what the job entails, etc. But in the meantime, you should gather as much information as you can.Once you have that information, you can start putting it into writing by yourself. You can include details about yourself such as your hobbies, educational background, work experience, and other personal details. You can also create your own experiences that are directly related to the job you'll be applying for.After that, you can find some sample resumes online, which can show you examples of resumes written with assistant retail manager experience. There are also sites that can give you information about the different ways to create a resume with assistant retail manager experience. These include sample resumes that you can look through for free. However, make sure that you don't copy and paste the content from these samples into your own resume.One thing you should definitely not do is to leave out the part about the assistant retail manager experience in your resume. Even if you are already employed, it should still be included. There are certain companies that only hire people who have some kind of professional experience, even if they don't need one as of yet.Keep in mind that some companies may actually look for associates with assistant retail manager experience first, but won't interview anyone else. If this is the case, it will be very difficult for you to get a job, since the odds of your not being hired will be higher than the chances of getting an interview.In the end, you can either try to figure out how to write a resume with assistant retail manager experience by yourself, or you can find sample resumes online and follow their instructions. If you plan to use the latter option, you should at least know that the re are sample resumes that are more or less free. There are other samples that you have to pay for, but they're usually good enough for us ordinary folk.