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Why pay a finder’s fee for talent in the interconnected online world? LinkedIn allows anyone to build an extensive network for free with instant access and communication channels to high quality candidates in a discreet manner. What is more, of the 80,000 people working in the recruitment industry, 50% have less than one year’ of experience and only 50% have degrees. Many recruitment agencies can best be described as CV factories; this hardly seems to justify the exorbitant fees that they charge, and in the internet age they are likely to die out.
All over the news this week has been Nick D’Aloisio’s entry into that exclusive club of teenage tech entrepreneurs and multimillionaires, joining the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Shawn Fanning. He’s recently sold his mobile app ‘Summly’ to Yahoo for an estimated £18 million at the tender age of 17, and has secured himself a job with them in the process. Now, it’s not a strategy that many of us can emulate, not many can work a full time job whilst studying for A-Levels and working towards a place at Oxford University all at the same time, but it is an inspiring story nonetheless.
Whether you are an undergraduate or in the early stages of your career, here are some top tips on improving your prospects of securing an exciting graduate role to kick start your career.
As Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jnr demonstrated in 90s super-hit Jerry Maguire, negotiating around money is a pretty key skill in the business world, but it’s also sometimes one of the thorniest points in your job search.
You know when you’ve been to a really good lecture or talk when the information sticks with you, and I mean really sticks with you. I’ve been fortunate enough to experience this recently and it’s really got me thinking. Bear with me while I attempt to impart my new found wisdom.
Last night, the FreshMinds Women’s Network hosted a thought provoking networking and panel event at the Adam Street Club to debate this thorny topic, much discussed by business leaders worldwide.
Getting to that next great career step depends entirely on your academic accolades, references and proven successes, right? Well, we are not so sure anymore.
This week, the following headline grabbed my attention, “Bosses more likely to hire someone they fancy, study finds”. How could I not carry on reading...?
I recently read an article on Purple Squirrels. Bear with me... "No such animal!" I hear you cry. Actually, the Daily Mail reported a bona fide purple squirrel found in the garden of a couple in Pennsylvania. But then again, that is the Daily Mail. In any case, I had never heard of the term 'Purple Squirrel' until a couple of days ago. It refers to a candidate who is a genuine game changer; the sort of candidate who can turn a company around in one fell swoop. The sort of candidate who comes around once every ten years, and has more impact than all your other hires that year, combined.
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