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Have you heard the phrase, ‘men are like buses – none for ages and then three come along at once’? Of course you have. But I bet you didn’t know that interim language placements are also like buses.
From shaken security to scrutinised bonuses, candidates are taking another look at their careers and prospects. On the agency side, online recruiters with massive volumes of CVs claim to have the edge with a pile ‘em high, sell ‘em cheap attitude that they think clients want when budgets are tight.
I saw a great piece in The Times business section this week, about the great rush of people looking for interim work, partly because of the large number of people leaving permanent work. It has put pressure on interim day rates, making things harder for professional interims. It’s a good time to remind people that professional interims have real skills that they have developed over time. It’s worth employing people who are not at a loose end or filling a career gap, but who have the experience and dedication that interim projects demand.
We are proud to welcome Matt Rhodes as a guest blogger on the subject of social media and personal branding for your career.
‘Onboarding is a term used to describe the process of handling new employees to obtain the best results from them.’ Whilst this might be a slightly crude definition it is helpful in highlighting how important it is to successfully initiate new employees into your business.
I came across a great article in the all-new Evening Standard (now available gratis) this week. It featured one of our great country’s most high-profile businessmen, James Averdieck, whose more notable achievements include founding chocolate pud company Gü, selling it to Noble Foods this month for an estimated £35m, and, perhaps most thrilling of all for him, appearing as guest speaker at FreshMinds’ Ones to Watch ™ alumni party in 2008.
“Bonjour ! Parlez-vous une langue? Pouvez-vous la parler vrai bon? Nous trouvons souvent les esprits don’ de cette langue ne vous rendez pas compte qu’ils la langue re s’occupe, mais la maîtrise d’une langue peut signifier des qualifications pour un travail. En semaine dernière, j’avais regardé les rôles qui demandent les haut-parleurs français, allemands, espagnols, portugais, danois, norvégiens et suédois. Et un collègue du mien avait recherché les haut-parleurs chinois et russes.”
Flicking through the Evening Standard yesterday, I let out a shriek of excitement as I saw a photo and article about one of our Ones to Watch candidates, Jan Sramek who has been named one of 100 Rising Stars by Financial News. Congratulations Jan! Reading the article, it reaffirmed to me that Jan Sramek is what FreshMinds Ones to Watch is all about….
Since joining FreshMinds I have met a lot of applicants. They vary in appearance, attitude and quality, which is to be expected. What you wouldn’t believe is the variety that people also manage to put into their CVs.
If only there were some special recruitment carols, the festive period at FreshMinds Talent would be even jollier than it is already. Our seasonal cheer is derived mostly from placing our excellent candidates in great jobs in December - which is a perfect time to hire someone or to start a new job.
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