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As much as I hate the word 'blog' that's essentially what The Recruiter Index is. Some recruitment 101 and general advice on surviving recruitment. A lot of, not all, of the readily available training material out there is pretty old school and written like it's from the 80's, so I wanted to created a site that would give an honest and up to date take on the different challenges we all come up against.

So what's the plan for The Recruiter Index? Well let me tell you. The plan is for The Recruiter Index to become the go to place for advice for Recruiters from Recruiters. It will become a community where we have different Recruiters writing articles about their experiences and their opinions on how to deal with the stuff we come up against. I want it to become a platform where Recruiters can build their own personal brand and get their content out there.

There will be new articles published each week either by myself or guest contributors, there may even be the odd video.

The Recruiter Index was created and curated by Chris Hart, with Joanne Suter as Editor. Its current contributors are:

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The Dreaded School Holidays
The Dreaded School Holidays

Two words that make me break out in hives. It is not even a complete sentence and it manages to induce fear and crippling anxiety. As a kid, three months of freedom is the stuff that dreams are made of. Ask any working mother and she will say the complete opposite. It is the stuff of nightmares on par with having root canal while simultaneously being tasered.

He's Just Not That Into You
He's Just Not That Into You

Nobody likes to the be the ‘bad guy’ and unfortunately recruitment is full of ‘bad guy’ moments. When I was a fledgling recruiter, I envisioned the job to be one of happy moments and positive outcomes. Afterall, recruiters make dreams come true.

ACT ACCORDINGLY
ACT ACCORDINGLY

The powers that be just want to know if you give a fuck or not. That’s it. Obviously, they want the situation to improve, but at least if they can see that you care, then that’s a start, not all is lost.

What Do Your Job Adverts Say About You?
What Do Your Job Adverts Say About You?

The job advert is your call to arms – it’s your chance to engage with that one superstar out there and say: apply. Let’s talk. It’ll be worth your time. If you can’t portray this through words, and you can’t be arsed to actually list the benefits rather than adding “Competitive benefits GET IN TOUCH!!!!” at the bottom, then this candidate is scrolling on by.

WHAT NOT TO DO IN 2019
WHAT NOT TO DO IN 2019

I still see things which isolate people and that are not inclusive; I still see people uploading weird shit to LinkedIn and I constantly see Brexit this, Brexit that. So, here’s my guide on what NOT to do in 2019 – with the heavy caveat that I am not a recruiter, however I do work with some of country’s best.

The Misconceptions Of A Recruiter
The Misconceptions Of A Recruiter

As far as I knew, recruitment was attending glitzy client meetings, picking the perfect candidate out of a pile and slotting them into a ready-and-waiting vacancy, thus picking up a tasty payslip month-after-month. The ignorance was bliss.   

THE LIST
THE LIST

As we all know, embracing change and learning new methods is a good thing, an imperative thing in fact. Our industry is remodelling and developing rapidly; we know that AI is already playing an important role, resulting in us needing to adapt and concentrate more on social marketing and the human aspect of recruitment – not a bad thing.

“Robots are taking our jobs!”
“Robots are taking our jobs!”

Remember that episode of South Park that poked holes at the local residents who were outraged at the ‘future men’ coming back in time to take all of their jobs? The year was 3045; over-population had forced the ‘future men’ back to support their families.

EMPLOYEE ADVOCACY
EMPLOYEE ADVOCACY

With research suggesting that employee networks are ten times larger than the follower count of their company LinkedIn page, it’s clear that encouraging your consultants to share content is absolutely vital.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GHOSTING
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GHOSTING

Simply put, no one likes to be the bearer of bad news, and no one ENJOYS having those difficult conversations (if you do, you’re a bit fucked up, but I’m okay with that – play to your strengths, each to their own and all that).