Live Event, Experiential and Brand Experience musings

This question has been rattling around in my head for years. I’ve worked in some of the fastest paced companies you could ever imagine and a few that are so laid back they could be horizontal and during this time I’ve interacted with a myriad of people from all walks...

I’m sure the answer to this depends on what your role is within the hiring process or, if you’re not involved, what your relationship will be with a new hire. But, if there’s a disconnect between hiring managers, stakeholders and line managers then the answer is “no”...

Hello 2017 and hello to the January recruitment rush to ‘fill a role’ urgently. Please don’t get me wrong, I love being busy. However, as I took the decision to work on an exclusive or retained basis (to protect my sanity but most importantly my soul) I’ve had to turn...

As a recruiter, the words I dread to hear are “we’re putting the role on hold’. I work on a retained or exclusive basis so I don’t hear these much after the assignment has started, but I do hear them pre-sign off a lot more at this time of year. The question is, why?...

I’m sure I’m a little late to this party, however I thought I’d share something I found out last month when discussing connection etiquette with another like-minded networker. You can personalise an invite from the LinkedIn app... If you know about this already,...

There’s been a lot of chatter recently about the difference in these forms of recruiting so I thought I’d put my 2 pennies worth into the pot. For those who aren’t aware of these agreements, retained is where the recruiter is paid part of the fee in advance to secure...