Recruitment Juice discount code

by Matthew on May 22nd, 2008

There’s been so much buzz about this lately that I’m very excited to have just ordered Target’s copy of Recruitment Juice. I also had a chat with Roy Ripper (yes, it’s his real name) who’s behind the thing, and although I’ve not seen it yet, I’m not expecting to be disappointed.

Roy was enthusiastic about the response he’s had over the past months and the future’s looking juicy too.

You can watch about 20 minutes’ worth of tasters on the site before you buy.

Full review going up here once it arrives and I’ve seen it, but in the meantime, there’s a £50 discount for anybody using the code “9467” when buying their copy.

www.recruitmentjuice.co.uk



Books for training recruiters

by Matthew on May 22nd, 2008

I interviewed two potential recruits for Target Recruitment last week. Both wanted to move from the competition. One was with a small, privately-owned company, the other with a multinational “household” name.

Both lacked training. Both said they’d been shown how to use the systems, told what they had to do, and left to get on with it. Both had received less than six hours of formal instruction in the last nine months.

There are a small handful exceptions to this on the Belgian market, most notably SThree, who have an enviable training program, but sadly it’s the rule. The best recruiters become managers, and without a structured transfer of knowledge, an enormous number of potential big billers get neglected and fall by the wayside. Continue Reading »