Can anybody be a recruiter?

The property market model is changing with the advent of online property agents with a centralised call centre and the vendor conducting all the viewings. High street travel agents have been forced to provide ever more specialist services to remain viable. With the vast amount of information available online people are thinking they can sell their own property and organise their own holiday. Can an organisation miss out the middle man of the recruitment agency?

Recruitment is a specialised field. Here are some areas to look at when debating whether to use a recruitment agency or start your own online search.

This article by Mukul Agarwal provides some interesting points:

1. Recruiters are best at Networking.

This is a critical skill of every recruitment agency. Depending on the type of business, recruiters are always keen to build a connected community. Well known recruiters are always important for spreading the word that the organisation is hiring. Great recruitment agents build their network offline and online.

2. Recruiters maintain coordination with all the teams.
Recruiters are experienced at coordinating the recruitment process and take numbers seriously when looking at the right number of candidates, number of interviewers required etc. Recruiters are also experienced at co-ordinating job requirements in the correct industry language.
3. Recruiters are patient.

An active recruiter will often spend a huge portion of their day on the phone to potential candidates. It takes a lot of patience and perseverance to discuss a role and carefully listen to candidates. Recruiters have to be good listeners to be able to source potential candidates which will fit the role.

4. Remember a recruiter is representing your company.

A recruiter is working with you to facilitate hiring and in doing so is also promoting your organisation. Recruiters are conducting hiring events, investing in press coverage and online media and in doing so are representing your company. Using an internal resource with conflicting priorities to manage your recruitment may be a short sighted way to execute your recruitment needs.

5. Recruitment technology.

A recruitment agency will have established recruitment management tools avoiding reliance on a mountain of emails or worst still of paper files. Professional recruiters have made their work more automated and technology driven to bring more accurate results in lesser time.

6. Patience, patience and more patience

The norm is the process won’t go to plan. A recruiter needs to have the time and patience level to re-think the strategy. Rushed, haphazard actions can have a major impact on the recruitment process. Frequently interviews need to be re-scheduled or the most interested candidate suddenly decides an internal promotion is the preferred option.

If you are an organisation looking for new talent please contact us to understand how ISL Recruitment can help you.
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And some more ideas for your CV.....

CVs continue to be one of the main tools in recruitment. Ignore at your peril regularly updating your CV. If you are looking for a role in a competitive environment then a simple word document may be insufficient to stand out from the crowd and so it’s always worthwhile having a look at other CVs to obtain some ideas.

Perhaps start by having a CV in a classic word format. This is your standard CV and provides you with the data to feed different formats.

An article by Sophie Down provides some creative alternative ideas:
1. An Infographic CV

Infographics have become a popular way to communicate data so why not follow the trend for your
CV? Perhaps send the infographic as well as your CV in a standard word document.

Credit: Zhi Liang

2.  The Google Analytics CV

Credit : Simon Fortunini

3. The Illustrative CV

Credit : Monica Gomes

4. The Google Search CV

Credit : Eric Gandhi

5. The Box CV
   

Credit : Omondi Abudho

Before you let your creativity run wild always think through your audience and what their expectations will be. If you are applying for a creative role then it’s a great idea to show how creative you can be, but if you are applying to work as an accountant it is better to stick with a traditional CV. It’s good to stand out from the crowd but maybe not to be so different that the interviewer cannot see you as a team player. Whatever you do, if you are going to position yourself with an eye catching CV make sure it is well executed – easy to read, no spelling or grammar errors, factually correct and simple for the interviewer to email to other people on the interview panel.

If you would like to learn more about what CVs have proven effective and how ISL Recruitment work with applicants please contact us.

Note: Although this article has many interesting points for debate the opinion expressed in the article doesn’t necessarily represent the opinion of ISL Recruitment.

8 Things to Remember at Group Interviews

At ISL Recruitment we have experience of many interview set ups. For those organisations with many candidates group interviews are frequently used. If you are a shy, conservative person then this style of interview may be particularly daunting. ISL Recruitment can work with clients to organise group interviews and help candidates prepare.

Here are some tips from Sophie Down of things to remember at group interviews:

1. Body Language

Watch your body language. However relaxed the conversation feels remember you are being watched. You will stand out if you are the only one in the group who is slumped back in the chair.

2. Be Punctual

It sounds so obvious, but you would be amazed how many applicants arrive late. If you are going to be late you must phone ahead and explain why. If you turn up late, it will be noticed.

3. Include Everyone

It’s a group interview not a battle. Greet the other applicants, engage and look to work as a team. They are competition, but don’t corner yourself into a position where you cannot show your skills to the interviewer.

4. Prepare

It’s unlikely you will know in advance what activities or tasks you are going to be asked to carry out. All you can do is spend time researching the company and role so that you are confident on the day. Normally there is a short one to one interview at the end so make sure you have some good questions ready prepared.

5. Be Yourself

However much you like the job if you don’t fit the company culture, the job is not going to be a good fit.  Be enthusiastic and polite, but don’t try to act in a completely different way to normal.

6. Get Noticed

It’s polite to let people have their turn, but make sure you make a significant contribution. Make sure you are getting noticed for the right reasons, but also avoid saying nothing at all.

7. Listen

Listen carefully to any group instructions so you are the person that delivers on the task and also shows the interviewer how well you can perform under pressure.

8. Follow Up

At the end of the session make a point of thanking and saying goodbye to all the interviewers and fellow interviewees. It’s never over the top to follow up a group interview with a thank you letter.

A group interview takes many forms. It could just be a panel interview or it could be executing a range of tasks with a large team of people. Normally in a group interview an interviewer is looking for a great communicator and looking to understand how you fit into working within a team – do you naturally take the lead, are you the person who comes up with all the great ideas or are you a person who quietly gets on with the task.

If you would like to learn more about how ISL Recruitment work with companies to set up group interviews or you are about to attend your first group interview please contact us.

Note: Although this article has many interesting points for debate the opinion expressed in the article doesn’t necessarily represent the opinion of ISL Recruitment.