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4th June 2010

More Productivity Tips, this time for Google Apps Mail.

During the week I happened upon a nifty list of tips from the Google Blog on how to get the most out of your Google Apps Email so for your benefit, I'm going to share…

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Recruitment
27th May 2010

Why don't the Canadians like LinkedIn?

I have been working on a search for a client for the last 2 weeks and in that time I have been looking on Linked In for people in most English speaking countries in the…

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Technology
21st May 2010

The Future of ATS's (Applicant Tracking Systems)

I have been using various Applicant Tracking Systems in recruitment for the last 12 years.  The first system I ever used was Bond's Adapt, a then UNIX based database that has become a market leader…

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Technology
17th May 2010

Handy new productivity tips for Google Calendar

I love Google Calendar.  Let me just get it out there.  It sends me texts to remind me to call clients, notifies me of family birthdays, allows my client to schedule appointments integrated with their…

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Recruitment
14th May 2010

Social Media Strategy - Tinker As You Go

I asked my family to review a short video/presentation that we produced describing how Select People recruit using social media and it's importance to recruitment today and into the future. While not professionally produced we…

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Recruitment
14th May 2010

The LinkedIn Bandwagon...at last

In the last month I have been inundated with connection requests in Linked In, but not from the usual industry peers and open networkers, these are mails from people I went to school with, people…

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Recruitment
12th May 2010

Green shoots (but don't tell anyone!)

I had a very interesting evening at the Irish Recruiter Tuesday Club last night where, amongst other things, we chatted about whether the Irish market was beginning to bounce back. As most of you know,…

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Recruitment
18th March 2010

Why is it often so hard to find talented local staff for seemingly "easy to fill" vacancies in the Cayman Islands?

Why is it often so hard to find talented local staff for seemingly "easy to fill" vacancies in the Cayman Islands?  I help my clients fill very senior or specialist roles but what about the…

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Recruitment
8th October 2009

The Irish Recruiters Conference, Part 2

Up until this year, a typical conversation between two recruitment consultants might have gone something like this: Recruiter 1: "So how's business?" Recruiter 2: "Brilliant, just had my best month ever, how about you?" Recruiter…