MAXIMISING THE ‘SPECULATIVE CANDIDATE’

MAXIMISING THE ‘SPECULATIVE CANDIDATE’

It’s January. You’re full of goals and ambition for the new year and have decided that it is time for a new role, a new challenge. You haven’t seen the perfect job advertised online and headhunters haven’t approached you with anything that sounds of interest. So what do you do? 1. Grab a blank sheet […]


There Are No Frogs!

There Are No Frogs!

There are no frogs… I have often heard the phrase used by recruiters searching for difficult roles that they need to kiss a lot of frogs to find a Prince/Princess/Non-binary successor to the throne. Based on the old fable, it means that you must speak with lots of candidates unsuitable for the job to find […]


Gatekeeper Turned Poacher – Isn’t that hypocritical?

Gatekeeper Turned Poacher – Isn’t that hypocritical?

After 20 years as a HR professional, specializing in Resourcing and Development for a number of household brands, I decided to work for myself with the aim of having a small number of clients I could provide my expertise to.  I dare say there will be people in my network thinking that after my mantra […]