17 Nov2016
Written by Simon Wilkins. Posted in Uncategorized
When I created my business in 2002, I wanted to differentiate from the majority of recruiters and headhunters who serve the housebuilding sector. This was achieved early on, just by tweaking a few things. Luckily for me, I had first-hand experience of how candidates are treated and managed by various companies. It was this great disappointment that fuelled my ambition.
23 May2016
Written by Simon Wilkins. Posted in Careers, Housebuilding Movers & Shakers, Job Searching, Latest News
Who has your CV right now?
Can you even remember who has your CV?
I spent some time with a client recently. They explained that everyday, they receive 10-20 speculative CV’s from Uncle Tom Cobley recruitment groups.
This practice of sending CV’s willy-nilly can be quite dangerous for those unsuspecting individuals, whom on most occasions, have no knowledge of their CV even being sent to a prospective employer.
Recruitment seems to have missed out the discretion and confidentiality stage.