…I came to win. Battle me that’s a sin. It’s here. 2012. A new year, a new chance to change the world, something, anything. Before I blogged I wrote. I wrote in a notebook that I kept secret so had no audience, no control or balance. When I look back at my new year comments, [...]
posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 9 Jan 2012
Blogging without an audience is really a little like talking to yourself… it’s ok some of the time but then you cross some line of mental stability or something… I’m pleased to say (at least for now) I am not talking to myself but to you… thank you… I’d offer you a coffee but then [...]
posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 14 Nov 2011
Leadership in recruitment comes in many forms, from driving the strategy, creating the vision and eventual execution. Are we asking too much of existing TA leaders to be able to make the change? They haven’t sold things or marketed things; they are former HR managers or external recruiters and the world has moved – leaving them [...]
posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 11 Nov 2011
As Talent Acquisition specialists, we are looking for the Compelling Event. That moment that someone realises they are not going to progress in their current role, or they want to be on the other side of the country, or they need more money or they are bored. By talking to people little and often even [...]
posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 10 Nov 2011
For all their talk business leaders don’t actually mean what they say about ‘putting people first’. If they did they wouldn’t be relying on a bunch of external recruitment agencies to find people that may or may not be right for them. Instead they would be investing heavily in people and systems to create game changing [...]
posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 9 Nov 2011
I recently wrote a ‘bloggers with bite’ piece http://www.recruiter.co.uk/this-breed-of-talent-leads/1011356.article for the recruiter. This was a cut down version of another blog which I will feature here this week. I also want to say a big thank you to Rich Baker @theintrapreneur for helping me tweak the wording - follow him now! Dear Recruitment Consultant, Every [...]
posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 8 Nov 2011
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posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 27 Oct 2011
This is the edit of a much longer discussion point…. going to use this as the start – more to followe here in additional posts. http://www.recruiter.co.uk/this-breed-of-talent-leads/1011356.article
posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 21 Oct 2011
If the war for talent is real… if the war for talent exists in the world of corporate organizations…. If the war for talent can be taken seriously in the context of war when as a nation we are still sending troops overseas then I am in the trenches… For this war is an old [...]
posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 4 Oct 2011
I love to blog… Only… Well you’ve noticed haven’t you the content count has fallen a bit of late… Mainly because I am flat out.. Mainly because every hour, every minute is accounted for. I’ve asked before and got a single post (thanks chris) but haven’t published it yet… But can I invite you to [...]
posted by Martin Dangerfield -
no comments - 28 Aug 2011