The Tribulations of an In-House Recruiter

Last week, I had misplaced my mojo for some reason, so obviously this week I'm crazy busy. It's not Halloween themed, but it's a bit of fun, and let's face it, most of the planet can do with a bit of fun these days!

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Of the importance of hobbies

Let's be honest, I thought this week was going to be one without a post as the world is... depressing. However that funk reminded me of how useful my hobbies are on a day to day basis, so I decided to share.

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200 Days of Lockdown

Tuesday, September 29th marked 200 days of lockdown in Dublin. Here is how 200 days of lockdown affected me personally and professionally.

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The undervaluation of the non-tech recruiter 

I started in recruitment in July 2010, as a “multilingual recruiter”. By December 2010, I was yearning to move into IT recruitment. Why? Well, in order to hit my monthly target, I had to make 7 placements, whereas my IT colleagues had to make 1.5.

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Online Dating Is Recruitment

The internet is full of articles about how recruitment these days is very similar to online dating. As a recruiter who was online dating before the global pandemic put a halt to socialisation with strangers, let me tell you: Online Dating = Recruitment.

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The recruiter bashing needs to stop

Seriously, why do people hate recruiters so much?   I have gathered 6 reasons candidates hate recruiters, and I’ll try to give you a behind the curtain peek at the work of a recruiter, so hopefully you’ll change your mind.

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Overcoming my inadequacies as a sourcer

A few years ago, I got a quarterly review from my manager that shook my whole being as a recruiter: I was not sourcing enough. My world got turned upside down and it took me years to overcome the deep-seated inadequacies that I about sourcing.

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