From “Social Experiment” to Memetic “Big-Bang”.
ThoughtWorks says it’s different. It’s my role to communicate this “difference” in very real terms to candidates who apply to join us. As recruiters it’s something we do everyday, what differentiates us? How are we different? What differences are more attractive that others? It is the communication of difference that causes a problem and if…
Recruiting: Gateway to the New World or HR’s Dirty Little Secret
“My name is Matt and I’m a Recruiter.” …the rest of the group rise and there’s a smattering of applause, the first step on the road to recovery is admission. Finally the guilty truth was out… Is being a recruiter all that bad? Certainly while at school it’s not something you aspire to, others wanted…
Recruiting for “Agile”
For many recruiters reviewing a resume is a simple task. It’s binary. The buzzword bingo they play is matched by the increasingly infuriating practice of loading CV’s with massive lists of all the technologies that the candidates has ever used, looked at or heard that someone else was using in a nearby room. It’s an…