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Transformative Leadership At Wagamama: Innovations In Candidate Attraction
Throwback Thursday to a transformative era in our Founder of GMZTalent’s journey and exceptional leadership from Simon Gomez, during his tenure at wagamama. The transformation was based on our Talent & Employer Brand Audit & Diagnostic Tool where you can learn more here. Or take a look at the video below: This journey down memory…
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The Current State Of Job Searching
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the privilege of reconnecting with friends and colleagues, many of whom, like me, are keeping an eye out for exciting new opportunities. 🌟 What’s struck me in these conversations is the diverse experiences people have found in their job-hunting journeys. 🧵 (No, I won’t start on the…
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💡 Rethinking Recruitment Efficiency: 📹 Video Introductions
🔍 Beyond the CV: Written words may not fully capture a candidate’s essence. Video introductions bridge this gap, showcasing personality and passion for the role. 📽 Showcasing Authenticity: Candidates present their true selves, revealing unique qualities and enthusiasm. ⏱ Time-Efficient Screening: Video introductions streamline screening, providing valuable insights for focused shortlisting. 🚀 A Game-Changer for…
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💡 Rethinking Recruitment Efficiency: Challenging the Traditional CV Approach
Hello #LinkedInCommunity! 👋 I’ve wanted to post this for a while. And I know I’m gonna divide opinion on this one. As lets face it, old habits die hard. But. The #cv ? Is it a force for good or bad? As a passionate Talent Acquisition leader, I firmly believe in streamlining the hiring journey for both candidates…
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Dishing up different at wagamama
In January 2022 I made the leap into my first in-house head of talent acquisition and employer brand role with wagamama. With 20 years recruitment experience, 12 years of which in #recruitmentprocessoutsourcing, and eighteen months in #transformation and #change, I wanted the opportunity to put my skills and experience to the test, taking on a #talentacquisition transformation project. I’d long been…
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Candidate experience research paper
As talent acquisition consultants we’ve always wondered what the candidate experience was really like. Over the past two months, we’ve conducted our own research applying to talent acquisition adverts rating our experience. The results were fascinating with; only 25% of companies using social in their talent engagement strategy 75% of companies are not clear about…
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What candidate experience?!
Earlier this week on LinkedIn I read a comment on a post in relation to whether 2018 will finally be the year of candidate experience. I was surprised, as I thought we’d covered this ground back in 2014. I remember this because I was so glad to see/hear the back of; ‘this is the year…
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Friday 27th October
So its been another productive week, all be it with some personal challenges! I was really pleased to hear how well received the assessment process and tools were for an organisation we were delivering for a number of internal promotion campaigns. Not resting on our laurels, we were able to provide some recommendations to further…
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It’s been a while…
Since I’ve blogged and its been a busy two weeks, what with work and family life. From a work perspective I’ve had a number of interesting conversations with Resourcing and HR professionals. Talent Acquisition and Recruitment is now central stage and seen as a more specialist function that is absolutely pivotal to a companies success.…
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HR Grapevine – the candidate, virtual reality, robots and business success
Interested in Candidates, AI or Virtual Reality in Recruitment? This may well be worth joining. I recently wrote a blog on AI which you can read here