REC Technology is the largest Sector Group in the UK’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation. Regular general meetings give the chance for managers of IT and Communication recuiterment companies to learn about current issues and network with their peers. The next REC Technology general meeting is planned for September 16th 2009 in Central London. There is a [...]
Linkedin launched in May 2003. In June 2009 it had reached a membership of 43 million members. So did anyone see this coming? Recruiterblog signed up in February 2004 before the site had 1/2 million members. What recruiter could not be interested in seeing so many CVs line? David Smith has consistently had more Linkedin contacts [...]
David Smith with Quentin Letts and scores of Technolgy sector members and guests:
OK. You cannot “fail” a personality test. There is no right or wrong answer. But there are ways to get the best out of them. More and more organisations use psychometric testing to help identify candidates for specific roles. They are objective and fair looking at what drives motivation which drives performance. Never to be [...]
The Develop conference ended with a whimper yesterday as the customary eve of conference GI.biz party was moved to after the awards on Wednesday. Interactive Selection had a good 2 days of meetings with Recruitment Managers and Directors already committed as clients or recruitment managers or Directors considering the benefits of the use of Interactive [...]
A Linked In poll set up by David Smith of Interactive Selection reveals that desperate times call for all measures when a job seeker is looking for a new job. 46% of respondents would use any and every means at their disposal to get their CV through to a potential employer. This means direct applications, [...]
Interactive Selection client UbisoftMassive give a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the making of the multiple award winning strategy game “World in Conflict”, focusing on the games cinematics. Check the video or for more information on the game visit http://www.worldinconflict.com
The Canadian Government of Ontario is investing Can$263 million (140 million GBP) over 10 years to help Ubisoft build a new game development studio of 800 people by 2019. Ubisoft are expecting to invest a further Can$550 million (290 million GBP) to bring the total investment to Can$800 million (420 million GBP). Now it is [...]
The annual get-together of the UK games development industry takes place in Brighton, 14-16 July 2009. You can buy tickets and learn from and mix with the real stars of the industry at http://www.develop-conference.com/ Some think that numbers will be down this year but this just means that you will probably see and learn more, if [...]
“We know it’s tough out there; in fact things haven’t been this tough for over a decade. We believe everyone should have the best chance of getting the job they deserve, and we’re so confident that we will help you back to work in six months that we promise to refund your subscription if you haven’t [...]