I have to confess that I’m fairly indifferent when it comes to my personal Facebook page. I’m not an avid poster of personal news and I can go weeks without checking it out (I’m currently on a 90 day Facebook detox). Whether you are an avid user, or like me, fairly indifferent, what most people don’t realise is that your Facebook page is an important tool during your job search strategy.

According to CareerBuilder’s annual social media recruitment study in 2015, the number of employers taking to social media to research applicants has risen to 52% (this is just the average, with the figure rising to 90% or more in the tech. sector). This figure is continuing to increase across all sectors and will probably become standard recruitment operating procedures.  Likewise Recruiters also use social media to assess candidates and headhunt talent. [Read more…]

I’m sure many of you have had the experience of recruiters ignoring you, or the relationship turning stone cold. In fact this experience is not uncommon amongst many jobseekers. So the question you have to ask yourself:

Are recruiters a waste of time? [Read more…]

Automation is Voldermort: the terrifying force nobody is willing to name – Jerry Michalski, Founder of Rex, The Relationship Economy Expedition

Experts all agree on one thing, that robotics and artificial intelligence will permeate wide segments of daily life by 2025 – Al, Robotics and the Future of Jobs, Pew Research Centre.

What they don’t agree on is how this technology is going to impact on jobs. In the Pew Research Centre report, half of the experts envisaged a future in which this technology will have displaced significant numbers of both white and blue colour workers.  The other half, expect that technology will simply mean a change in the type of jobs performed by humans.

What the report does not cover is the impact of outsourcing and offshoring and the on-demand workforce. The trend of outsourcing and the on-demand workforce is happening right now. [Read more…]