JNE Recruitment Academy Blog

I was a recruiter for a very long time, actually longer than I would like to mention (okay 16 years) and in that time, and ever since, I am asked by people to help them in their careers. I’m asked to look at CVs, help with interview preparation, give general advice, and refer recruitment consultants.
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Well, that is a really big question. And the answer completely depends on your definition of a cold call. If you mean, calling completely cold and hoping to sell your services there and then, well, yes it is. If you think of cold calling as a business development tool to introduce yourself and your services
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It’s been an amazing summer, and it’s still not over yet. For many of us the day-to-day routine of early mornings, making lunches, school drop offs, and rushing to get to work on time has returned. In the haze that is normal life, it is so easy to forget the good things that the summer
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I can listen, I hear you say. But, can you? Listening is a very developable skill. Listening is far harder than speaking. Really listening takes effort and skill. Really listening means ignoring the urge to speak and to leave questions waiting. It is a kind of magic. Being able to actively listen can truly transform
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I am often really amazed at how easy it is to make a great difference to our clients’ experience of us, in very small and easy ways. Today I visited the dentist. I’d broken a filling and needed to have it replaced. I don’t like going to the dentist, I have no logical reason for
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