Carmen Hudson recently highlighted SearchOnTheGo as an iPhone application with real value for recruiters. While it is a handy tool for completing CV searches on Google, the essence of the program is that it creates ‘complex’ searches through a point-and-click interface. This is a great simplifier for many, but Boolean search writing is a skill... [full article »]
Timothy Marston
Tim Marston is the Senior EMEA Recruiter for Red Hat, Inc., an NYSE-listed software company. He is responsible for Red Hat's recruitment activities across the EMEA region, and is particularly passionate about selection process. Prior to this, he spent several years as a recruitment consultant, establishing the first dedicated recruitment service for agile software development teams.
Articles by Timothy Marston...
A Recruiter’s Guide to Boolean Searching (and the World’s Largest Free CV Database)
by Timothy Marston Oct 6, 2009, 5:25 am ET
Why Competency-based Selection Should Be in Your Toolkit
by Timothy Marston Jul 3, 2009, 5:39 am ET
Competency-based selection (also known as behavioral selection) is a well-known selection method about which many books have been written, and many training courses delivered. Despite this, in my conversations with other in-house recruitment teams, it has surprised me how few companies apply the technique as part of their recruitment methodology. I therefore thought that it might... [full article »]
An Outsider’s Guide to Recruiting in the UK, Legally
by Timothy Marston Apr 15, 2009, 12:55 pm ET
Are you hiring in the UK? Here’s what you absolutely must know about discrimination law. [full article »]
Is the War for Talent a Red Herring?
by Timothy Marston Mar 27, 2009, 6:24 am ET
I have often heard it asserted by people within the recruitment industry that we are all involved in a war for talent. The mantra asserts that in our role as corporate recruiters, we are in aggressive competition with other organizations for the same individuals. As a result, and despite the best efforts of media like... [full article »]
