Press Releases 2008

Half of Recruiters uncover compromising material online

October 14^th, 2008 - 86% of senior recruiters research candidates online, 55% say candidates should be more cautious of what is posted.

A survey of top executive headhunters, by leading UK executive careers website Experteer.co.uk, today revealed that over half (55%) believed candidates looking for vacancies in senior jobs should be wary of material posted online. The study underlines the impact technology is having upon job seeking and executive recruitment with 86% of recruiters using the internet to research potential candidates, with often surprising results. The consequences of negative material being uncovered online were highlighted by the research, with half (49%) of those questioned considering such material when making a decision on whether to progress to an interview. Online investigation (86%) has become a routine matter in recruitment for senior positions coming in narrowly after consulting referees (88%) which was top of the list of research techniques. Half (47%) of recruiters conducting additional research employed a dedicated internal or external team to uncover additional material on candidates for top executive roles.

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Experteer signs partnership with professional CV writing service

September 11^th, 2008 - Leading executive recruitment website Experteer have partnered with The Fuller CV in the UK to bolster its offer to Senior Executives to include a free CV review facility.

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Leading European Online Career Service expands into the UK

August 15^th, 2008 - Experteer released Talent Mapping, a new study of executive job moves in 2007/08. A key conclusion of the report – which traces the career evolution of 13,000+ professionals – is that talent is more mobile than ever, with more than 13% of executives now ready to relocate across Europe. Perhaps more disturbing was the revelation that the UK (like France and Germany) had experienced a ‘brain drain’, with a substantial outflow of talent. Switzerland, by contrast, had proved a magnet to managers.

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EREC Exhibition Seminar: How to Behave during Economical Downturn

June 27^th, 2008 - If things go downhill economically it doesn´t mean people have to stop searching for their next career move. On the contrary, there are good reasons to step up your efforts to find what you are looking for. The seminar highlights some reasons why this is the right strategy and what one could do in order to be successful during this period of time.

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Leading European Online Career Service expands into the UK

May 15^th, 2008 - Partnership signed with Independent newspaper for executive job opportunities - Leading European recruitment website Experteer has launched a UK website, www.experteer.co.uk, to target the increasing number of senior executives looking for new positions at home and abroad. Whilst the economic downturn has hit sectors such as financial services hard it is creating a growing reservoir of senior level talent keen to search for new challenges in other sectors.

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