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I travelled back tonight from Amsterdam after a quick trip and it reminded me of all the people that work away from their home country & commute on a weekly basis. Let me know your experience of this.

There's nothing worse than when a role drags on and you don't know what's happening. Sometimes you need to hit the button and give a consequence and deadline. Let me know what you think!

Heading out to IBC in Amsterdam this week, one of the worlds leading entertainment, media and technology shows. Be sure to say hello if you are there!

If you've ever had a phone interview you'd expect the company interviewing to be prepared in a quiet space but it doesn't always happen that way...

I see so many times candidates forgetting a few of the basics at the interview. These at least should be a few you should do to ensure a stress free interview. Let me know what you think!

When I spoke to a hot candidate and found out the number of external partners they spoke to over a 4 month interview process I was amazed they stayed the distance in the process.....

Today I joined a group of other recruitment business owners and it reminded me of the power of a network. Let me know your experience!

There's no place for rudeness in recruitment but what happens when a candidate is rude to you as a recruiter? Here's my view, let me know your thoughts!

For many decision makers it can be there first day back in the business after holidays in Europe. Noes the time to get things moving.

Setting up a phone interview sounds simple but this is where many things can go wrong. Let me know what you think

Setting up appointments, whether interviews, meetings or otherwise can be a pain. There are some useful apps out there that can help like Calendly, Setmore and acuity scheduling for example.

I still remember carry a back up tape for my database in my pocket home every night. Now you can be fully in the cloud and work from anywhere with a internet connection. Love to hear your stories

Recruiters get a hard time, sometimes fairly and sometimes not. Here's my view on being your best

Mark Anthony called into the show about the brexit effect in the construction industry

Do you set your goals at the start of the year or have mind goals throughout the year? Would love to hear what works for you.

We can get caught up in the day to day of our week but it can be helpful to make time for coffee. Have a listen and let me know what you think

I made sure I took some time this week to talk to my network as it allows you to stay close to the market and find out the pains, opportunities, challenges and market insights.

I got the chance to talk with Mr Linkedin, Mark Williams about Linkedin Posts and what to do and not to do. Check out his website and podcasts at http://linkedinformed.com

I had a fireside chat with Chang, one my team from China about her views on the differences in the work culture between China and the UK.

Sometimes people can feel that it's not right for them to share their views as their employee won't approve. What's your view?

I spoke to my colleague Mark Crorkin about what 15 years in recruitment means to him and how companies can give recruitment partners and candidates a better experience. Let me know your thoughts!

If you want great results you need to put in the right quality activity. Let me know what you think. Want to join the conversation? Call in to the show www.anchor.fm/davidlawrence

Sometimes it can take real courage to go alone to a networking night and it's not for everyone but if you make the effort you never know who you will meet.

Recruitment can be a fickle business and emotions can run high but get the right process in place and the rest should follow

Looking after your health in recruitment is important but often you forget to look after your mind as well. If you have an opinion or want to call in with a question go to www.anchor.fm/davidlawrence