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Going to uni is the right decision for some but not for everyone and there’s plenty of other options as part of a year or two around the world to get you started out in the world of work.

Gaining permission when you represent a candidate is important to ensure that you follow due process and take treat you candidate seriously. This is where things can sometimes go wrong...

Sometimes you find out the person you thought would get the job doesn’t show as something has changed. Check out my latest podcast or jump over to anchor.fm/davidlawrence and ask a question

I took a call on my mobile from a a candidiate who had moved to the Netherlands who was 58 years old and felt his age may be stopping him secure a role. Hear is what I spoke to him about.

Getting stuff organised takes time and planning and even more so when you’ve got kids. How do you get ahead every day and ensure you plan what you need to do?

I had a phone interview at 8:05am this morning organised. Here’s how it went

Before email, recruiters were using Tipp-ex to take contact details off a CV before sending it. That all changed with email but why do recruiters do it? Listen in on the show & live to hear your view.

I’m out at Heathrow airport tonight and it got me thinking about the travel you need to do to see your customers. Have a great Friday everyone!

I’m switching all day between so many communication platforms. I’m sure you are too but some things work better than other in recruitment. Which ones work best for you?

I was at Bullhorn live in London today and got to listen to Alex Edelman talking about Millennials. He talked about university and it struck a cord. Have a listen and let me know what you think.

Starting a new job can be daunting for some but it’s also important for the company to be organised to welcome you in. What’s your experience been like? Love to hear your experience.

With the advances of AI companies can you chatbots to give a better experience interacting with their brand while filtering out people who may not be suitable at that stage. What do you think?

I had a visit to my office today from Dean Branton, former COO of Talk Talk Business where we spoke about the rapid change in the market place and the digital transformation currently underway.

We had a days sales training at Arsenal football club today which will enable us to better grow the business, support is customers and give our candidates more options.

You’ve got really excited about the interview and want to join a company but what happens next and what should a candidate do?

The candidate have given their precious time and energy to get to the interview so you’d better give them a great experience when they show up. Let me know what you think!

I took a ride yesterday to Boston airport and the uber driver had issues with the map and went around in circles. He forgot to use his instinct and look up. Let me know what you think of this episode.

I’ve been at Inbound in Boston for a few days but today was really special with a early keynote with Michelle Obama. Here’s my views and some other things I got from the day.

While at #INBOUND17 with hubspot I got to look at chatbots more and AI messaging apps. Here’s my thoughts

Gaining feedback all the time is key in your relationships. It’s a two way street so you’ll need all parties to get engaged. Let me know what you think!

Sometimes on your job search you have to do different things than the crowd to stand out. I was speaking about a candidate I met last week who went through this recently and gave this suggestion.

At our candidate networking event tonight I had a good reminder of the human element in recruitment and what companies can do to provide that human interaction to their recruitment process.

Sometimes the recruitment market can move very fast and with the right managers and the right recruitment teams a candidate candidate can have a streamlined and great experience. What to you think

Just wanted you to watch people on your daily commute & see if they are content consumers or creators. If you want to get ahead & grow your personal brand you're going to have to create.

This weekend I had a email in my inbox from a candidate asking about jobs. The CV contained flashes text cv, different colours and it did not good. How should you display your CV/resume?