Do you think that when it comes to marketing your business, referrals are not that relevant? If you do then you must be kidding yourself… The power of referrals is the best form of marketing yourself or your business as it is by word of mouth between friends and professionals who have encountered your service [...]
According to over ninety percent of research done on the topic, changing jobs, is second on the list of life’s most stressful situations… Really? Second?? Behind death of a loved one and before marriage, divorce and personal injury! We all know that the hardest part of making the job switch is those pesky interviews, being [...]
The Brussels legal market has two parallel industries. The first is that of the local Belgian firms that cover law for companies and individuals who have need of their services when dealing specifically with Belgian law. The second industry is that of the international law firm. For its size, Belgium would not have the number [...]
The Middle East has quickly become a popular destination of choice for legal secretaries looking to advance their career internationally. Many projects including construction and infrastructure that were put on hold in Dubai and Abu Dhabi during the financial crisis are now back underway. The rolling affect of this has seen an increase in work in the [...]
A professional recruiter or employer will scrutinise a CV in 10 to 40 seconds (currently 20 seconds is normal) and in that time they will decide whether you are someone they want or not. 90% of job
Spring is traditionally the time of year that recruitment in the law firms in Brussels picks up. Spring 2011 is no different and there would appear to be even more of lift this season than previously. EU/Competition and Trade: The main source of revenue for international law firms. There has been a significant amount of [...]
Looking ahead to 2011, there is room for cautious optimism. The market seems likely to continue to slowly improve and the GR Law team has already experienced an increase in recruitment in London in both in-house and in private practice.
In today’s recruitment market, employers are overwhelmed with the number of direct applications they receive and the number of methods they have to advertise for candidates. It is therefore of
If there is proof that the markets are continuing to pick up rather than slow down I have been reading an article based on recruitment in the Middle East. For all you legal secretaries out there who had their dreams of working in the Middle East dashed when the markets crashed in 08/09, it does seem [...]