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 [...]
Behavioural interviews are designed for candidates to showcase their skills by answering situational questions, specifically about their previous work experience. Answering these questions succinctly can often be the lynch pin between securing a new role and being pipped at the post by your competition. The GR Law team are all fully trained in best practice [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Salary is always an important factor when looking for work. Perhaps you are in a full time job in Australia and are considering a move, or perhaps you are a traveller visiting our country and deciding where to start your working holiday. Another important factor to consider is how much work is available for legal [...]
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
The way in which recruitment takes place has changed dramatically over the past few years. The more traditional methods of recruitment namely relying on head hunters, employee referrals and job boards have a new force to reckon with – Social media. Social media has reinvented the recruitment industry in a big way, and it’s not [...]
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 [...]