Part of what we do involves asking lots of questions of our candidates, so we thought it only fair that you get to know us a little better. Here, Cameron Gillies, our Managing Director, shares a little about his life outside of work, his technological history and passes on some advice for job hunters.
Why have all the recruiters (or should I say Talent Acquisition Specialists) working in the big software companies been trained and grounded in search and recruiting firms? Have you ever seen a recruiter at Google, Amazon et al. trained at said company from rookie status through to competency? No, I thought not! These companies don’t train – someone else does that for them. Have a look through LinkedIn at the thousands of recruiters who work at the software behemoths.
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The Cambridge dictionary describes a career-defining moment or action as “one that is very important in making someone successful in their job, or in deciding how they will be remembered.” At Mantech, we have talked about such moments a lot recently, and have decided to share some of ours to give you an insight into who the team are, and how they came to be where they are now. Here, one of our Senior Consultants Stephen Winnick talks about a sticky situation with his boss, and how, against the odds, he managed to come out on top.
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…and use it to increase team productivity.
Continuous improvement is a principle developed as part of various Lean/ Agile methodologies. With constant evaluation and solution implementation at its core, it serves to improve workplace culture, streamline processes and ultimately work towards more productive team performance. This modern approach to management has many benefits, and once implemented effectively, can help to empower staff and improve company culture; both of which are proven to produce cost efficiencies.
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