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Top Tips for Video Interviews

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Video Interviews are increasing in popularity. Partially due to the increasing quality of video calling software and partially due to the convenience of these meetings. However, video conferencing is still a relatively new method of meeting so to help you prepare, here are our top tips for succeeding at video interviews.

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Do not underestimate the importance of this Interview

While face to face events and meetings are being postponed or even cancelled, a video interview could be your main interview so don’t underestimate the importance of this interaction. Prepare as you would for an in-person interview and take it as seriously.

Preparation is imperative

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Working from home? Trying to Recruit or manage meetings?

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Follow our useful tips on keeping your business moving.

Businesses’ are considering alternative forms of interviews/meetings to allow for a work from home situation. Drawing on our own experience as recruiters, having interviewed many international candidates from an office base, we have shared some hints and tips to help ensure the wheels of industry keep moving!

Telephone interviews

The simplest solution is a telephone interview/meeting, albeit easily conducted this may vary in cost, and international calls could be quite pricey dependent on your contract or telephone technology/network.  There are various forms of telephone dial in options to enable group calls, however a group call does require some management to ensure you aren’t all speaking over one another!

Video Meetings

The favoured option for group meetings, and to allow a visual of your attendees, would be a Video meeting facility. We have tested a number of video meeting providers and each has differing benefits / limitations.

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Automotive Aftermarket set to boom over the next 10 years

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Market research by P&S intelligence maintains that the global automotive aftermarket is expected to grow from $78.18 billion in 2019 to $145.07 billion by 2030.

The factors instigating this growth are:

  • The rising number of vehicles,
  • Escalating demand for electric vehicles in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, and,
  • Installation of connected aftermarket instruments.

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Happy International Women’s Day 2020! Celebrating the Automotive Industry’s Most Inspirational Women

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Women play a significant part of the Glen Callum Team with 50% of our Senior positions held by Women. We’re committed to promoting equality and are encouraged by the achievements of other successful women across the Automotive sector.

This list of Senior and inspirational women within the UK Automotive Industry shows exactly what is achievable. This highlights the current winners, however here’s hoping by celebrating their success that many more women choose a career within the automotive industry.

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Glen Callum “Fast Fit” for National Tyres and Autocare

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Are you a MOT Tester or Branch Manager? If so then we have HOT jobs for you!

We are excited to announce that Glen Callum Associates are working closely with National Tyres and Autocare to assist with their recruitment programme across the UK.

Our exclusive automotive fast fit recruiter Robert Cox is on the hunt for MOT Testers and Branch Managers in various locations across the UK including  Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh and Newcastle-Under-Lyme.

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IAAF Annual General Meeting 2020

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IAAF, IAAF Annual General Meeting 2020, Independent automotive aftermarket federation, glen callum associates, uk, automotive industry, automotive news uk, The Glen Callum team will be attending the IAAF (Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation) Annual General Meeting on February 13th 2020, held at the IAAF offices in Birmingham. Director, Kerrie Richards and Senior Automotive Recruitment Consultant, Julian Curtis will be joining fellow IAAF Members attending the meeting to discuss various topics affecting businesses and professionals in the UK Automotive Aftermarket. Continue reading full article

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Adding Strength to our Technical Recruitment Team

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We are excited to announce we have enhanced our Recruitment team with the addition of an experienced Technical Recruiter in Robert Cox.

Robert brings to Glen Callum nearly 22 years of combined Sales, Account Management and Recruitment experience. He has worked with a wide range of Candidates across all levels and Clients across many different sectors.

Starting his career within Telesales in 1997, Rob excelled and was quickly promoted into a Field Sales Executives role, finally progressing into a Key Business Account Management Role for a multi-national business. Robs previous sales experience ensures he has a deep understanding of the Sales arena and can therefore offer advice and empathy to both Clients and Candidates. Continue reading full article

Ethical Recruiting the Glen Callum Way!

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Some recruitment agencies may be tempted into the trap of unethical recruitment,  unfortunately this not only hurts their reputation but can affect the reputation of their clients and their candidates’ potential careers. At Glen Callum Associates we are proud to champion ethical recruitment practice.   Outlined below are a few of the questions we have been asked by clients and candidates over the years regarding ethical recruitment.

Why do some recruiters approach candidates they have previously placed and been paid for?

We are often asked this question by clients and our proud response is:

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Matter of Perspective: Is it Blue Monday or Job Opportunity Monday?

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Today has been labelled Blue Monday, the day when post-Christmas blues finally take hold,  Christmas has gone leaving us with the burden of our excesses; both in our pockets and around our waistlines!  Dark nights and cold days are still upon us and those who aren’t happy in their jobs are wishing for the summer hols!

Well we’ve decided we want to put our own label on the day and call it Opportunity Monday!

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