Scott Burnett

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

“I’m going out ‘on my own’ and I may be some time”

For those who aren’t familiar with the story of Capt Lawrence Oates, he was an explorer, a gentleman, and owner of the most unassuming exit in history. During Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition Lawrence and a companion were trapped by a blizzard, low on provisions with certain death staring…

Scott BurnettNovember 1, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment Sourcing

Witness The Homesickness

Charles Darwin would be proud of us consultants! Survival of the fittest at it’s finest. Like the nomad children of the Andaman sea who eyes have adapted to swimming underwater in search of food, we consultants will for sure pass on a thicker than average skin gene to our bloodline.…

Scott BurnettOctober 11, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

I’m Leaving!!

No, not me. You can mop your tea/coffee up from the premature spitting out in shock. What I wanted to explore in this edition of The Whiteboard is one of the more frequently asked questions that I get from clients and also a question that has helped my understanding of…

Scott BurnettSeptember 20, 2018

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Politics Recruitment

R&R In Rec

Good morning! Or is it afternoon? Is it September here?? Forgive me if the blog has a somewhat improvisational tone today but I arrived back in the land of the long white cloud at 6 am yesterday, you know your brains not at the races when you refer to the…

Scott BurnettAugust 30, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Worldly Advice Cup

Can you believe you have to scroll back to the beginning of February to get even a mention of football!? I feel I’ve let down the readership who gave me my first break and like Arctic Monkeys new album I’ve alienated the day one followers who liked the simple sub-cultural…

Scott BurnettJuly 19, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Monday Bloody Monday

We are all creatures of habit; get up, work, sleep, repeat. We feel more at ease when we have a plan and structure in place something that gives us a sense of not only purpose but accomplishment. The ascendancy of my career in recruitment was rife with structure; core hours,…

Scott BurnettJune 28, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment Sourcing

Square Peg Round Hole

There are certain catchphrases we hear on a daily basis in recruitment; work hard play hard, champagne and razorblades, fake it till you make it. A time-honored line that usually gets used in the process of feedback is “square peg round hole” which when you break it down refers to…

Scott BurnettJune 7, 2018

Employment Recruitment

Art Imitating Life – Sales Films

For those who may not know, other than my love first love: recruitment, I am an avid film buff. Cannes Film Festival is in full swing and will be concluding on Saturday and we, the non-celebrities, get to glimpse at a smorgasbord of new releases. Spike Lee is teaming up…

Scott BurnettMay 17, 2018

Employment Human Resources Uncategorized

The Key To Access

This week I am writing about something dear to my heart, even though my beloved Liverpool FC have all but secured their place in the final of the Champions League I will refrain from gushing with pride and potentially leaving me open to egg on my face. I’m talking about…

Scott BurnettApril 26, 2018

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Smoke and Mirrors

Not being a full-fledged smoker myself I must say I am partial to the occasional puff after a couple of craftys and if the Pow Wow smoking area is anything to go by then I am not alone. Remember that episode of Friends when Rachel misses out on important business…

Scott BurnettApril 5, 2018

“I’m going out ‘on my own’ and I may be some time”

Witness The Homesickness

I’m Leaving!!

R&R In Rec

Worldly Advice Cup

Monday Bloody Monday

Square Peg Round Hole

Art Imitating Life – Sales Films

The Key To Access

Smoke and Mirrors

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