In the last 15 years, online recruitment has exploded onto the scene and now dominates modern recruitment practices. Traditional print advertising has nosedived in that time, as job boards, online CV databases and (more recently) social media has helped to position online recruitment as the preferred method of sourcing the next generation of talent. At [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Online Recruitment, Recruitment
Tags: cost per hire, Flat Fee Recruitment, Online Recruitment, Recruitment Process
It’s a thought that passes through the minds of Recruitment Managers at least once per week: How can I reduce my cost-per-hire? With budgets being squeezed, the ever present threat of treble dip recessions and economic uncertainty, managing a company’s cost-per-hire is the one financial KPI that a Recruitment Manager is measured by. It’s not [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Recruitment, Recruitment tips
Tags: cost per hire, Increased ROI, reduction in recruitment costs
The current job market is saturated with many candidates who adopt the scatter-gun approach with their CV; applying to anything which seems vaguely relevant to the type of role they are after. But there are processes that companies can put in place to ensure that their recruitment process runs smoother in this challenging time. I have put [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, jobs
Tags: Clients, CVs, Interviews, recruiting
I was asked a question last week by someone who applied to one of our vacancies about how they should tackle an employment gap in their CV. It got me thinking and it sparked a lively debate in the office. “It obviously means they’ve been to prison,” was one of the sweeping generalisations I heard. But in [...]
Category: candidates, Human Resources, interviews, Recruitment
Tags: candidates, CV Writing Tips, CVs, Interviews, Jobseekers, Recruitment Process
Implementing small changes such as finishing early on a Friday once a month to attend a free session to see a masseuse or masseur can boost the general team unity of your staff. It doesn’t have to be a massage, but perhaps a game of golf or a social get-together with colleagues, or generally any [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Recruitment
Retaining a business’s very best talent has become imperative in these uncertain financial times. But if you find yourself constantly scratching your head as to why yet another of your talented individuals has left the business, there are some solutions you can look at. I’ve listed below the first 5 of 10 key reasons as [...]
Category: Career experience, Client, Human Resources, Recruitment
One of the biggest challenges facing HR today in 2013 is effectively orienting a new recruit for their first day in a new job. I remember starting a role in the past where on my first day I was plonked in front of a PC and given a myriad of bewildering manuals to read. Straight away [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Recruitment
Tags: HR, new employee, new recruit, Onboarding
Interview preparation Does the thought of a job interview fill you with dread and despair? If you can remember that a job interview, just like any other type of interview is just a conversation, then maybe you can reduce some of the fear factor. Ok, maybe that is over-simplifying it, but if you can get [...]
Category: candidates, Human Resources, Interview tips, interviews, Recruitment
It may sound like a bit of a cliché, but the first impression you make with a potential employer is the most important one. And that first impression will be derived from how you look and what you are wearing. So, dressing to impress at a job interview is imperative, regardless of the work environment. [...]
Category: candidates, Human Resources, interviews, Recruitment
Tags: HR, Interview help, Recruitment
We’d all be lying if we said we weren’t really bothered whether we were popular at work. I’d like to think that my diligent work ethic and my tremendous sense of humour is the winning combination that means my popularity levels at work are simply off the chart! Aside from my David Brent aspirations, I [...]
Category: candidates, Human Resources, jobs, Recruitment
Tags: candidates, gossip, moaning, office, Recruitment
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