Within a matter of months, recruitment has become candidate centric. With a skills shortage and high levels of employment, the candidate is now in control and has the pick of recruitment agencies. So what does this new recruitment environment mean – how can companies ensure they are in the best position to compete in the…
Category: Talent Acquisition
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Finding the right talent for your job openings can be challenging. It can be even more challenging if you only have access to average applicants with little enthusiasm for your position. If you’ve been searching for the perfect employee to fill your opening without much luck, it may be time to get creative and try…
When searching for the perfect candidate, it’s important that you cast your net wide and then carefully narrow your options down until you have found the right person. The idea of this can be visualised as a recruitment funnel, starting with everyone who views your vacancy and resulting in a hire. When it comes to hiring…
Where we are at now? I recruit for all types of recruitment businesses and represent all levels of recruiters, although generally I tend to specialise more in very experienced individuals, given my tenure in the sector, from a peerage perspective. As someone who physically enters and immerses themselves into their clients cultures, getting to know…
Social media is maturing and becoming a core part of business for many organisations. Should it managed by an agency or is it better looked after in-house? We spoke to Rylan Holey to find out what he thinks. Ryan is a music blogger, a cellist, a member of the London Philharmonic Choir, speaker at #smlondon LIVE!, London…
With competition in the recruitment industry remaining fierce it is crucial to ensure your recruiters are regularly interacting with your candidates. Analysing candidate feedback can help your company meet internal gold standards and drive service improvements to provide candidates with the best possible recruitment experience. One of the best ways your agency can develop how…
The candidate experience is a crucial element of the recruitment process; without the candidates who’s going to fill all the roles? It’s therefore important that you ensure that you provide them with the support, information and communication that they require, or they are likely to look elsewhere. There are a number of issues that can…
Recruitment is one of the biggest industries in the UK, and as a result, competition is ferocious. For every seasoned recruitment pro, there’s a feisty new graduate, prepared to offer reduced fees in order to get kick-started in their career. However, there’s one thing that even the youngest, most ambitious rookie should learn from the…
Last month I covered the topic: how to use Instagram as a networking tool. This month…. how to use Instagram to source potential hires. A lot of times when recruiters talk about using Instagram to source and recruit they only use the social media platform to post a visual job ad– a modern day version…