In an ideal world, recruiters wouldn’t exist. Every business would have a steady stream of experienced, driven future employees, all queuing up outside the Managing Director’s door, ready to get to work. All companies would have fabulous career paths that their employees would never want to leave. In fact, they’d probably all be like a…
Category: Talent Acquisition
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A topic of conversation at Sourcecon Fall 2015 (a national conference for recruiters and sourcers to learn about different recruitment tools and strategies) was: how to get hiring managers involved in the recruitment process. Here was my advice on how to do this… First the challenge. Many hiring managers say: “Why do I need to…
In a competitive and complex job market, relationships reign supreme. This is shown, more than ever, in the new Recruiter Nation study released today by Jobvite. The study was carried out on over 1,000 recruiters from a wide range of industries and goes far beyond social recruiting, diving into the increasing complexity behind a recruiter’s job.…
So far, we’ve discussed the overall recruitment process and the role a recruiter should play in the process. In this post, I’ll give an overview of what businesses should be considering going into a recruitment process and in turn, how to maximise what they get out of said process. The goal of the Process Job…
Emails – love them or loathe them, they are very effective for recruitment marketing, for reaching both clients and candidates. What are the elements of a successful email marketing strategy? We spoke to Tamsin Fox-Davies, Senior Development Manager at Constant Contact and you could listen to the chat below. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Employer Branding Podcast. Why is email marketing…
Ever wanted a form of advertising where you don’t have to pay upfront? What if you are not guaranteed certain results and end up paying way too much? FEAR NOT. Introducing performance based advertising, where you end up paying based on the results you achieve. This is more effective because you know if what you…
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…
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…