Our unconscious bias can override our ability to make rational decisions. When it comes to business, bias-based decisions and behaviour can limit creativity and opportunity, as well as lead to discrimination – all of which can have a significant impact on performance, productivity and the bottom line of a business. First impressions: One of the…
Category: Talent Acquisition
Struggling to attract the right talent? The Employer Brand Index can help you to understand strengths and weaknesses of your company as an employer.
Millennials are expecting more and more from recruiters and headhunters – especially not the boring old agencies and job listings in newspapers. So, is this day and age where everything is faster and people don’t want to wait around, Adecco have brought together 5 space-speed tips for the best recruitment. Here they are! Are there…
This week, we asked you what exactly is a social recruiter? You got back to us saying that a social recruiter is someone that’s generally engaged with social media, with a good understanding in the platform, using it to its full potential. Being a social recruiter isn’t something you can project half-hearted. There has to be…
The job markets of nearly all industries are heavily influenced by social media nowadays. Just about every job hunter has profiles on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, so businesses have opened up to these social channels and found an effective way to find skilled candidates for job openings. However, recruiters seem stuck with these three platforms…
Struggling to be entertaining on social media? Don’t let your obvious shortcomings as a legitimately interesting person hold you back, you can be popular on social media! If I can get over 500 followers on Twitter, surely you can? So why should you share relevant content to your social media followers? Sharing online content you like is important as it demonstrates…
Does your company suffer from LinkedIn “Randoms”? As a recruiter, you’ll know that the lovely staff number you see at the top of the company page on LinkedIn is not a true reflection of who actually works there. You’ll go to that space and attempt to source from it. You use it to help you…
If you’re working with a team, you probably had a meeting to set your goals for 2015 as it’s right around the corner. But are you sure you’ve done it correctly? Asking the right questions will bring the right answers, and the right path to follow for your team. Have a look at this brilliant infographic…
Since the birth of recruitment agencies after the second world war, recruitment has undergo a number of changes and improvements over the years. The 1950s saw the CV become an necessity for all vacancies, and the first job advertisements appeared in 1970 newspapers. Technology has played an incremental role in improving the hiring process. From Microsoft Word to the internet, technology…
If you belong to the 75 percent of HR managers who are struggling to attract and recruit quality employees, it’s time to start considering what job seekers are looking for. It’s the season of giving, so give job seekers the job posts they want this year. Creating job postings with the candidate in mind will…