Thanks to our loving friends at Jobvite, this stylish infographic reveals a survey’s results on the different types of employees, specifically the high-mobility and low-mobility workers, and how certain things such as education and social media use define employee performance. Job mobility is two things: the probability that a worker will change jobs, and the potential for that worker…
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Struggling to attract the right talent? The Employer Brand Index can help you to understand strengths and weaknesses of your company as an employer.
I am regarded, I believe, in the (notorious) R2R sector as someone who doesn’t rub egos; I will address all parties with candor throughout the process and yes… I say “no” quite a lot to people regularly! I genuinely believe that if more recruiters learned to say “no” in business, the sector would be more…
Do you have LinkedIn Publisher? Do you even know what I am talking about? It’s a relatively new feature on LinkedIn. If you have it you will see a pencil in your “share an update” field on your LinkedIn home page. I’ve had it for a while and for the record, I am totally loving it. I…
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How to Hire Amazing People
It takes the same time, effort, and energy to hire mediocre staff as it does to recruit amazing people, so why not consider these tips to help you find and attract the best people to your organization. It all starts with you: As the hiring manager, it always helps to start planning and thinking about…
Social recruitment has turned into a norm from an exception that it was two years back. With everyone looking to find ways for using the ubiquitous social networks for their benefits, it doesn’t come as a surprise that social recruitment has caught on like anything. While some might argue over the “unmatched” benefits of social…
The number of job advertisements and applications is continuing to rise in the UK, and are making it more difficult for companies to attract the right candidates to their vacancies. The rate of applications to job advertisements has remained higher than pre-recession figures. A recent report from CV Library looking at job-seeking trends found that…
One of the most important parts of the recruitment process is to ask the right questions at an interview. Rather than sticking to the standard interview questions which you will get standard answers to, take some time to think about what you want from your manager. What kind of person do you want them to…
The best employees build the best companies. But many business owners looking for high calibre professionals are now finding that top talent is becoming more difficult to find and win over. Research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has shown that around three quarters of companies have seen an increase in unsuitable applicants…
Desired positions usually have fierce competition in the job sector. A recent Talent Board survey of 95,000 candidates found that nearly half of all positions in 2014 each had 200+ job applications. This is an increase of 40% since 2011. It has become more important than ever to attract the right candidate for the right…