Let’s face it. We all rely on emails and most of us would be lost without them. Very rarely do we send letters out in the post but recently emails have put recruiters in the media spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A jobseeker in Kent, UK, received an email confirming an interview for a…
Category: Talent Acquisition
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There is little more frustrating for an in-house recruiter than doing all the legwork for a key vacancy, and doing it well, only to see the hopes and dreams of everyone begin to evaporate as a couple of top-notch candidates bail after the initial interview. Frustration later morphs into depression when the remaining great-fit candidate…
At heart, recruiters are hustlers. They like to pick up the phones and make calls to win new business and place their candidates. In other words, sitting back and waiting for leads to come in just doesn’t feel right. As a result, passive marketing strategies such as SEO have not caught in the world of…
When assessing a candidate’s suitability for your vacancies, it’s vital to see facts and figures throughout their CV. Numbers provide scale, context and give you a much greater understanding of candidate capabilities – without them, many statements can be left open to interpretation. For example, two different candidates could list “team leadership” as a skill…
Bias in hiring is still a widespread problem. Even when we have the best intentions, unconscious biases – automatic, mental shortcuts used to process information and make decisions quickly – can negatively affect our recruiting decisions outside of our awareness and control. Fortunately, we can now turn to technology to help solve this very human…