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5 Things Recruitment Marketers Need to Stop Doing

We’ve been writing a lot recently about what to STOP in 2017. Recruitment Marketing is next on my agenda to “trim”. There’s almost too much being done in recruitment marketing. Recruitment leaders are at risk of falling into the 50% wastage marketing model as described by our beloved John Wanamaker. We recently delivered a recruitment…

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Why the Hiring Process Should be Gamified

Sponsored article by Criteria Corp. & JobFlare. For years, the traditional hiring process has relied on the same basic model: collect resumes, request interviews, administer assessments, request work samples, check references. Out of all these staples of the hiring process, research continuously reaffirms that pre-employment assessments, and particularly cognitive aptitude tests, are the most predictive…

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3 Data Protection Tips for Recruiters

Data security is an important topic throughout the entirety of any organization, but it could be argued that it matters, even more, when it comes to recruiters. Recruiters directly interact with a number of different third party individuals and groups, collecting and storing information that’s supposed to be kept private and secure. Should the data…

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The Questions Your Candidates Should Ask Before Sending You Their CV

As a recruiter, you place a huge amount of faith in your candidates every time you submit their CV to a client. In fact every time you recommend a candidate, you are trusting them with your reputation, your credibility and even your livelihood. So, if you don’t want to spend hours editing CVs, ensure that…

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4 Ways to Budget on a Commission-Based Salary

Financial strain can creep up on anyone, especially if you work as a recruiter on a commission-based income where regular and reliable monthly pay isn’t always guaranteed. So with this in mind, how do you ensure that you plan your money sensibly with these irregular and varying pay cheques? Here, David Rankin from Creditfix, shares…