Your employees are important as a lot of the time, they are the face of the company. How do you hire employees for candidate-facing positions? Takeaways: 73% of companies plan to increase the number of full-time hires. Hire for attitude – train for skill. 92% of customers want to be treated with dignity. RELATED: 7…
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.
Recruitment agencies: how do YOU guarantee your supply & demand of your OWN future talent pool?! So, I’m going to reveal a secret: everyone in recruitment is hiring. And there are not enough candidates to supply the demand! Ok so it’s not really a secret. Anyone in recruitment knows at the moment that there has…
The squads for the World Cup have now been picked, with almost every manager trying to find the right balance between skill and experience. It’s the time that every international manager dreads as for every smiling face, an equally unhappy player will be forced to respect the decision that they won’t be a part of…
Rumours – they can’t always be good things. Or can they? Why not listen closely and it could improve your talent acquisition tactics! Takeaways: You could be told that you’re not prepared to reach all job seekers – which you need to be! Only 36% of job seekers are active on LinkedIn. 6 in 10…
What’s your personal brand? Yours is unique, just like everybody else’s. An effective personal brand wields influence and with it you’re likely to enjoy: A steady stream of ideal clients Rewarding partnerships Leadership opportunities Greater mindshare Association with a market niche Greater credibility Recognition and prestige Higher perceived value A-Z highligts: Valuable content has a…
As the war for talent has once again heated up, candidates are no longer willing to wait long for interviews. Many are simultaneously interviewing at multiple employers. If they get hired somewhere else, they cancel your interview. Some simply do not show up and do not call. Frustrating, right? Not to mention costly, as some…
What makes up the best modern recruiters? Turns out they are a combination of artists and scientists, according to this visual by our friends at LinkedIn. Takeaways: Modern recruiters have an innate instinct for mutual connection, let’s call them matchmakers. Recruiters think about jobs the way marketers think about products. They know how to build…
I meet lots of recruiters who have got zero ROI from Twitter – and yes – this is normally due to a total lack of the “I” in the ROI. To be fair, the recruitment market is saturated with cool tools which people like me evangelise about but, in the short term, can really distract…
How is social media used in your workplace? XpertHR have published the findings of their study below. Takeaways: 55% of medium companies use social media for recruiting purposes. 2 out of 3 internet users have a social media account. 80% of large companies have a social media policy. RELATED: How Does HR Use Social Media…