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It’s no secret that the recruiting process is often time-consuming, frustrating and expensive for HR leaders, job recruiters and talent scouts. Finding and attracting the right talent requires time and resources, multifaceted advertising, and in-depth resume reviews — just to start the process. The cost alone for a low-wage employee can easily and quickly run […]
December is traditionally the time of year when you get a chance to sit down with your umpteenth hot chocolate and mince pie to reflect then review what you have achieved in the year gone by against your new year’s resolutions perhaps and certainly against targets set out by your employer! However, I think it […]
December can be an amazing month for business. As Christmas is here, it’s a month to enjoy and work simultaneously. It might be the most incredible time of the year; each department is focusing on the coming year; budgets are getting ready, the sales department is emphasizing more on the closing of deals instead of […]
The challenges for HR departments are nothing if not rich and varied. From dealing with company-wide GDPR sensitive data to handling difficult and personal conversations with staff, HR continues to evolve to meet the demands of a fast-paced, digitally-driven environment. When it comes to 2020 however, there are a number of key themes we’re seeing […]
Do you build extensive plans? Do you want to start your own business, but don’t want to retry an experiment of many startups that “died” within the first five years? Indeed, the market today faces hard times. Even in high-end spheres such as IT, the risk of failure is quite high. And, nevertheless, if you […]
Taking a closer look at which benefits your candidates value most as we move into the New Year is an important exercise as recruiters. Our candidate relationships place us in a good position to be able to inform our clients of the most desirable benefits in the market. Heading into the candidate-short market we’re facing […]
A few months ago, I was retained to find a medical executive for a growing biotech. The Hiring Manager set forth all of the expected criteria during our briefing and then something extraordinary happened. “You don’t need to find me a pretty CV,” she instructed. “I am happy with a messy one. You know, it’s […]
Whereas millennials are described as tech-savvy, Gen Z, those born between 1995-2010, are the first generation that are true digital natives. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that nowadays jobs in tech are all the rage. No longer boring or nerdy, but an industry full of innovation and discovery – there’s practically a new […]
Setting up a recruitment business anywhere isn’t a task to be taken lightly, but once you start to go international things become more complicated. While this shouldn’t be a deterrent, it’s important that ambitious entrepreneurs with worldwide dreams consider the move from every angle and plan strategically. So before you start setting foot outside of […]