This week we asked the Undercover Recruiter community what recruiters need to stop doing, in order to find success in the year ahead. The question attracted a variety of responses, relating to building a better and more collaborative relationship with clients, being proactive in seeking talent and making effective use of data and social media tools…
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.
Setting new employees up for success starts before you make anyone an offer and ensuring they continue to be a contributing member of your team extends well and truly beyond their probation period. In this post, I’m going to cover off on some of the main reasons people don’t work out and what you can…
What makes a recruiter great? Is it her use of state-of-the-art technology? Is it his efficient process? Those can be factors, but what matters most is what’s at the core – the innate ability to connect with people. Recruiting is about relationships, after all. There’s a theory that says recruiters are best when they’re like…
Passive candidates could be the answer for your most challenging recruitment activities. Passive candidates are those who are not actively looking for a job, but have the suitable qualifications and experience, and may be interested in discussing opportunities if the right one comes along. It is often thought that the most skilled workers are happy…
What can employers do to secure their perfect candidate? You have been searching for the perfect candidate for 6 months and finally you have found him/her. You have put an offer together, only to find that the candidate has accepted another position! Back to the drawing board? Yes, because you probably have little choice. But…