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Which Halloween Spooks Make the Best Workers?

Has your candidate search become a bit of a horror? Perhaps that’s a good thing! People First reckon that the ghouls and zombies of the workforce could actually bring something valuable to the table. Here’s what makes each of these 5 types of candidate such a great hire. The Zombie: Willing to attack a problem…

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Research: Global Recruiting Trends Report

What does the future hold for recruitment? There’s no telling for sure, however LinkedIn have revealed what some of the key focuses for recruiters are for 2016, having surveyed 4,000 talent acquisition decision makers for their Global Recruiting Trends report. Here are a few of the trends that they found for the year ahead of us.…

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Is Coding a Language Recruiters Ought to Know?

Is coding a ‘language’ recruiters should know? It depends – if you [recruiter] plan to specialize in technology recruitment -I’d say it’s a good idea to learn. What exactly should recruiters know about coding? There’s lots of software code in the world – Google alone has more than 2 billion lines of code in its…

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Why Gaining ISO-9001 is Important for Recruitment Companies

There are a lot of recruitment companies in operation, and as in every industry, they can sometimes vary in quality from those who are seeking maximum profit for minimum input to those who genuinely want to provide an exceptional service for their clients and candidates. There has been a lot of discussion recently about the…

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First Interview Is the Only KPI That Matters!

In recruitment, the only thing that really matters is that all-important end result. In short, it isn’t recruitment until your candidate is sat firmly in front of your client – and that’s the final word on the matter! But You’ve Got the Great Candidates, Right? You might have an astounding array of tempting vacancies, lined…