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Talent Acquisition

How to Find Candidates with Twitter Search

There are lots of benefits of using Twitter as a recruiting tool, from the huge user base of engaged professionals, hashtag and keyword search-ability, the ability to segregate users into talent pools using lists and many more! However, despite Twitter now being the second most popular social network for searching for candidates after LinkedIn, a lot…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

Candidate Testing: Cultural Fit is the Key, But How Do You Get it Right?

Personality profiling and psychometric tests are becoming an increasingly popular part of the recruitment process, with over 70% of large UK organisations regularly using assessment tools to interview for new recruits. At Pure, we utilise psychometric profiling where appropriate on behalf of our clients to ensure highest level of candidate fit on each placement. Such…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound

Social Impressions: The State of Recruiting in 2015

Recruiting changes extremely fast, especially with new technology, techniques and problems. Each year, Jobvite release surveys exploring the recruiter side and the job seeker side. This year’s survey shows that recruiters are downsizing on the quality of hires to scale up, and increasing their use of social media. Takeaways: For 2015, the priorities of recruiters…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition Workplace

How to Utilise Your Workspace for Success

Working environment can have a truly monumental effect on employees engagement, motivation and productivity. It may be one of the last things you think about when you’re trying to boost your employees success, but it should be at the forefront of your mind. There are numerous factors that can alter the way employees feel in their working…

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Talent Acquisition

10 Warning Signs You Should Look for in a Candidate

Making a hiring decision can be risky for a business. The new employee has the potential to really throw a spanner in the works if they turn out to be a bad fit for the role or don’t suit the company culture, so it’s important to consider your options thoroughly before rushing into decisions. A resume…