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The 8 Stages of a Social Recruiting Strategy

What is social recruiting and why should your company be doing it? To find out we recently had a chat with Andy Headworth who is the author of “Social Media Recruitment, How to Successfully Integrate Social Media into Recruitment Strategy” as well as the Managing Director of Sirona Consulting. He’s also an award-winning blogger and…

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Candidate Experience: 4 Things You Ought to Know

The candidate experience is underrated. Whether it’s by not keeping candidates informed throughout the hiring process or by simply ignoring their application, hiring professionals are inadvertently leaving candidates with a bad first impression. And a bad impression can break their ties with the company, both as a potential employee and as a loyal customer. The…

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5 Steps to Recording a Video Interview

Unless you are a massive extrovert and love being the center of attention most people don’t particularly like being filmed. The thought of having every word that comes out of your mouth and every grimace being caught on camera so that it can be watched over and over again can make even the most confident…

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How Recruiters Can Use Video to Attract Talent

How do you go about creating engaging video content aimed at candidates? How do you reach a large audience with your videos? How can you get viewers to apply for jobs? To answer these questions I’ve had a chat with Aimee Bateman who is the founder of CareerCake. She’s a consultant, speaker and skills trainer, YouTube…

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Talent Acquisition Workplace

The Top 10 Pet Peeves Candidates Have About Recruiters

So I covered the pet peeves that recruiters have about candidates, but what about the things that irritate candidates about recruiters? Well believe it or not, recruiters aren’t perfect and there are a few little habits that get on the nerves of those they are supposedly trying to place. So what could they possibly be?…