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Talent Acquisition

How Do Candidates Want to Be Recruited?

Are you trying to attract candidates by offering fancy job titles and goodie bags? Then you might need to rethink your strategy. An infographic from LinkedIn’s Talent Trends 2015 sheds some light on how candidates want to be recruited in 2015. From the second they start researching a new job to penning their signature to a…

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6 Google+ Features for Recruitment Marketing

Google+ – lots of talk but very little action from the average recruiter. I ran a PR and Content Workshop with BlueSkyPR recently and the marketers in the room all frowned when the Google+ topic came up.  Many of you lovely people, just haven’t engaged with the product – BUT you may have ticked a box and…

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14 Steps to Build Your Recruitment Plan

This post is sponsored by InHiro. Do you use all available sourcing channels? Recruiting can be a tough job when you don’t know where to start, and it can be pretty expensive too. Here is a sourcing map created by InHiro – a simple tool for recruiters. Takeaways: Everything starts with a job description. Think about it as…

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Why Inbound Marketing is Essential for Recruiters

Recruitment marketing has come a long way since job boards had they heyday. From social to mobile to content and now inbound marketing. But what exactly is inbound marketing and why is it important to staffing and recruitment agencies? To get some answers I had a chat with our friend David Smooke who is an expert in…

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Is Your Recruitment Business Running Like Clockwork?

Confidence in recruitment has increased due to the more positive economic outlook in the UK. This is great news for recruiters; however, it can be a double edged sword. As opportunities increase for candidate placement – according to research more than a third of workers plan to change roles this year – recruitment companies need to…