Offering the right salary is crucial when looking to recruit top talent: offer a package too low and there’s a threat of losing a great candidate, offer a package too high and you could leave your business vulnerable to budget overspend, or your other employees finding out about higher wages and forcing salary negotiations across…
Category: Talent Acquisition
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As part of our Undercover Recruiter Panel, we asked those in the know for their thoughts on some key questions that every recruitment leader and recruitment marketer needs to know. One of our panel, Lisa from Barclay Jones, has been writing for us for some time and as a mentor to many recruitment marketers, shared…
In many cases, getting every candidate on your recruitment shortlist in for a face-to-face interview just isn’t feasible. Telephone or video interviews can often be a quicker and less complex process, usually giving more flexibility for both the employer and the candidate. Particularly in roles with a large applicant pool, a telephone, or conference call…
A newly released book on the history of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) has made wave for a round of press questioning the use of personality assessment for HR purposes. Time and again, these critiques tend to fall into one of three broad themes: the tests are biased and discriminatory; they aren’t relevant for the…
Bottle Rocket is one of the world’s premier mobile development firms, responsible for designing and building apps. Some of its clients include National Geographic, BET, A&E and the studio is also a multiple Apple Hall of Fame award winner. We spoke to Julian Placino who is Senior Recruiting Lead at Bottle Rocket and oversees talent acquisition…