It’s your recruitment consultant’s first day as the newest hire in the office and you’re left wondering how you are going to get them to from zero to hero as quickly as possible. Make sure you put time aside to sit down with your new consultant and break down what to expect from them each…
Category: Talent Acquisition
Struggling to attract the right talent? The Employer Brand Index can help you to understand strengths and weaknesses of your company as an employer.
Is your hiring process prejudiced? Recent research from Mckinsey shows that a gender and ethnically diverse workforce produces greater company return than a homogeneous one. So why are we still hiring the wrong people? Well it’s not for the lack of trying. Western companies spend billions every year on trying to de-clone their workforce. In 2015,…
Everyone enjoys playing games – especially if it’s a welcome distraction from real work. Sadly there’s no prize on offer here but if you win you could get bragging rights all week which, lets face it, is worth more than any prize. With the start of the new year a lot of people are considering changing…
Can you imagine how much less guilt and frustration you would feel if you could somehow make yourself do the things you don’t want to do? Put simply, sometimes it’s just really hard to motivate yourself. If only there were some fail-proof techniques to make yourself get up and get going! While this doesn’t exist (*tear*), there are…
I’m not great with predicting the future. I was pleased to be involved in a webcast with Firefish Software just before Christmas to gaze into an imaginary recruitment-focused crystal ball – but I was a little rebellious. I predicted 2017 would be largely the same as 2016, with some minor changes. Go me. My crystal ball was…
How can you make sure your employer brand is trustworthy and credible? Start by looking at your website – is it full of trust signals or trumpet-blowing? I’ve spoken to Filip Matous who is a Digital Strategist and author of ‘How To Get Your Website Noticed‘, to find out more about the simple mistakes many businesses make…
Have you ever wondered what it is that annoys candidates the most about dealing with recruiters? There are a number of things you can do to test a candidate’s patience – think Kate Hudson crazy in ‘How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days’. Over the 10 days make sure you introduce them to your split…
Ever wondered which animals would make really good recruiters? Me neither, until today. We all know that animals are incredibly intelligent (well most of them, not you, Goldfish). All species are smart in their own special ways, possessing unique traits, abilities and skills that allow them to survive and steer clear of danger. Some animals…
So, people have mentioned that you should write a blog. You think you should too, but where to start? What would you write about? Will anyone read it anyway? And what about all the time it takes? You are busy, right? Where will you find the extra time? The list can go on and on.…