With the average employer conducting 14 interviews for every job, the need for candidates to stand out from the crowd is clear. The word from the recruiters isn’t that unsuccessful candidates lack talent, they just don’t clearly demonstrate their skills and experiences when applying for positions. Our research shows the majority (88%) of HR professionals…
If you love to travel for work, one of the most thrilling sounds in the world is your captain’s voice over the intercom when your plane makes its final descent to your destination. But not everyone has a soft spot for combining business and travel. While being a nomadic worker may seem alluring, employees aren’t…
Have you ever had to find a candidate your business desperately need that tends to be in short supply? I have on numerous occasions. Some examples from my past include: A Director of a nonprofit organization with demanding hours without the salary budget to match A Service Technician who is required to travel 95% of…
Sexism in the workplace continues to be relevant, as much as we all don’t want it to be. And sexism isn’t one sided either, there are stigmas that follow females and males around that continue to be all too commonplace. So we ask our diverse panel of female recruiters to point out the most annoying thing they…
No longer considered just a ‘nice to have’, business leaders are embracing the concept of employee wellness in pursuit of higher levels of productivity, staff retention, and increased profits. However, while physical and mental wellbeing is starting to become a key business focus, financial wellness should also be a priority. Money worries are costing the UK economy…
To attract the right candidate, you need an amazing career site. Not just a decent one that simply lists your company’s available jobs. Your career site is the candidate’s window into your business and your culture. There are so many different cost-effective technologies you could you to create an amazing careers site. So there really…
Coinciding with the announcement of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agencies, we chat with the winner, PageGroup, to find out how they leverage LinkedIn to become the most socially engaged company on the platform through consistent content and genuine social engagement. We sit down Eamon Collins, the Group Marketing Director at PageGroup to get the…
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Why You Need Employee Advocates
It’s not a fad, it’s not a fluffy HR initiative played out around the edges of your real purpose; it really works. Employee advocacy can make a real difference. This is what Neal Schaffer, CEO of Maximize Your Social has to say about why your employees are best suited to be your brand storytellers in…
In a sea of mediocre-to-good applications, it’s important to be able to recognise the great CVs quickly. A great CV is one that compels you to call them immediately, or at the very least, leave you in no doubt that you should be putting them in the “yes” pile. Since the average recruiter can spend…