For those job hunting and researching your company online, a candidate’s typical user journey will begin by visiting your website, specifically a careers page of some sort. They’ll probably go and look for company reviews on sites like Glassdoor to try and build a picture of what it’s like to work for your organization. Candidates…
There can sometimes be a mismatch in recruiter expectations when it comes to early career candidates and the use of technology professionally. Technology is being used more and more in the recruitment process, particularly for roles that attract high numbers of applications or by employers who recruit high numbers of professional roles on a regular…
Unconscious bias can affect the ways in which we recruit in many ways. We might overlook a talented prospect for candidates who share our own views and characteristics without even knowing it. As recruiters there really is no place for bias, so how can we stop it from happening? Or at least mitigate it? To…
Given the huge effort and expense devoted to sourcing and attracting talent, it is sometimes surprising to see how little attention is paid to playing in new starters. All too often it is a case of ‘sink or swim’, which is none too smart given current challenges in recruitment. At 10Eighty we think it’s really…
Sponsored by Jobbio: While the gender pay gap is widely discussed, there are still those of us who question its validity, claiming that women are more focused on parenthood, that they don’t negotiate their salary effectively or that they simply lack ambition. While there are, of course, other factors in play when it comes to…
Building an employer brand, especially online, for all the world to see has become paramount to your business. It’s easier than ever to discover what a workplace is like nowadays, so why not take full advantage of that? Most of you reading this will know that finding and connecting with top talent is not simple.…
Working from home has become a significant part of the 21st-century business world. Even though there are contradictory opinions about the efficiency of employees working remotely, freelance jobs are persistently on the rise. A broad variety of companies are turning to the TRaD (telecommuting, remote, and distributed) model of work, in industries like Computers and…
Coinciding with the announcement of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agencies, we find out how Charlton Morris, the runner-up, leverages LinkedIn to provide value, promote employee involvement and establish their brand on the platform. Kris Holland, the Marketing Manager at Charlton Morris gives us a low down on how the company has had…
There are considerable business benefits to developing a coaching culture within an organization and providing career progression opportunities for employees. Coaching targets high performance and improvement at work and usually focuses on specific skills and goals. To develop a coaching culture, this approach becomes the basis of an ongoing management style. It can result in…