Undercover RecruiterStaying on top of your inbox can make all the difference when you’re trying to navigate a busy week at work. It may seem counterintuitive when you’re snowed under with work but keeping your email organized can make you more productive and reduce stress. In fact, we spend over a quarter of our time at…
If the only company party you throw is during the holidays, it’s time to add a summer bash to your roster. Not only does this event give employees something to look forward to, but it also shows that you want to show them a good time, on the company dime, for all the work they…
If you’ve ever wondered what a candidate is thinking then you can stop second-guessing thanks to LinkedIn. It carried out a global study called, Inside the Mind of Today’s Candidate, which sought the views of over 6,500 professionals and 7,700 recent job-switchers. Their findings revealed that while 4 out of 5 (82 per cent) British…
Force a person to wear high heels, to wear makeup, to wear a skirt, to straighten their hair – Ok. Now apply these demands to men, and that’s where the problem lies; dress codes disproportionately target women. Discriminatory dress codes and specifically the case of forcing women to wear high heels have recently had the…
What exactly does it mean to have a diverse workplace? Do you actually understand what it means to have a diverse workplace? Sadly there are lots of misconceptions about diversity within an organisation and sometimes it’s difficult to separate fact from fiction. Our panel of diversity and inclusion experts are back to help bust some…
It’s a question I hear all the time, and well, it’s a really big question. There are so many conflicting views and options, and the answer completely depends on your definition of a cold call. If by cold calling you mean identifying someone you have had no previous contact with and phoning them completely cold…
As technology evolves, artificial intelligence is quickly becoming mainstream in the recruiting world. Whether it’s sorting through high volumes of resumes, analyzing facial expressions in a video interview, or scanning social media profiles, AI is quickly becoming more of an industry standard. Artificial intelligence is simply cutting down time-consuming work, especially repetitive high-volume tasks that…
This post is sponsored by MightyRecruiter. Be sure to join their webinar with Jodie Garrison, Zen Recruiting: A Recruiting Yogini Shares Secrets to Staying in Flow, on August 9th. Let’s face it: recruiting is a high-stress profession. To do the job right, recruiters must possess a trifecta of traits: a high-level of organization, a penchant for…
The ability to attract, as well as retain, your ideal employee is integral to your business. Attracting that individual can be very competitive and in today’s modern mobile climate, one of the best ways to compete is to create a strong social employer brand. 1. Understand each platform Each social platform has its own unique…
