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Talent Acquisition

How to Interview Candidates Remotely

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…

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Workplace

The Future of Workplace Learning: 5 Trends to Watch

Shaped by technology, new advances and alternative ways of thinking; the way we learn is changing. International teaching providers, Teachingabroaddirect.co.uk pulled highlights from the report ‘Trends in Learning’ by the Open University to show how learning has evolved to include 5 trends that will transform the way we learn. 1. Spaced Learning In terms of…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

Why Do Personality Tests Fail at Selection?

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…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

Why Everyone Owns the Employer Brand

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…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

Dress to Impress: The Tech Dress Code Lowdown

While tech companies are often portrayed as allowing relatively relaxed attire these days, it turns out that many companies still have and enforce business professional dress codes. And not only do they have them, but the majority of employees think they’re beneficial. Recently, BambooHR polled more than 1,000 U.S.-based, full-time employees (half of whom are…