According to Virgin Media’s Employer Branding guru Neil Chivers, delivering a great candidate experience starts with thinking about the end user and what’s going through their thought process when they’re applying for a role. “And even actually trying to understand what motivates them to apply for a job. Is it the brand? Is it working for…
While major cities obviously still play a key part in business, such as New York and Chicago, there are plenty of other cities around the United States which are now up and coming business locations. While it may not be unusual for business giants to flock to a particular location in a country or city,…
Prospecting on LinkedIn is a huge part of many peoples’ roles. It’s kind of what LinkedIn is for, isn’t it? We put our profiles up there knowing full well that people will have the option of messaging us. We can also decide who we want to connect with and even turn off the InMail messaging function if we want to, restricting it only…
We’ve all been there, on the roller-coaster of emotions that is recruitment. From the Monday morning hell which requires nothing short of a double espresso, through to the vainglory which kicks in during deal swag season. Here are some of my top song picks to get you through the good and bad weeks / months /…
Generation Z. You’ve no doubt heard about them, but what should employers know about the new kids on the career block? For so long millennials have been the under the spotlight, for positive reasons and negative ones, too. When it comes to talent attraction and retention, we know it’s about getting in early and building…
You’ve got a new person joining the company – hooray! Securing new talent to any business is no mean feat; good candidates are often spoilt with choice and snapped up quickly. When your new hire walks through that door on day one, it’s no time to become complacent or rest on your laurels. Just because they have resigned and…
If you’ve experienced a candidate-driven market, you’ll know that it means great candidates can pick and choose between employers, which can be difficult for a recruiter to manage. For those of you who are familiar with this scenario, I’m sure you’ll be able to appreciate that it feels like it’s getting harder and harder to find good candidates,…
When it comes to transparent content marketing, Matt says believes “with the right technology, it’s possible to interrogate someone’s previous touch-points with your business and its digital properties, and fill in a lot of the gaps that marketers take for granted”. Now, you’re probably wondering who Matt is. Matt Hodkinson is CEO of Influence Agents, an inbound marketing…
Securing exclusive work from clients is the dream for any third party recruiter. As soon as you know the role is yours to fill, you can justify channeling extreme amounts of effort and giving the client the stellar service you’re capable of and they deserve. Unfortunately, locking down exclusive roles to work on is easier said than done.…