Undercover RecruiterLunchtime – the much-needed midday milestone for any hard worker. You’ve slaved away for a good few hours, and you get to reward yourself with some tasty treats. Do you fill up with a healthy salad or a piece of pizza? Is it a jacket potato or a baguette? There are so many possibilities! Whatever you do, there…
Before a job interview, most candidates are aware of the standard pre-interview preparation that’s expected of them. Researching a company and its management online has long been a prerequisite for a successful interview, not just to inform the applicant of the kind of company to which he or she is applying, but more importantly, to…
We talk at length about how and why the candidates we recruit must be high on the EQi scale but often fail to turn the mirror back on ourselves. As we rely more on data in the recruitment process, the value of recruiters rests in the ability to practice high levels of emotional intelligence to…
Forget naming, shaming and blaming; workplace diversity is everyone’s responsibility. When it comes to encouraging inclusive company cultures, it shouldn’t be about pointing the finger at the lack of diversity in an organisation and hoping the bosses will get what’s coming to them. Instead, it should be about going, “right, this is the situation, something…
An attractive benefits package is a great way for employers to compete for high calibre employees, but what employee perks are considered the most enticing to today’s job seekers? Our latest salary and recruitment survey for our local region shows that benefits are playing an even greater role within the candidate decision-making process. We have seen…