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Talent Acquisition

12 Candidate Warning Signs For Interviewers

Can you really assess a candidate’s suitability fully from just a few conversations? How can you figure out their working style, their office compatibility and aptitude when you’ve only met them once or twice? Candidates aren’t the enemy, and we want them to be on their best behaviour. But when they’re trying to fit the role’s specifications,…

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Test Your ATS: Is It Helping or Hindering Recruitment?

This post is sponsored by Lever, a new breed of applicant tracking system that emphasizes speed, collaboration and building candidate relationships. Great news! You’ve been given the green light on all those grand hiring plans. Before you start hunting hot talent, you need to give your software a real health check. A user-friendly yet sophisticated applicant tracking system is where your…

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How to Handle the Heartbreak of a Close Colleague Leaving

Friendships at work are weird. They’re wonderful but weird. You see your work friends five days a week for hours on end—day in, day out, week after week, month after month, year after year. Your working day is bookended with their cheery ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’. Each Friday, you run each other through your weekend itinerary,…

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7 Facts Recruiters Look for in Your CV

Most business decisions are based on hard cold facts, and hiring decisions are no different. If an organization is going to invest time and money into employing you; they will need to see evidence that you can perform. By now we all know that clichés and buzzwords do nothing to impress recruiters, but many candidates…

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Why Social Media is a Non-Negotiable Sales Tool

Is social media the sales tool of the century? Whether you’re an employer selling your company as a desirable workplace to potential employees, or a mortgage broker selling your service to new home-buyers, a presence on social media is a must-have. We caught up with social selling sorcerer Tim Hughes to hear what’s what right now on all things…