Undercover RecruiterDecember is traditionally the time of year when you get to sit down with your umpteenth hot chocolate and mince pie to reflect and then review what you have achieved in the year gone by against your new year’s resolutions, perhaps and certainly against targets set out by your employer! However, I think it is…
Is your company culture vibrant and engaged? Does it draw in talented people from different backgrounds, minorities and age groups, to out-think and out-perform competitors? Or is it guilty of tired ‘top-down’ management, sleepwalking into disharmony, under-performance, and lack of competitiveness, all because of a continuing failure to engage existing and new talent using smart…
It’s probably one of the most-used sites in the world when it comes to hiring new talent and for potential hires to put themselves out there, but that’s not all LinkedIn wants to do. LinkedIn is expanding jobseekers’ access to employers by helping companies reassess where they look for talent and promoting a skill-centric approach…
In a world full of opportunity, how do you decide where to live as a young professional? Whether you’re an entrepreneur, freelancer, or employee at a traditional company, when you’re just starting your career, you’ll want to consider the following factors: Starting salary: What is the average starting salary of the city? If you’ve been…
December can be an amazing month for business. As Christmas is here, it’s a month to enjoy and work simultaneously. It might be the most incredible time of the year; each department is focusing on the coming year; budgets are getting ready, the sales department is emphasizing more on the closing of deals instead of…
The world of work is changing rapidly. The rise of automation, the gig economy, and the increasing importance of diversity and inclusion are just a few of the trends that are shaping the future of work. In this new environment, HR departments are facing several challenges. They need to find new ways to attract and…
Do you build extensive plans? Do you want to start your own business, but don’t want to retry an experiment of many startups that “died” within the first five years? Indeed, the market today faces hard times. Even in high-end spheres such as IT, the risk of failure is quite high. And, nevertheless, if you…
With the omnipresence of gas and oil, the energy industry has a constant influence across the world. As former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon said, “energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, increased social equity, and an environment that allows the world to thrive”. Oil being the largest energy source, it is integral to…
Taking a closer look at which benefits your candidates value most as we move into the New Year is an important exercise as recruiters. Our candidate relationships place us in a good position to be able to inform our clients of the most desirable benefits in the market. Heading into the candidate-short market we’re facing…
