A lot of companies put huge effort into hiring, then treat onboarding like the easy part. But it’s often the bit that decides whether someone stays. Many retention issues start with onboarding mistakes, and they’re not always obvious. They can include things like a new starter feeling a bit lost, […]
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People talk a lot about transparency in recruitment, but it’s often treated as a buzzword rather than something practical. In reality, transparency shows up in small moments. How clearly a role is explained, how honest a conversation feels, and whether candidates know where they stand or are left guessing. Recruitment […]
Good candidates have options. They research, compare, and make choices carefully, that’s why employer branding in recruitment has become such a major focus for modern businesses, it’s the picture you paint of what it’s like to work at your company, and it can make or break a candidate’s decision to […]
Recruitment agencies can be a huge help, but only if you work with them in the right way. Plenty of hiring managers waste time by treating their agency as a CV-sending service, rather than a proper partner. If you want to get the most out of a recruitment agency, you […]
Hiring isn’t what it used to be. These days, you can post a job, wait a week, and still end up staring at an inbox filled with mismatched CVs. So, if you’re wondering how to create job ads that attract talent, you’re not alone. The good news is that it’s […]
The New Year offers us all the chance to start fresh. If you feel like your career has stagnated, 2025 could be the perfect opportunity to make a change. Whether that means looking for a new role in your current sector or switching careers entirely, you’re going to need a […]
As a manager, ensuring that your employees are happy and comfortable should be a top priority. Happy employees make for productive employees, so it’s in the best interests of you and your business to stay on top of employee welfare. Creating an accessible workplace is key to this, particularly if […]
The job market is really up in the air at the moment. Employees are complaining that they can’t find work and employers are complaining that they can’t find talent. You’d think it would be as simple as matchmaking, and yet, we job matchmakers are seeing a lot of patterns in […]
A highly underrated aspect of writing a CV and putting your best foot forward in an interview is your soft skills. Soft skills in of themselves are pretty underrated. You can’t get a degree in them (often), and you can’t really prove them the way you would technique with a […]
Have you noticed, since the lifting of lockdown, a lot more interviews and “screening calls” happening over a Zoom or Teams meeting? Video call interviews are becoming the norm, and it makes sense. You can do it anywhere, without the commute, without taking up more time and energy than necessary, […]