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Topics include: attracting employees, company branding, effective job postings, acquiring job candidates, interviewing, hiring practices, onboarding, employee referral programs, talent sourcing, the engagement cycle, and more.

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Algorithmic Hiring: This Technology Could Make Or Break Your Recruitment

Technology has always impacted recruitment. Now, new technology threatens to shake up the industry almost as much as when Monster invented the online job board 30 years ago – algorithmic hiring. At its most basic, algorithmic hiring involves a computer selecting candidates. The approach is gaining popularity in the US, especially among organisations aiming to streamline...

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You Need To Know How Each Pandemic Perspective Changed Workers

We look at four different worker pandemic experiences and their implications for your hiring and retention.

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Here’s How To Help Candidates Overcome Interview Nerves

Here are five strategies that will help you calm a candidate's interview nerves - so you can make better hiring decisions.

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Seven Proven Steps To Creating A Social Media Recruitment Strategy

Social Media can be a powerful tool to boost your hiring, but you need a proven strategy to benefit. We share one here.

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How to Attract Top Talent: 5 Proven Recruitment Strategies

Discover the five essential steps to attract and recruit top talent for your business. Learn how to review your company’s approach, develop a strong company culture, define job roles clearly, target potential candidates effectively, and refine your interview process to hire the best employees. Boost your recruitment strategies today!

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How To Write A Job Advert That Works

Job adverts come in many shapes and sizes, but there are a few simple rules that every advert should follow to ensure it attracts the right candidates. Read this then download our free guide.

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How Technology Can Help Connect SMEs With Talent

Nearly half of all people employed in the UK work for an SME, and yet for businesses of this size hiring can often be a stressful and time consuming .

Top Seven IT Recruitment Challenges

It's no secret that companies face ever-deepening IT recruitment challenges, but understanding them will help you make a plan and get a competitive edge.

Seven Proven Steps To Creating A Social Media Recruitment Strategy

Social Media can be a powerful tool to boost your hiring, but you need a proven strategy to benefit. We share one here.

Picking the right interim manager – Q&A

By answering some key questions, you will be able to better sketch your ideal candidate and make a checklist of the skills and attributes he or she will need to get the job done.

How to Attract Top Talent: 5 Proven Recruitment Strategies

Here’s How To Help Candidates Overcome Interview Nerves

Here are five strategies that will help you calm a candidate's interview nerves - so you can make better hiring decisions.

How can I upgrade the talent in my business?

The fact is that your company probably has individuals or teams that could drastically improve results.

What is the essential information to include in a job description?

Your job description has to go beyond just experience and education to include work and character traits that identify your ideal candidate.

See What Happens When Job Descriptions Become Excellent Adverts

A job description emphasises what an employee has to do, a job advertisement emphasises why someone micht want to do it.

How can keywords make my job posting more searchable?

It’s you, the employer, who has the most influence on whether your job is returned in the top of search engine results.

How To Decide If Application Forms Or CVs Are Better

When advertising for a new job, you need to decide whether you want your applicants to apply using a CV or by answering an application form you have created. Each method has pros and cons, which must be considered before deciding which suits your recruitment campaign.

How can I hire to deal with seasonal fluctuations?

The holidays can lead to a higher turnover for many industries. Recruiting at the right times throughout the year can prevent the business from being over-whelmed.

How can I recruit on a tight budget?

Following a few simple rules can help make a fully informed hire even when resources are restricted.

How can I recruit through professional associations?

Building a talent pipeline has never been so important and trade associations provide a way into a targeted and engaged audience.

How can I reduce my time to hire?

For every day you’re without an employee you could be causing a knock on effect across the business

How can I make a candidate an offer they can’t refuse?

You’ve screened and interviewed candidates, checked references, and now you’re ready to make someone a job offer. What do you need to do to seal the deal?