How to Hire

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 can I judge a job’s market value?

Attracting the right candidates isn;t just about offering a great job, it’s also about offering the right salary package. It pays, from the outset, to get it right.

What are the most cost effective digital recruitment methods?

The rapid growth of technology has been playing an integral part in diversifying the methods of digital recruitment.

What are the general costs of using recruitment agencies?

There are 3 main variations of fees allocated by agencies for their services in finding ideal candidates for your openings.

What is the process of making a job offer?

You’ve found the right candidate for your business and now you’re ready to offer them the opportunity to take the job.

How can I make my job advert search engine friendly?

Helping us ensure your jobs rank highly on search engines is vital to the success of your recruitment campaign.

How Can I Improve My Cost per Hire?

Finding ways to reduce your cost per hire is up there with ensuring you find the right candidates.

How can recruitment agencies be used effectively?

Many businesses simply don’t have the time or internal knowledge required to hire the best staff.

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. 

How can I avoid discrimination in job adverts?

Making sure job adverts don’t fall foul of discrimination law is a skill that all recruitment experts need to develop.

How do I use online job advertising effectively?

The Internet allows you to reach a wider range of candidates than ever and in increasingly inventive ways.

How To Make Your Recruitment Referral Programme A Success
Referrals have proven to be an incredibly cost-effective and reliable method for attracting and retaining top talent: if you do them right.