The hiring process can be time-consuming and costly. It takes valuable hours away from in-house teams and can suck resources dry if it’s a cycle that is happening on repeat. Working with a recruitment agency has many advantages. If your business is struggling with the cost and time burden of recruitment – especially if you’re…
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The workplace today is more diverse than it has ever been with five generations potentially working together under one roof. From those born before 1945 through to Generation Z (those born between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s), the scale of a multi-generational workforce is huge – as is its potential. Recruiting from across
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Generation Z (those born in the mid-1990s to the early 2000s) is an increasingly important demographic for employers to focus on. By 2020 it’s thought that Generation Z will make up at least 20% of the workforce. Although the millennial generation tends to get a lot more airtime, all the predictions are that it’s
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A recruitment policy sets out a standardised version of the recruitment and selection process within a business. It is a set of principles that can be applied every time recruitment is necessary, making it easier to choose the right candidate and improving the process itself. Time spent on a recruitment policy is a worthwhile
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Recruitment is at the heart of every business. It provides the mechanism for establishing a fantastic workforce and is crucial to ensuring that your organisation always has access to the best, and most suitable, people. Technology has driven change across many sectors, including recruitment. Today, the most effective recruitment processes integrate technology to improve
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There’s no doubt that it’s a tough time to be a graduate – however, there are still plenty of fantastic opportunities out there for top talent. If you’ve recently finished your studies and you’re about to enter the jobs market, the online world is a great place to look for graduate job as long
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There are many different ways to go about recruiting candidates for your business. Particularly with the range of technology available today, you don’t necessarily need professional support from a recruiter to get the job done. However, it’s worth noting that there are some situations in which working with a recruiter can make finding the
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The language of a job description can frequently be heavily weighted in favour of attracting one gender or another. Often, this is a completely unconscious bias but one that can cause two major issues: accusations of discrimination and a job description that attracts only one gender of the applicant. Both of these can be
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The right people can really make your business – and poor staffing choices can drain it and, eventually, break it, whether that’s as a result of escalating recruitment costs or the impact on the business culture of toxic attitudes. Attracting a wealth of new candidates to your company will give you plenty of choice
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It’s often easy to underestimate just how much of an influence what you wear to an interview can have on its outcome. Not only will your appearance contribute to that crucial first impression that the interviewer has of you, but it will also be a factor in how comfortable you feel. So, how do
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