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 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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Workplace diversity is not just a sound byte-friendly buzzphrase, it also has the potential to transform business culture and improve opportunities across multiple sectors. Many of the obstacles to workplace diversity are the result of unconscious bias or entrenched attitudes that may require proactive and focused efforts to shift. The recruitment process is the
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Millennials – those born between the 1980s and the early 2000s – are a key generation for any employer looking for top talent today. This generation is currently flooding the market and for those businesses keen to avoid a talent drain and secure the brightest employees with the most potential, appealing to millennials is
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The job description may seem to be a very small part of the recruitment process. However, the reality is that an uninspiring or information-poor job description could be losing you the ideal people. When a job description is easy to read, informative and it makes a compelling statement about the role and the business
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