How to perform a reference check to find the perfect candidate
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What Makes a Good Job Application Form? 5 Practical Tips for Recruiters
An application form is a form that candidates fill in to apply for a position. Learn how to build them effectively.
How To Improve Staff Morale: 8 Killer Ideas
As trust and enthusiasm for the job dwindles, team members can become bored in their role and disillusioned with you as an employer. Unsurprisingly, this has a massive impact on productivity and your company culture at large. Fortunately, it’s easy enough to turn things around. Need some pointers on how to improve staff morale in your office? Read on for everything you need to know to turn things around.
Gamification in Recruitment: When and How To Do It Right
Gamification is incredibly effective at evaluating candidates. What’s more, it keeps future employees engaged from the off and creates an enviable company culture. Still not sold on the idea of gamification. Our guide breaks down what you need to do to leverage gamification tools to your advantage.
How To Make Job Ads More Attractive
Struggling to secure the right candidates for vacant positions or finding it hard to entice the best talent away from your competitors? The job posts you’re putting out likely need some work. Wondering how to make job ads more attractive? Read on for all the information you’ll ever need.
Agency recruitment vs in-house recruitment
The recruitment process is far from simple. From creating job descriptions and sourcing candidates to pre-screening applicants and arranging interviews, there’s a real science involved in honing in on the ideal hire. For companies that regularly need to fill vacant roles, agency vs in-house recruitment is a common quandary. Both hiring models have their benefits. ...
How To Reduce Costs of the Recruitment Process
Wondering how to reduce the cost of the recruitment process? You’re not alone. In the UK, it costs around £3,000 to hire someone on an average salary when using a recruiter. Opt for an agency to handle things, and you can expect to pay even more. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. ...
Candidate Screening: What is it and How to Do It Right
So you’ve advertised your job role successfully, received an influx of applications, and are ready to move to the next stage. What do you do now? Screen those candidates to see who you want to progress to the next stage! Candidate screening is a vital part of the hiring process, used to evaluate job applications ...
Recruitment strategy: Best strategies for hiring top talent
The recruitment process can be costly - it requires a lot of HR resources, careful planning and consideration. Having a strategy in place can help make the process smoother and swifter.
Recruitment process steps: How to build a recruitment process
Building an effective and result-driven recruitment process is crucial for companies that aim to develop a competent and effective workforce. Organisations need to streamline their recruitment process to attract top talents and become efficient from start to finish to get the best result.
Talent sourcing: The complete guide
In today's highly competitive talent market, searching for the ideal candidate is harder than ever. Simply placing your job advert on local job boards won't cut it anymore.
What is candidate experience and why is it so important?
A candidate's experience process matters throughout all stages of a typical job application process; including the job posting, application procedure, communication with hiring managers or recruitment, interviews, case studies, feedback and the job offer itself.
Recruitment metrics guide: Which KPIs do you really need?
In this guide, we'll delve into the world of recruitment metrics, offering insights into the best KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to measure, track, and optimise your hiring process.
Top interviewing techniques: Tips for recruiters
The right interviewing techniques help you get the most out of candidates so that you can make a more informed decision on which candidate is the right fit for your business.