Four Ways to be More Progressive in Your Recruitment Practices
Looking to move your recruitment practices forward? We outline some easy ways to improve your hiring, including using social media, employee benefits and considering more than just qualifications.
How To Create Your Own Good Luck
Luck. Can it actually be created? Or is luck an artificial phenomenon programmed into our minds as a cloak of chance and fortune. Professor Richard Wiseman thinks that we can be actively responsible for creating our own luck by the way we view the world: “Unlucky people tend to be creatures of routine. They tend to […]
How Does Santa Claus Recruit Elves to Work in His Factory?
Everyone knows that there’s a workshop up at the North Pole that churns out a good percentage of the toys, cookies and candy canes received every Christmas, but you may not have realised that as the world’s population grows, more and more workers are needed in order to do this. Every year, agencies all over […]
Is there a skill shortage in the Construction Industry?
The UK construction sector is one of the country’s leading economic drivers, however a perceived shortage of skilled professionals is becoming a challenge for a field that relies on its workforce more than most. Employers and specialist construction recruitment agencies are experiencing first hand the lack of qualified candidates – the Trade recruitment market is always crying out for qualified […]
UK working hours: should they be shorter?
Why do we have a five-day working week? What are the origins of the fabled nine-to-five? A trial of a six-hour working day in another European country recently found that not only were workers happier and less-tired thanks to their newly-improved work/life balance, but also more efficient – delivering higher quality across the board. Could […]
Recruiters: The 5 types of difficult clients
No matter how efficient, how experienced or how savvy you might be as a recruiter, the law of large numbers ensures that you will encounter a difficult client every now and again. How you deal with these clients is arguably the greatest test you’ll face on the job and will determine how successful you are. […]
5 crazy rules that drive great employees away
Retaining top talent is a constant challenge for employers, especially when staff turnover can cost a company upwards of £30K per employee. While some departures are unavoidable, others can be attributed to overzealous management and authoritarian policies can sometimes be the reason why valued staff feel it’s fit to hand in their notice. What are these […]
How to Design Effective Interview Questions
The same dreary interview questions have been popular in Britain for many years now – but things are changing. “Why do you want to work for us?” is fast becoming “how many balls do you think will be used in the Rugby World Cup”, or “describe the colour yellow to someone who’s blind”. But what […]
Reasons why you haven’t heard back from a recruiter
Silence isn’t always golden. We all have that friend who replies to your texts rather late, if at all. But a friend forgetting to reply with ‘yes, let’s get a takeaway’ is more forgivable than a recruiter not replying to your job application. So, in an age where communication is a cinch, why are candidates pumping […]
Seasonal Recruitment Trends
Cutting edge hiring techniques are nothing without timing and being aware of seasonal recruitment trends can make all the difference when planning your next foray into the labour market. The peaks and troughs of the calendar year can cause a headache for employers and candidates alike, leading to a number of external factors that are […]