employer advice

Casting a wider net: using social media to build talent pools

Posted under employer advice, featured, social networking on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 No Comments

As a hiring manager you take on the guise of a Kingfisher; dipping in and out of talent pools and hoping that your aim is, more often than not, accurate. Using this analogy, it is imperative that the pools in which you are hunting contain continue reading

How to use your brand with social media to hire top talent

Posted under employer advice, featured on Monday, May 14, 2012 2 Comments

Today’s recruitment campaigns have demonstrated you don’t need to be a big company to create buzz around your brand. With more and more businesses recognising and leveraging social media to communicate their hiring messages, we’ve seen that recruitment advertising can take many forms. It’s no continue reading

Tackling Age Discrimination in the Workplace: HR Best Practice

Posted under employer advice, featured on Friday, May 11, 2012 1 Comment

Would it surprise you to hear, according to the Department for Work and Pensions , age-related discrimination and stereotyping in the workplace remains firmly rooted in British society? Recent  research  supported this,  unveiling there is ‘little evidence’ of UK employers taking proactive steps to engage continue reading

The HR Professionals’ Performance Management Toolkit

Posted under employer advice, featured on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 2 Comments

Are you responsible for supervising other’s work? Do you struggle to motivate your employees’?  Would you like to improve performance and results in your organisation? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, you may want to consider using a performance management system. Performance management  is continue reading

How do IT candidates look for jobs?

Posted under employer advice, IT recruitment on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3 Comments

Do you know how the best IT job seekers search for your roles? One of the most important aspects of online recruitment success is attracting candidates, enticing them to read your recruitment advertising. But with demand for IT staff on the increase, how can you continue reading

5 ways to attract great IT candidates

Posted under employer advice on Monday, April 2, 2012 No Comments

Did you know, according to research, last year’s IT job postings and salary growth were the fastest in three years?  It would seem the competition to attract the top talent is fierce, and is only growing more ferocious by the day. Rising salaries show that continue reading

How to retain your best business performers

Posted under employer advice on Friday, March 30, 2012 No Comments

Are you worried your top talent is searching for jobs elsewhere? Do you want to know how to improve your employee retention strategy? A recent article  has revealed that employees are becoming more adept at understanding the jobs market  and are  using this knowledge to continue reading

How to conduct a group interview

Posted under employer advice on Monday, March 19, 2012 No Comments

As a hiring manager, using a variety of methods to find a candidate that matches your role will always widen your success, whether that’s via a telephone interview , face-to-face or in a group situation. One of the major benefits of conducting a group interview continue reading

How to master telephone interviews

Posted under employer advice, job interview tips & advice on Friday, March 9, 2012 1 Comment

Want to quickly assess the suitability of a pool of candidates? If so, as an employer, conducting an interview via telephone might be just what you need. Telephone interviews are an excellent way to begin the recruitment process without investing too much time or money. continue reading

Is crowdsourcing shaping the future of recruitment?

Posted under employer advice, general on Monday, March 5, 2012 2 Comments

We’ve barely entered the revolution of recruitment 3.0, and already there are talks about recruitment 4.0. Whilst this is still some years off, with the rise of digital technology and traditional recruitment methods drawing a blank, it is clear that there will be recruitment 4.0. continue reading