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A 10 Step guide to attracting high quality applicants

A 10 Step guide to attracting high quality applicants

Attracting high quality applicants is the best thing your company can do to succeed.  An accomplished high quality workforce can help you develop into new areas, adapt to industry trends and nudge ahead of the competition. But, what can you...

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Feeling those video vibes? - Why video interviewing belongs in your recruitment arsenal

Feeling those video vibes? - Why video interviewing belongs in your recruitment arsenal

If video is missing from your recruitment strategy, you’re missing a pretty big trick. Recruiters and employers have been gently weaving this wonder media into their strategies and it’s proving very valuable indeed. 80% of all internet traffic is...

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Hiring and Retaining the best - Four stages, Four new approaches

Hiring and Retaining the best - Four stages, Four new approaches

There is one universal truth when it comes to recruitment - it’s tough. Whether you’re a budding startup or mighty conglomerate, it is the same story. You see talent is worth its weight in gold and there’s a lot of...

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The Job Board blueprint –  The makings, influences and disciplines of the mighty job board

The Job Board blueprint – The makings, influences and disciplines of the mighty job board

They can be complex, questionable and downright troublesome but the job board is a more intriguing and valuable creature than its given credit for. Its relevance and impact has been questioned for some time now. LinkedIn powered in throwing its...

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With great candidates comes great responsibility - Getting candidate management right

With great candidates comes great responsibility - Getting candidate management right

Yep, candidate management isn’t a numbers game. It may be a golden oldie but the ‘treat others as you’d like to be treated’ saying fits in rather nicely here. Candidates are people, the very people that can make your brand...

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Playing the long game - how to reach out to and recruit passive candidates

Playing the long game - how to reach out to and recruit passive candidates

Passive candidates really are the apple of recruiters’ eyes. They make great hires, are usually happy to talk opps with you and more than 75% are open to actively looking for a new opportunity. Passive candidates can transform into active...

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Reach, Rituals and Relationships - Integrating social media into your recruiting ways

Reach, Rituals and Relationships - Integrating social media into your recruiting ways

Social media has more than earned its recruitment stripes. It’s cut the mustard and proved time and time again to be a steadfast recruitment necessity. We’re all well versed in the wonders of social media, but there are a few...

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Less Big Brother, more Moralistic Monitoring - How to create a people-friendly monitoring culture

Less Big Brother, more Moralistic Monitoring - How to create a people-friendly monitoring culture

The monitoring of employees in the workplace is one hot topic. On the one hand we have the employers who need to have an idea of their employees’ goings-on for both performance and protection reasons. And then on the other...

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Thinking outside the talent search box - Step away from the tired and testing techniques

Thinking outside the talent search box - Step away from the tired and testing techniques

No matter how progressive, prolific or professional you are, there’s nothing more tricky than the search for the right talent. It’s not about volume folks, there will usually be a pretty steady stream of average candidates who are simply looking...

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How to keep your employee referral program healthy and happy

How to keep your employee referral program healthy and happy

As hiring goes, your referral program is a pretty big deal. It’s one of those gifts from the recruitment gods but to tap into its talent-luring wonders you need to be ready to take it serious and then some. It’s...

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Ecosystems, Engagement & Experience - Why you should be treating candidates like clients

Ecosystems, Engagement & Experience - Why you should be treating candidates like clients

This school of thought has been making the rounds for a while now but the ethos doesn’t seem to be impacting as massively as it should. We all know the pitfalls, failings and all round hideousness of shady recruitment practices...

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Less creep, more care - How to cosy up to passive candidates

Less creep, more care - How to cosy up to passive candidates

As all good recruiters know, approaching passive candidates requires a different skillset altogether. This particular group of ‘yet to actively search’ workers are a hard nut to crack when it comes to grabbing attention and building relationships. Yes we can...

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