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9 tips for writing a job description your ideal candidate won’t bypass

In today’s candidate-driven market, the employers winning the war for the best talent know the importance of writing a job description that stands out. One that will show up...

Recruitment methods: the pros and cons of job boards

As recruitment methods go, job boards feature quite prominently in any agency’s toolkit to attract talent. However, they are one of many tools. The key is understanding the pros...

Retained recruitment v contingent recruitment

Having worked as a professional recruiter for many years, it still amazes me that some clients insist on receiving a poor service from recruitment agencies – in fact, they...

5 benefits of video interviewing software

Video interviewing software is fast becoming the next big thing for recruitment, showing a rapid increase in recent years use over telephone interviews according to the CIPD. So why...

7 foolproof ways to reduce the time to hire (to avoid losing top talent)

The phrases ‘candidate-driven market’ and ‘skills gap’ are probably becoming something of an ear-ache to those involved in the recruitment process. Yet the latest statistics show that it’s a...

Ignore at your peril: 5 employer branding stats

Sometimes employers forget that the recruitment process is a two-way street. Just as companies have a ‘person specification’ of what skills, experience and values the ideal candidate will have,...

10 essential red flags to look for when hiring a specialist recruitment agency

So you’ve decided that a specialist recruitment agency is better-placed to find your ideal candidate than a high street firm or recruiting in-house. Great – you’re halfway there in...

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