Cast UK Blog - Recruitment Specialist Blog

Are you mad to make a job counter-offer?

In 2018, 58% of 5,500 employees surveyed made a job counter-offer to retain employees*. It can be a tempting proposition indeed. The skills gap, Brexit, the costs of replacement,...

What 900+ recruiters say about the best recruitment methods

Over 40% of transport & logistics hiring managers are involved in sourcing candidates themselves. So for many, sifting exasperatedly through CVs that aren’t up to scratch isn’t the only...

How to Get Your LinkedIn Profile Seen by 30x More Hirers

Your LinkedIn profile is probably more important than your CV nowadays when it comes to finding work – whether that be your next perm role or a contract. Getting...

The proven formula of powerful job descriptions

Did you know that putting ‘competitive salary’ when writing a job description will result in 20% less applications? Why should you? Writing the job advert usually falls to the...

Someone’s resigned. Don’t panic. Here’s how to hire better

Your team member’s just pulled you aside for a “quick word” before dropping the bombshell: they’re leaving. (Or maybe you saw it coming from those doctor’s appointments.) You’ve wished...

Procurement Trends: Why the value of the role is misunderstood

In this video, Interim Procurement Director, Kieren Curry discusses one of the most common procurement trends we see: organisations not appreciating the strategic value that the procurement function can...

How to Select the Best Video Interviewing Software for You

So you’ve decided you want to use video to help improve your hiring hit rate, but software review site G2 shows 79 results and most are above 4.5/5. Here...

How to really calculate the true cost to hire

What the in-depth research* for our soon-to-be-released cost to hire calculator taught me about how you should really evaluate an employee’s or contractor’s value. (It certainly shocked me). Most...