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Business owners and managers can spin many plates and wear many hats. Your title might be Managing Director, but we all know you’re also Head of Sales, Operations, Logistics, Estates,…
Avoiding unconscious bias in recruitment – 8 tips to ensure you pick the right candidate in your business and not just the one that looks and thinks like you!
Unconscious bias in your recruitment process is bad for business and for your diversity and inclusivity goals. You only need to look at the many organisations which aim to be…
Top Soft Skill Interview Questions To Ask When Recruiting For An Executive Level Role
When hiring for a senior finance level position - such as Finance Director, Chief Finance Officer or Fractional Finance Director, it's easy to get caught up in technical skills and…
Dead ringers – why it’s a bad idea to hire your own doppelganger
When you’re recruiting, it’s tempting to hire someone similar to yourself. Most of us feel comfortable dealing with people like us, who share the same perspective and approach as ourselves. Hiring someone like yourself just feels less risky than…
Feeling the feedback
Nobody likes rejection. However, it is a harsh reality that any jobseeker has to come to terms with. As a recruiter, the trick is to deliver this rejection in a…
The importance of job titles when recruiting
Whether you’re looking for a new member of your marketing, IT or finance team, attracting the best talent will be your number one priority. People often spend a lot of…
The Benefits of Offering Flexible Working
As we explored in our January blog post, many Millennials entering the job market are keen to work flexibly, often actively seeking organisations renowned for offering this option. Many forward…
Top 10 tips for senior role recruitment
It’s understandable to be apprehensive when you are planning senior role recruitment. After all, you will be placing responsibility for a part of the business that you have grown into…
Hiring Millennials – the art of communication
If you have not watched or read anything recently about the pitfalls of hiring millennials, you probably don't watch the news much. Apparently millennials are a bunch of lazy, good…
The keys to a successful induction
A decision to hire a new member of staff should never be taken lightly. Recruiting is an expensive, and inherently risky, activity which both employer and candidate will invest a…