Well, where do we start? At the beginning of 2020, we were cresting on the wave of full-employment. Recruiters were struggling to get quality candidates. Fast-forward to May 2020 – there are around 1/4 of the population on some form of welfare support. While some industries are slowly coming back to life – construction for[…]
Maximising the success of your recruitment campaign and building an enduring candidate experience In the current candidate driven market, companies really do have to up their game in how they manage the recruitment process and by extension the campaign experience. Whether that is managing recruitment campaigns directly, or using 3rd parties such as recruitment agencies.[…]
Managing recruiters and simply getting the job you want This is the follow-on to a post I wrote here in February, about the folly of companies who are hiring and treating job candidates (also potential customers and advocates of their brands) with disdain and utter contempt in some cases! This is a companion piece, but[…]
CV templates – get in front of the Hiring Manager and past the robots After reading (at a conservative estimate) 10-15 CVs per working day over a 20 year period, it’s safe to say, I have seen some excellent ones and some not so good ones. Sadly the poor ones outweigh the stand-out ones, which[…]
Ever wondered why you don’t even get a courtesy of a reply from some of the larger companies? Or – you think your experience is exactly what the company is looking for, but you do not even get called for a telephone interview? Answer: The larger companies have what are known as “applicant tracking systems”,[…]