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We’ve recently been hearing more and more about the topic of “candidate commitment” from clients who are dealing with candidates pulling out of final-stage selection processes.  You know who I mean; the can...

A long time ago, when working as a Personnel Officer, I would meet a departmental manager several times a year to help her interview candidates for admin roles.   One of her ‘absolute must-haves’ for the ro...

With the working lives of so many impacted by COVID-19, it’s understandable that candidates’ priorities are changing too. Notably, job security has emerged as a strong focus for candidates. In fact, 2 in 3 ...

All too often, when candidates apply for roles, they are never contacted if they are unsuccessful. This can leave them feeling annoyed, especially if they have devoted their time and energy to attend interv...

Wages may be classed as an operating expense, but like any good investment, strong staff salaries can deliver healthy returns. Your business may have a great product or service but the true strength of the ...

Pick-up nearly any business book and the recommendation is likely to be the same: when building a team, "hire for attitudes and train for skills". This seems to be the catchphrase in recent years for recrui...

There’s always different ways to use skills testing to find the right candidate at the right price.  Our UK based client recently gave us this story where she used testing to challenge the candidate and rec...

Whether it’s a new client your pitching for, or trying to hire the right person, the challenges are the same – they have options and can be choosy! Candidate experience during the recruiting process is make...

  Onboarding a new employee remotely? Use this checklist… There’s plenty to consider when you’re bringing a new employee onboard – from meeting the team to being set up with the right tools. But what ab...

Competency Based Interviewing Checklist Before we run through the competency interview questions, let’s quickly review what competency based interviewing is and whether you need support in delivering this te...