Online Recruitment Software: Top 5 Most Desirable Features
It’s no secret that the UK Recruitment Industry is booming. Piggy backing on a strong UK economy, a recent study concluded that sales for the top 100 recruitment companies were up by more than 10% compared to the previous year. Whilst business is booming, so is the demand for a solid Online Recruitment Software. The market […]
How to prepare for an interview, when you’re the interviewer
Here’s a controversial statement: Interviews are scarier for interviewers than interviewees. Not only do you have the responsibility of structuring the interview, knowing exactly what you want and bringing the best out of a candidate, you have some pretty tough decisions to make at the end of it. Life-changing decisions, in fact. But, before you […]
Top Reasons For HR Managers Not Getting Sleep
Being a HR Manager can be tough! Based on a recent survey of over 150 people, the infographic below helps to highlight some of the most common concerns keeping Human Resource Managers and Recruiters up at night. We hope that some of the stats may shock you enough to change your ways for the better. Via SilkRoad Pioneering People
Mind The Gap: How Do We Deal With The UK Skills Shortage?
It appears that the issue of a skills shortage in the UK workforce is not going away. Instead it is becoming an increasing concern for business owners and economists, who see a lack of skilled workers as one of the greatest threats to the country’s economic growth. And not just that, a lack of skills […]
6 Ways To Make Your Meetings More Productive.
There’s no getting around it, meetings are a necessary evil. At one point or another we are all going to have to sit down around a table with our colleagues and talk shop. But the meeting for meeting’s sake has got to be one of the biggest drains on a business’ productivity. Far from information […]
The 5 Most Commonly Asked Interview Questions… And How To Answer Them.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could read the mind of your interviewer? Until we learn how to do that, being prepared with some of the most commonly asked questions can really set you up for a killer interview. Whilst we don’t recommend a ‘canned’ response to questioning, knowing what could be asked and what […]
The 5 Things You Should Never Do In An Interview.
When an interview goes badly you just know it. From cringey to awkward to downright hostile we’ve all been locked in a room before that we just can’t wait to escape from. Hopefully you’ve never been in a situation as bad as some of these though. Take comfort in the fact that there is always […]
How To Lose Those Interview Nerves
Do your nerves get the better of you during an interview? Do you clam up and forget who you are and why you’re there the second you sit down? Then read on and take heed of these handy tips to help you get through, what can, undoubtedly, be a soul destroying experience for some. Speaking […]
Stand Up, Be Healthy
New research from the On Your Feet Britain campaign has revealed that office workers in the UK are risking their health by spending too much time sitting at their desks. A survey of 2,000 workers found that 45% of men and 37% women spend less than 30 minutes a day on their feet at work – […]
