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Best Recruiting Books 2024: 19 You Need To Read
Our best recruiting books 2024 list compiles our 19 favourite books for recruiters and talent acquisition professionals to read this year. When I started my career in recruitment in 2005, there wasn’t much content out there for recruiters beyond a few classic sales books and a handful of blogs. It was about learning by doing, […]
Warehouse Recruiting: 5 tips for hiring warehouse workers
Hiring warehouse workers can be a gruelling task. Finding the right applicants for the right warehouse jobs can be a challenge, so what is the best way to go about it? Some of the best advice that we’ve heard for hiring warehouse workers is to be transparent about the skills needed, be clear on the […]
Structured Interviewing: How to do it effectively
Everyone knows how stressful interviews can be, but although they commonly cause sweaty palms for interviewees, they can cause stress for recruiters and hiring managers too. Interviewing entails a lot of time and effort on both sides and often still results in failed hires. A CareerBuilder survey states that a staggering 74% of employers have […]
6 Critical Steps for Job Analysis: Find the Right Candidates
Jobs are constantly evolving. Roles and responsibilities change in reaction to new technologies, externalities, and cultural norms. And as the people in our organisations change, so do the jobs themselves. It’s easy to lose track of these changes, making it difficult to hire the right candidates. New tasks and responsibilities require new knowledge, behaviours and […]
6 reasons we should stop asking for CVs
Culturally, we like to point out outdated things. We highlight them as being passé, archaic, and sometimes offensive, but that’s not always the case when it comes to work. Requesting a CV when hiring is one of many workplace practices that’s not fit for purpose in today’s digital economy. CV-based selection restricts employment mobility, disadvantages […]
Recruiter Skills: 8 skills you need to master this year
The recruitment landscape is changing. New technology is revolutionising everything from candidate sourcing, screening and candidate selection. Recruiters who can capitalise on market changes will be able to thrive, others will find it hard to survive. The multitasking involved in recruitment can be overwhelming. You’re expected to source candidates without annoying them. To win new […]
Improve Talent Acquisition: 5 cost-effective tips
Having driven, passionate, and qualified employees will set your company ahead of your competitors, but they can be hard to attract and retain. One way to acquire the best talent for your industry is to have an effective recruitment process from the outset. The evolution of your talent acquisition process doesn’t always require you to […]
Candidate Shortlisting: How To Do it The Right Way
The hiring process can become overwhelming. Recruiting the best people can cost the earth and suck up valuable time if it isn’t done the right way. And Optimising your candidate shortlisting process is one of the best ways to prevent your hiring process from becoming chaotic. Good shortlisting can benefit you in many ways, such […]
Skills Gap: How To Understand and Use it to Your Advantage
The future of work has already arrived; is your business ready for it? Skills gaps represent an existential threat to companies and a constant headache for recruiters. The required skills for jobs and industries are constantly evolving. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, 40% of current workers’ core skills will change […]