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Call Center Hiring: The Ultimate Guide
Call Center hiring is busy right now because the call center industry is a rapidly growing sector in both the US and UK, and the demand for skilled call center agents is increasing. According to the 2021 US Contact Center Decision Makers’ Guide, 71% of contact centers in the US anticipate an increase in call […]
Glossary: Pre-employment assessment definitions and related terms
Welcome to ThriveMap’s glossary of pre-employment assessment terms. Here we have defined 60+ industry terms into three categories: How many of the terms do you know? The essentials Pre-employment assessment: A pre-employment assessment is an evaluation or test that employers use to gather information about job candidates before making a hiring decision. These assessments are […]
How To Implement A Practical Work Assessment In Your Recruitment Strategy
The recruitment process in any organisation can be long and drawn out, often with many different stages involved before finding the right candidate. Implementing a practical work assessment can help speed up this process and improve your chances of finding the best person for the job. With a majority of candidates (68%) believing that a […]
We used ChatGPT to predict the future of recruitment – it didn’t disappoint
Ok so not exactly, BUT we did use ChatGPT as a bit of a science experiment to determine whether or not the ‘tool du jour’ was worth its salt….so our Marketing team popped a few questions into ChatGPT and the answers we received were pretty darn accurate! Question #1: What role do real-life assessments play […]
3 Top Recruitment Predictions for 2023
We’re always interested to find out what big data companies believe will be the ‘next big thing’ in the high-volume recruitment industry. So we thought we’d do a round-up of our top 3 recruitment predictions for 2023! #1 Proactive candidate engagement Proactively engaging candidates has long been a common practice when filling C-suite executive vacancies […]
What is a recruitment life cycle, and how can you ensure you’re doing it right?
Knowing what a recruitment life cycle is and ensuring you’re doing it correctly can make a big difference to your recruitment efforts. A well executed recruitment life cycle can result in better candidate selection, improved hiring process efficiency, and increased overall satisfaction. In this article, we’ll define what the recruitment life cycle is and discuss […]
How long do you have? The ticking clock of candidate hiring
So you find a candidate interested in the role you’re hiring for through your recruitment process and a few weeks later they sign on the dotted line and everything is good in the world, right? If only fairy tales were real! Although it certainly used to be as simple as that right? Does this process […]
Is a ‘one-size-fits-all’ recruitment process valid anymore?
Wouldn’t it be brilliant if we could use the exact same method, strategy, and process to recruit for every single role we had? Think about how much time we’d save! But how successful would we be? Our guess? Not very…. Unfortunately, a ‘one-size-fits-all’ recruitment strategy that guarantees success for every hire doesn’t really exist. The […]
6 Essential Tips to Boost Recruiter Productivity
Achieving productivity as a recruiter can be challenging, especially when so many demands are on your time. From sourcing and screening candidates to conducting interviews and onboarding new hires, finding ways to work smarter, not harder, can be difficult. Fortunately, a few simple tips can help you boost productivity and get the most out of […]