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ThriveMap Joins Forces with Lever to provide full candidate application tracking, analysis, and recruitment

ThriveMap provides end-to-end assessment solutions with Lever’s Talent Relationship Management platform. We’re proud to announce an enhanced integration with LeverTRM, to provide end-to-end recruitment solutions. This integration will help companies find the right talent more quickly within this Lever partnership. It enables high-volume recruiters to take control of their recruitment process and ensure that the […]

Chris Platts 23 September 2022 3 min
Recruitment

Changing pre-hire assessment provider? 5 things to consider

Your pre-hire assessment provider plays a vital role in the recruitment process. It’s responsible for helping you to identify the best fit candidates in your recruitment process and helps your recruitment team to work strategically and efficiently. Changing pre-hire assessment providers can be overwhelming, especially if you’re not clear on what alternative solutions are available […]

Chris Platts 29 March 2022 5 min
Recruitment

5 Dangers of Using Off-the-Shelf Pre-Hire Assessments

Pre-hire assessments can be a great way to screen potential applicants. They can save time, help you hire employees that are a better fit, and improve new hire retention.   However, today’s recruitment leaders have an overwhelming amount of choice when it comes to candidate assessments. One question many of us have is whether to use […]

Chris Platts 8 February 2022 6 min
Recruitment

5 Reasons to Integrate Pre-Hire Assessments with Your ATS

Why Should You Integrate Pre-Hire Assessments with Your ATS?  Integrating pre-hire assessments with your Applicant Tracking System (ATS) can help you streamline the hiring process and reduce time to hire. Nearly all companies are using some kind of ATS during the recruitment process. Over 98% of Fortune 500 companies use an ATS. As a recruiter, […]

Chris Platts 12 January 2022 6 min
Recruitment

How to Run Better Intake Meetings (For Recruiters)

What is an Intake Meeting?  The intake meeting marks the beginning of the hiring process. It’s when the recruiter meets with the hiring manager to discuss the role and the skills needed to do the job. It’s your opportunity to find out what kind of candidate the manager is looking for. An intake meeting is […]

Chris Platts 30 November 2021 6 min
Recruitment

Recruiting Trends: Top 5 Trends You Need to Know for 2022

If someone had told you this is the way 2020-2021 would pan out, you wouldn’t have believed them. Dramatic changes in business operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic mean that organisations need to be prepared for further changes in 2022. It has become apparent that organisations with the ability to adapt under pressure are the […]

Chris Platts 25 November 2021 4 min
Recruitment

High volume hiring: 9 ways to improve your process

Update November 2021: The market is changing as we emerge from the pandemic, and high volume hiring has never been more important or more difficult than it is today. As such we’ve reviewed our suggestions and tweaked our list to give you the very latest high volume hiring tips. Are you hiring lots of people […]

Chris Platts 23 November 2021 8 min
Recruitment

41 Employee Retention Ideas (That Actually Work)

Employee retention is simply keeping those whom you wish to keep and letting go of those whom you do not wish to keep. However, retaining top talent requires regular work. People’s priorities change, as do organizational objectives. However, what shouldn’t change is a relentless commitment to making people feel welcomed, included, and appreciated in the […]

Chris Platts 10 November 2021 24 min
Recruitment

Recruitment Automation Software: 11 tools you need to have

Beep beep! Welcome to the new age of recruiting! Automation software has managed to embed itself throughout our daily lives, and it continues to shape our working world. Automation in the recruitment space has become an instrumental tool, particularly in the areas of candidate attraction, sourcing, selection, and candidate communication. The role of a recruiter […]

Chris Platts 7 September 2021 9 min