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Good software will automate the recruitment process and simplify it to enable a recruiter to attract, engage with and ultimately employ the best people quickly. The software is fully optimised and it allows recruiters to better engage with and manage relationships with candidates and clients more effectively.
A recruiter has to get business done swiftly and that means everything from sourcing the job vacancy to promoting it to as many of the target candidate pool as possible. Then they are tasked with finding the perfect candidate whic
Read more →In today’s job market, it’s essential to find novel ways of strengthening relationships, for example, through recruitment software in the UK.
In the recruitment industry, as well as providing talented and skilled staff to clients, it’s important to create solid relationships with clients and candidates, and to move forward and build upon these in a way that is positive and long-lasting. Having and maintaining a good relationship gives a better understanding as to what the client and candidates require during the recruitment process.
Read more →These days, we are all well aware of the key role that an online presence can play in any business. Having a website is now the bare minimum requirement for any enterprise, and driving online engagement has become even more important since the arrival of the Covid pandemic.
Yet a growing trend, particularly in the recruitment industry, sees agencies leverage the power of online social networking, too. Known as social recruiting, this approach is fast becoming an essential component of any effective talent acquisition strategy. Read on
Read more →It’s important in any recruitment business to stay in touch with candidates and clients so you’re always up to speed on the latest vacancies and the status of candidates.
Regular informal communication helps you stay in touch so that when the right opportunities come along, your business springs to mind as you’ve built up a strong relationship with clients and candidates. Sometimes, a formal email may not be read until it’s too late. Text messages not only get the message across quickly, but the informal nature of them means it’s easie
Read more →Businesses are looking for ways to improve their recruitment processes and to access the best talent on the market. There’s no doubt that the competition is extremely tough and that competitor brands are working hard to target and access the same talented individuals that you are – all from a limited pool.
Businesses are also getting smarter about the way that they attract, engage and encourage high performers to apply for their roles, leveraging better job descriptions, smart and targeted advert placement, building a powerful employer
Read more →The employment market has been getting more dynamic for years, but post-lockdown it will become more dynamic than ever. Many businesses are dependent on temporary contracts, “temping” is popular and the gig economy is booming. With such a mobile workforce, HR management is crucial for the success of a contract or the liquidity of the entire business. Working the old way is too slow, too inflexible and too inefficient.
The modern answer, of course, is software, and it needs three qualities: extensibility so you can have the features you
Read more →Around 50 to 60 candidates respond to an average job advertisement, but a high-volume recruiting position can attract more than 250 people. High-volume recruitment is typically used during specific seasons, for new branch openings, when business growth is on the agenda, and after capital funding.
Gaining well-qualified people to join the business is a difficult enough task, but recruiters also have to devote significant time and effort reading hundreds of curriculum vitaes, making the process very expensive, drawn out and time-consumin
Read more →Recruitment is a business where, as in any other sector, the impulse to drive sales and boost productivity is often hampered by the weight of administrative duties and the sheer time consumed by labour-intensive chores. These are necessary parts of any business, yet they can actually hinder your progress.
Tech solutions are rapidly transforming the nature and intensity of these back-room functions. Digital tools, cloud-based solutions, automation and AI are facilitato
Read more →Smart businesses have started to embrace the value that social media can bring to the recruitment process. After all, developing an engaged audience can ultimately provide you with a huge pool of top talent right at your fingertips.
Most organisations choosing to leverage the power of social media within their hiring processes are currently using it to enhance some of the more traditional methods of recruitment. But as social recruiting continues to rise in popularity, we could see many more businesses using it to action their primary
Read more →Recruitment today is a highly specialised business-to-business service. Recruitment consultancies come in all shapes and sizes. Some serve a wide, generalised employment market, while others focus on narrow specialism that gives them the competitive benefits of niche expertise.
Whatever the profile of your business, the best decision you can make today in anticipation of growth in both the short and long term is to adopt the very best of modern
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