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Five recruiters in a modern office collaborating on resolutions for their agency: improving their website, using Spotajob, integrating calendar and email, staying GDPR-compliant, and exploring the Chameleon-i knowledgebase.

5 resolutions for the savvy online recruitment agency

David2019-01-156 min read

Make 2019 the best ever for your recruitment agency with these 5 resolutions. This is the year that you make the most of Chameleon-i online software and everything we have to offer.

1. Get a shiny new website (or find ways to make your old one better)

I know we keep banging on about this, but the reality is this: your website is a shop window. And, if it’s cluttered, confusing and doesn’t display all your best bits, you’re missing out.

Don’t miss out –

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Chameleon-i team working in a festive office decorated for Christmas, with support hours shown on screen and a calendar marking holiday closures.

Our Christmas & New Year Opening Hours

David2018-12-182 min read

It’s nearly Christmas everybody! Are you prepared? You can find our Christmas & New Year Opening Hours below.

Please note that during the Christmas Period we will be monitoring and responding to all e-mails received by Support on the days that we are closed.

Christmas Eve – Closed
Christmas Day – Closed
Boxing Day – Closed
Thursday 27th December– Online Chat Support Only
Friday 28th December– Online Chat Support Only
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Recruiters reviewing Chameleon-i's updated interface with features like Temps Availability filters, GDPR opt-out alerts, Google Jobs referral counter, and new tabs for candidate history. UI displayed on a modern laptop with clean design and collaboration in progress.

Software Updates Information (2018)

David2018-12-149 min read

Update: Temps Availablity Now In Candidate Grid Dropdown List (05/12/18)

Users now have the option to use Temps Availability in the Candidate grid dropdown list (DDL).

Two dates can now be selected and searched to determine if a candidate is available between these two dates.

If the dates are the same, it will count as one day. The availability tab will be shown, only when a user has Temps ordered.

Here’s how to use it:

  1. The user selects Temps Availability
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8 ways to survive work in December

David2018-12-127 min read

Do you need to know how to survive in the office during this Christmas period?

Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ is on repeat, there are endless mince pies on the treat table and the burden of an office-organised Secret Santa hangs over your head like a dark cloud.

Don’t panic Chameleon-i users, we’ve put together a selection of handy tips to help you get through December in the office and the Christmas Party.

How to survive in the Office…

1. Survive an

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Your questions answered in our new Knowledgebase

David2018-12-104 min read

We are excited to reveal that our Knowledgebase has been updated with over 400 useful articles about Chameleon-i.

Users can benefit from using the Knowledgebase to quickly find solutions, without having to wait for an available advisor.

How do I use the Knowledgebase?

It’s a chance for you to discover the ins and outs of our self-serve library which is now jam-packed full of useful and relevant information.

You can read up on helpful topics such as:

  • Creating and Using Bask
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15 Office Secret Santa gift ideas (all for £5 + under)

David2018-12-058 min read

It’s Office Secret Santa time again. Cue last minute gift shopping, cheesy Christmas playlists, forced smiles, and socially awkward present opening.

Don’t panic if you’ve got to buy a gift for Angela from Accounting but you’ve never even spoken a word to her.

We’ve put together a brilliant list of gift ideas for your co-workers, all for a budget of £5 or under.

There’s also an extra-special suggestion right at the end of our handy gift list, so be sure not to miss it!

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Recruiter editing a candidate CV in Microsoft Word with the Chameleon-i plugin tab visible, showing the 'Save @ Chameleon-i' option, and the candidate record open on a second screen.

Save time with CV Editor (learn how today)

David2018-11-204 min read

What is CV Editor?

The CV Editor plugin can help recruiters to save time when working on candidate records.

You can edit a stored candidate CV and save the changes without having to go back and forth.

How will CV Editor save me time?

We all know that the daily tasks involved with recruiting can be time-consuming.

Now, instead of having to complete the following steps…

  1. Download the CV
  2. Edit the document
  3. Save the file locally
  4. Upload it to the candidate record

…you

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The Outlook Plugin: everything you need to know

David2018-11-202 min read

What is the Outlook Plugin?

The Outlook Plugin is completely free and allows users to process CVs into your Chameleon-i account through your Microsoft Outlook inbox on a PC.

With this plugin, it’s easier and quicker to add CVs to your database.

What can you do with the Outlook Plugin?

Recruiters can use this plugin to process CVs from attachments in Outlook into Chameleon-i records.

You can use it to create new candidate records or update existing records with up-to-date CVs.

How do I install the Outl

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Google For Jobs: 7 things every recruiter should know

David2018-09-248 min read

Recruiters – Google For Jobs launched in the UK in July 2018 to sort and collect job listings in order to help job seekers find their next position.

(Don’t forget Chameleon-i users, if you’ve chosen to activate Spotajob for free – your jobs will automatically be shown on Google For Jobs.)

Here

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8 reasons you need Spotajob now

David2018-09-245 min read

Do you know about Spotajob? It’s a job board that’s completely free to use.

Check out the reasons why you need to activate Spotajob today:

1. You can list unlimited job vacancies up for free

Recruiters, you can list an unlimited number of vacancies on Spotajob’s job board.

This means more

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