I like to think recruitment should be straightforward. You find a strong candidate, or you work with a solid company, and it largely sells itself. But that’s not always the reality. Finding good people today takes time, energy, and money. Some roles are easy to fill. Others are, frankly, a nightmare. A few simple ways to… Read More
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This is an older video I put together, but it’s come back around again recently. A few weeks ago, I had a response from an SME after reading one of my mailers on improving recruitment. The question was simple: “Mark, how do we get the applications we want?” They’re a good business. Solid people. But they… Read More
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Many years ago we used to be able to pop a little advert in the local newspaper to find the right staff. Over time and with Technology increasing in our daily lives – the adverts in the local newspaper of decreased. I remember it being a good 6-8 pages of Jobs – now more like 1-2… Read More
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A few weeks ago, I had a response from an SME after they’d read one of my mailers about improving recruitment. The question was simple: “Mark, how do we get the applications we actually want?” Good company. Good people. But they were struggling to attract the right candidates and, more importantly, keep them. They’d hire someone… Read More
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So, you’re a sales engineer. Congratulations, you’re probably pretty good at selling things. But how good are you at selling yourself in an interview? More importantly, how good are you at asking the right questions to land that job? Don’t worry, I’m here to help – hopefully. Let’s cut to it, Sales engineering is all about… Read More
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In recruitment, we come across more interview styles than you can shake a candidate at. Some brilliant. Some terrible. Some so overcomplicated you wonder if the company even knows what they’re looking for anymore. Is there a good way to interview? Yes. Over the years, through our own experience and hearing how clients interview candidates, we’ve… Read More
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Every Month, I am going to try and review what the world of recruitment has been, is doing, and probably come up with some thoughts on what it looks like, and maybe some ideas on how to navigate it. This month is an easy one, January. Have a watch. Feel free to head over to Youtube… Read More
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To find great people today is getting harder and harder. We as recruiters have many methods in an arsenal to find people – to be fair, it’s our job, it’s what we get paid to do. What we have realised over the years, and thanks to the job websites 1 click applications – The job applicant… Read More
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Being a small business– there isn’t much I can’t do compared to my larger brothers and sisters of the recruitment industry. The agency recruitment world is vast, there is nearly 24,000 agencies in the UK, an industry worth £35.1 Billion – To be fair most of them are SME sized. So who do you pick to work… Read More
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