The problem with most job adverts today is that amount of people that are mostly skim reading the advert. So, how do we solve the issue of skim reading adverts? Here are 5 ways you can solve the problem… Stop posting job specs – the job spec is important, the issue is – there really… Read More
Read More
There is no shortage of recruitment agencies telling you they can fill your job. That is the easy bit. Finding out which one understands the work, can reach the right people and will be useful when the search gets difficult takes a little more thought. I run a small recruitment business. Being small does not automatically… Read More
Read More
You know in my 14 years in the world of recruitment – I have been very fortunate to see a lot of offers made to people. Offers that have been very successful and genuinely improved people’s lives and grown businesses. Sadly though, there are offers that after a lengthy interview process and a lot of effort… Read More
Read More
You have found someone you want to hire. Making the offer should be straightforward. It often becomes complicated because the business and candidate have been having slightly different conversations all the way through. The offer is not the moment to reveal the real salary, a different job title or a condition nobody mentioned. It should bring… Read More
Read More
Time flies when you’re helping businesses find the right engineering talent! Thomas Lee Recruitment has now been in business for nine years, and after two decades in engineering recruitment, I’ve seen how hiring trends, candidate expectations, and industry needs have evolved. Here are some of the biggest lessons we’ve learned about hiring engineers—and what companies can… Read More
Read More
At the moment, I think every recruiter and hiring manager is discovering something of a pickle with the hiring market. And with over 1 million jobs on the market live. What is really going on? Every conversation with hiring managers since June has been about the mystery of where the candidates are. See we all had… Read More
Read More
In recruitment, we come across more ways of interviewing than you can shake a candidate at. Each with so many different end results. Is there a good way to interview? Yes. What is it? Well – we have scoured our experience and hearing how clients have interviewed their candidates – and come up with some ideas… Read More
Read More
The biggest reason why your roles have not been filled to date is candidates. Or lack of right? Why? The time it takes to get a candidate to interview to offer is crucial – but as crucial is the time you receive that CV to deciding to meet the candidate. This is where the biggest drop… Read More
Read More