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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Succession planning is easy to put off. There is always something more urgent to deal with, especially when you’re running an engineering or manufacturing business. But people retire, change jobs and move into different roles. Some absences are planned; others aren’t. The question is simple: if a key person wasn’t here, what would the business struggle… Read More
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When an engineering appointment does not work out, the recruitment invoice is usually the easiest cost to identify. It is rarely the whole cost. Some of it turns up in training, rework and management time. Some of it shows up in a project that has slipped while experienced people help somebody who is struggling. But I… Read More
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