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Millennials In The Workplace: 6 Recruiting And Retention Strategies For 2020

Millennials or Gen Z are an important part of today’s workplace currently making up for 35% of all employees. And by 2030, millennials in the workplace will comprise a whopping 75% of the working population. Born between 1980 and 2000, the millennial workforce often has high expectations for their careers and strong beliefs about the …

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Relationships before opportunities – a proactive approach to talent engagement

All HR professionals recognise that job-seekers expect more than ever from potential employers. They want insight about organisational purpose, culture and employee benefits and they want access 24/7 across multiple devices. They scan social media networking sites without a second thought, looking for the truth of what it’s really like to work for a specific …

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Searching for talent the smarter way – the demise of the recruitment ad

Every now and again in business you have to rip up the rule book and start again. In recruitment, and in particular, in HR recruitment, the way we advertise and attract talent is one of these occasions. What’s clear is that it’s no longer enough to just ‘put an ad out there’. In today’s marketplace, …

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Planning for the unplannable – the strategy behind your recruitment strategy

The annual business planning process – the holy grail of planning. At best you’ll have access to insight, intelligence and decision makers; at worst you may get some numbers on a spreadsheet that make little or no sense. It’s looking up though; recruitment and retention is back on the board-level agenda with over a quarter …

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Hire right or hire fast – what’s the best way to recruit?

In an ideal world the best way to recruit is to fill a post quickly and with exactly the right candidate – but how easy is that to achieve in reality? Often, filling a vacancy fast can end in an unsatisfactory experience for both the employer and the employee, but equally, you don’t want to …

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Why continuous recruitment is essential for building a talent pipeline

Building a talent pipeline is crucial if you want to attract the right talent to your team, but despite its many benefits, the process of continuous recruitment is an often-overlooked complementary method. Reactive recruitment certainly has a place in some sectors and types of roles, and may even feel unavoidable if you have a surprise …

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Tailoring your job search to company values

In our last post, we talked about positive employee behaviours, but as a job seeker, it’s also important to be sure that the company values of a potential employer resonate with your own, and that their business model suits you too. The values that a company holds dear can be a great indicator of the …

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Employee behaviours and attitudes that can boost your business

When recruiting for new staff there’s a lot riding on you in terms of overall business performance – so it’s essential that you secure individuals that demonstrate the right employee behaviours and values. If staff values aren’t aligned with company values it can lead to a lack of productivity, low team morale and high staff …

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The Surprising Reasons Why Candidates Turn Down Job Offers

It’s frustrating isn’t it, when candidates reject your offer. Even more so when you work in HR and that you thought you had everything covered? The reality is it happens. Today’s post explores some of the reasons why in today’s economy it’s going to become more common than ever.   Let’s look back APSCo and …

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