Recruitment Advice Archives

Skills-Based Hiring: What You Need to Know

In the rapidly evolving job market, skills-based hiring is becoming increasingly significant, heralding what some call the “death of the degree.” With technology advancing at breakneck speed, employees find themselves in a constant cycle of acquiring new skills to stay relevant. This shift has led many job seekers and employers alike to prioritize skills and […]

Hospitality recruiting strategy

In the fast-paced realm of hospitality, where seasonality, diverse roles, and fierce competition for talent are constants, crafting an effective recruitment strategy demands a tailored and nuanced approach. The unique challenges posed by the industry’s dynamic nature necessitate a specialised methodology to not only attract but also retain skilled staff. This step-by-step guide unveils the […]

High-volume contact centre recruitment: Best practice process

Time constraints, poor candidate experience, and elevated costs can all be symptoms of a recruitment process that needs reviewing and updating. In this article, Chris Platts, CEO of ThriveMap, walks you through a step-by-step process to streamline your contact centre staff recruitment, offering tips to cut costs, optimise hiring efficiency, prioritise an exceptional candidate experience, […]

How to achieve hiring criteria alignment in the recruitment process

Ensuring alignment among stakeholders on hiring criteria is paramount for an efficient, equitable, and successful recruitment process. Misalignment can lead to hiring the wrong candidates or erroneously rejecting strong candidates, resulting in prolonged hiring timelines and unnecessary friction. Here, Chris Platts, CEO at ThriveMap, talks through a streamlined approach to achieve alignment among different stakeholders: […]

How to design an inclusive and effective graduate recruitment process

Graduate roles differ significantly across companies and even within various departments of an organisation. Successfully identifying the right-fit graduates hinges on a robust recruitment process. This process not only assists internal teams in clarifying their needs but also ensures candidates have realistic expectations about their roles from the start. Chris Platts, CEO and founder of […]

How to Hire Emotionally Intelligent People: Lap of Love Spotlight

It’s said that there are nine categories of intelligence. This means that while some individuals might excel in the structured world of mathematics, others will master more physical tasks, and so on. When it comes to recruiting people with certain forms of intelligence, one type of intelligence isn’t easy to identify from screening a CV […]

How to automate frontline recruitment

Frontline staff are the backbone of your organization, pivotal in driving performance, profitability, and growth. However, the conventional approach to filling these critical positions has historically been focused solely on filling vacancies, leading to recruitment challenges and high attrition rates. If you’re seeking ways to streamline your recruitment process for frontline roles and save valuable […]

5 signs you need to change your pre-employment assessment solution

If you’re currently using a pre-hire assessment, you may need an upgrade. Recognize any of the signs below? If yes, then it’s time to consider upgrading. 1. You’re not seeing value against your hiring goals Your hiring goals may involve improving employee retention, improving new hire performance, or reducing the length of the hiring process. […]

ThriveMap Joins Forces with Lever to provide full candidate application tracking, analysis, and recruitment

ThriveMap provides end-to-end assessment solutions with Lever’s Talent Relationship Management platform. We’re proud to announce an enhanced integration with LeverTRM, to provide end-to-end recruitment solutions. This integration will help companies find the right talent more quickly within this Lever partnership. It enables high-volume recruiters to take control of their recruitment process and ensure that the […]