Effective onboarding requires structured performance of a range of tasks. A new hire checklist is useful for ensuring that all new recruits undergo a consistent and first-class onboarding process. According to research, 20% of new hires quit within the first 45 days of employment, making candidate selection and new hire onboarding an issue for any […]
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Diversity is often a buzzword many companies use to promote their recruitment campaigns and employer branding strategies. At the same time, the hunt for diversity, first and foremost, leans toward racial diversity. Many businesses believe they have diverse teams if they are diverse in the colour of people’s skin. Incorrect. Diversity does not stop at […]
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Seasonal hiring usually presents multiple challenges for recruiters. How can we maintain a high quality of hire while hiring temporary workers on short-term contracts? Better still, how do we do this while simultaneously minimising hiring time and decreasing recruitment costs? These are just some of the issues we’ll explore in this article. We’ll discuss why […]
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Evolving organisations typically walk a thin tightrope between the twin dangers of overstaffing and understaffing. If there are too many staff members, your company will become bloated, losing profit on unnecessary salary costs. Too few, and you can’t sustain growth or struggle to keep up with demand. We’ve prepared the ultimate guide to staff planning, […]
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Investing in creating an excellent preboarding process is just as important as onboarding your new employees to improve new hire performance and reduce attrition. Candidates are applying for more jobs than ever before. As such it’s more likely that your candidate may still be engaged in other recruitment processes even after they’ve accepted a position […]
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The best employee value propositions (EVPs) resonate with us. In physics, resonance happens when one system matches the natural frequency of another, thus amplifying it. If I pushed you on the swing when you were about to move forward, you would go higher. I matched your natural frequency, so the force I applied amplified you. […]
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The recent Talent Benchmarking Report indicates that just 23% of recruiters measure their quality of hire. In recruitment, “quality” is often seen as being ambiguous; after all, isn’t everyone’s idea of quality subjective? But it doesn’t need to be elusive. If you know what to measure, it’s simple to track. And when it’s recorded accurately […]
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There are a ton of great recruitment videos to inspire you. But which ones get the most traction with candidates? Glad you asked. We’ve compiled a list of the top 8 recruiting videos ever made by conducting hours of research and analysis into candidate reach, traction and mitigating for company size (see our Methodology below). […]
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Picture this scenario. You’ve just stepped into a new role as head of talent acquisition. It’s day one and you’re called into a meeting with the exec team – you don’t know much about the business yet but you’re keen to learn. The CEO asks you straight up, “What’s your recruitment strategy?” What do you […]
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