Forget the table tennis: here’s what *really* attracts top talent.

by Karen Felton [Approx 3 min read] As Hr and recruitment specialists, we are well placed to observe the emerging trends impacting recruitment and selection through the perspectives of our candidates and clients. A key trend we have been observing is well known to most in a post-COVID business world – a persistent focus from applicants on the importance of workplace flexibility. No so well documented is the impact of a positive company culture. In talking with my Hr colleagues …

3 Recruiter ‘tricks’ you need to know.

by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 4-minute read] Surviving vs Thriving. In the ever-changing landscape of business, some companies manage to survive while others thrive. The difference between a company that merely survives and one that thrives lies in their ability to adapt, innovate, and embrace new approaches. The difference between a company that merely SURVIVES and one that THRIVES lies in their ability to adapt, innovate, and embrace new approaches. In 2023, the companies that have made it this far have …

Reference checkss

Reference Checks – a last line of defence

Over the years, we’ve helped many of the companies and the clients we’ve worked for realise a BIG mistake….hiring the wrong person. And it wasn’t necessarily during the shortlisting or face-to-face interviews where we made the connection to something fishy in candidate-town. How have we done this? We simply made sure that reference checks were carried out….and also that they were with the right people, addressed the ‘niggles’ found during interviews and were treated like an interview themselves! You want …