Understanding The Science Behind Successful Recruiting
Danielle Meakin - 6 Comments - 29 Sep 2019

The ubiquitous adoption of online recruitment services has led to record levels of online job-related activity taking place. Major engines register over 17m unique job-related searches each month within the UK alone. To operate effectively in this environment we need to understand the science behind successful recruiting.

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Mark Stephens


Mark has established a reputation for his passion and enthusiasm over twenty years working in the recruitment industry, both client and agency side. For the last ten years, he has been researching the HR & Recruitment landscape from both a technology and people perspective. A previous winner of the prestigious Chambers – Innovation in Business award, Mark is a serial entrepreneur and is the founder of Smart Recruit Online Ltd, CareersPage Ltd, The HR Resource Library and Corporate Wellness & Mental Health UK Ltd. His company, Smart Recruit Online, has been the winner of 7 national and international awards in the last 18 months for recruitment innovation. Mark has dedicated his time since 2007 researching the online HR & Recruitment sector from a user, technology, and candidate behaviour perspective, and is regularly published and quoted by leading industry publications for his research and personal opinions.


5 Tips to Improve Communication in the Recruitment Process
Danielle Meakin - 6 Comments - 29 Sep 2019

HR professionals need to balance a couple of very big essentials during the recruitment process. Speed and proper communication are two of those that can be challenging to implement at the same time. (more…)

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Ben Brown


Ben Brown is freelance writer and a content manager at dating site DoULikeSenior with top notch communication  skills. He enjoys learning new things and learning more about people from all over the world. His passion and diligence enable him to consistently grow and improve both himself and his career.


De-biasing language in job adverts
Danielle Meakin - 6 Comments - 29 Sep 2019

The wording in job adverts can discourage certain segments of the population, but here’s how to de-bias them.

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Sarah Ronan


Written by Sarah Ronan for HR Magazine.


Now is the time for recruiters to overcome mobile tech challenges to satisfy candidate demand
Danielle Meakin - 6 Comments - 29 Sep 2019

Mobile phone technology has evolved at an incredible speed over the past 10 years and recruitment is just one sector that has taken advantage of the flexibility and convenience mobile devices have to offer. (more…)

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Jo Sellick


Jo Sellick is the Managing Director of professional services recruitment specialist Sellick Partnership.


Insights into remote working in 2019
Danielle Meakin - 6 Comments - 29 Sep 2019

Globally, the latest figures show that an estimated 70% of people now work remotely at least once per week. Another 53% are said to work location independent at least half of the week. With each year that passes, more individuals and businesses than ever before are transitioning to full-time remote work roles. When it comes to finding the best workers for a company, one of the top incentives to provide is a healthy work-life balance. Alongside this, the pay is still of top importance for nearly all job seekers. As both the number of remote positions and total wages continue to increase, there will be even greater competition for work-from-home roles. Explore what recruiters are now offering remote workers in terms of pay in 2019. (more…)

Lucy Wyndham


Lucy Wyndham is a freelance writer and editor.


Can Recruiters Ask About Mental Health At Interviews?
Danielle Meakin - 6 Comments - 29 Sep 2019

We start off mental health awareness week with a post covering the most important topic that faces Recruiters at the earliest stages of the recruitment process – the legality of mental health related questions during the interview process. (more…)

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Simon Bean


Simon Bean is managing director of the Recruitment Connection and has been recruiting since 1985. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP).


5 Talent Community Best Practices
Danielle Meakin - 6 Comments - 29 Sep 2019

A Talent Community is a great way to engage passive candidates and build warm pipelines of talented, thoughtful job seekers.  However, they are full of various pitfalls that can hamstring their performance.  We’ve studied what makes a talent community succeed and fail.  With that in mind, we wanted to share the best practices that any talent community strategy should follow. But first, the basics:

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Phil Strazulla


Phil is the Founder of Select Software Reviews.


5 Good Interview Questions To Ask For Cultural Fit
Danielle Meakin - 6 Comments - 29 Sep 2019

A job candidate may look great on paper, but how can you tell during an interview if they will fit within your organisation?

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Josh Tolan


This is a guest post by Spark Hire CEO Josh Tolan. Spark Hire is a video interview solutions provider.


Interview no-shows and why they are becoming more common
Danielle Meakin - 6 Comments - 29 Sep 2019

Interview no-shows and why they are becoming more common by Mark Stephens.

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Mark Stephens


Mark has established a reputation for his passion and enthusiasm over twenty years working in the recruitment industry, both client and agency side. For the last ten years, he has been researching the HR & Recruitment landscape from both a technology and people perspective. A previous winner of the prestigious Chambers – Innovation in Business award, Mark is a serial entrepreneur and is the founder of Smart Recruit Online Ltd, CareersPage Ltd, The HR Resource Library and Corporate Wellness & Mental Health UK Ltd. His company, Smart Recruit Online, has been the winner of 7 national and international awards in the last 18 months for recruitment innovation. Mark has dedicated his time since 2007 researching the online HR & Recruitment sector from a user, technology, and candidate behaviour perspective, and is regularly published and quoted by leading industry publications for his research and personal opinions.


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