How identifi uses strategic partners to improve the recruitment process for clients and candidates
In recruitment, process can never become king. Just because one client likes a certain process doesn’t mean others will. Recruiters are always tempted to make a one-size-fits-all process for efficiency’s sake, but one size never fits all. That’s why we do things differently. We don’t push through CVs to fill vacancies as soon…
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Key themes and takeaways from Infosecurity Europe 2018
Infosecurity Europe – Infosec for short – is the largest and most comprehensive information security conference on the continent. This year’s event at Olympia London brought together 400 exhibitors and nearly 20,000 delegates. I was back there this year (after a great event in 2017) for three days of interesting insights and networking. Last year,…
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Be more Hallgrímsson: What World Cup manager’s style should you adopt and why?
The beautiful game is packed full of characters: Drogba’s dives, Sanchez’s sulking and Cantona’s Kung Fu kicks will all go down in the annals of history. But it’s not just the players who are the personalities – it’s the managers too. Mourinho’s cutting comments about fellow managers, Ian Holloway’s comedy interviews and Brian Clough’s huge…
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Can AI destroy bias and improve diversity in recruitment?
In 1970, the top five orchestras in the US had a mere 5% percent of female members. By 1980 that number had risen to 10%. And by the late 1990s that figure had risen to over 25%. Women weren’t suddenly getting better at playing musical instruments, so what was driving this rise? Blind…
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Telephone, Skype, coffee shop or group exercise: How to tackle 7 types of interview
Hiring new members of staff is expensive – costing businesses up to £6,000 for the interview process alone, and taking an average 28 weeks for new employees to reach target productivity in their new role. Organisations simply have to make their hiring process as lean, effective and focused as possible. How they conduct…
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10 reasons you need to up your CV and cover letter game
What would you do if you had 8.8 seconds to impress someone? According to research from the National Citizen Service, 8.8 seconds is the average time recruiters spend looking at a CV. So how can you make sure your CV ends up in the interview pile and not in the shredder? With a bit of…
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