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How to keep your top talent: 6 employee retention strategies

It may seem counterintuitive for us, recruiters, to write a post about employee retention strategies, but as the talent shortage continues it’s worth doing all you can to keep hold of the talent that you have.  The Great Resignation took hold last year. Heaps of people started to leave in…

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5 Interview Mistakes You Need to Avoid

Combined, we have over 80 years of recruitment experience so we’ve experienced our fair share of interviews! There have been some stellar ones with people being offered during the first, others that haven’t gone so well, and, as you can imagine, we’ve collected some great stories throughout the years, mostly…

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Common traits of effective hirers.

The economic and political uncertainty has caused candidates to become more cautious in their approach to moving jobs, which is making it extremely difficult for companies to find the most apt people.     However, it’s not impossible and below are the traits of some of the best hirers I’ve worked…

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Mastering the Art of Pre-Interview Research

Your job search has started. You’ve updated your CV. You’ve scrolled endless job adverts. You’ve created your fair share of tailored covering letters stating why your application is the one to consider, and now you’ve started being invited to interview.  Perfect – it’s just what you wanted, but now what? …

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Getting your first foot on the career ladder.

Of all the steps you will take in your career, getting that first step on the ladder is probably the hardest. The interview process for recent marketing graduates is more rigorous because your potential hirer regards taking on entry level professionals as one of their toughest jobs.  When a company…

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