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Stop ghosting your candidates!

I love recruitment, out of all the HR functions it’s my favourite, I tell people it’s because it’s mostly a positive experience, you know, up until you have to tell someone they were unsuccessful for a job. A lot of companies and recruiters deal with this by just not getting back to candidates, whether by […]

Ssssshhhh you don’t have to be the centre of attention

Donald Trump has proved that the most uninhibited extrovert can stomp to the very top of the leadership ladder. Trump thrives when he’s among the masses. The bigger the crowd, the louder and more assured he gets. He knows exactly what to say, at just the right time. As an extrovert, Trump is an extreme […]

Emotional Intelligence – why it’s important to great leadership

While there are many benefits to having high intelligence (a high IQ), many managers, supervisors, and other workers—particularly those who work in businesses in which interpersonal relationships are key—have become keenly aware that workplace success may depend on their ability to use another invaluable personality trait: Emotional Intelligence (EI). One of the fundamental roles of […]

Can what you do out of work impact your employment?

In short yes – with some considerations. These days, with constant access to social media, out of hours conduct can ‘go viral’ and attract a wider range of negative publicity for both the employee and potentially an employer. The issue in these kinds of circumstances is whether the employer would have the right to take any […]

Are you recruiting for the culture you want or the culture you have?

You can teach a candidate the extra skills they need to excel at the job, but you can’t change their personality. Recruiting for cultural fit, also known as values based recruitment or behavioural based recruitment. While some of us have been doing it for years it has become a buzz term in certain sectors recently […]

Is the ability to engage & motivate Millennials the elusive unicorn?

Millennials, boy they cop some flack in the media don’t they, but is it all justified? First of all, just who are the millennial generation? There are some varying parameters but most seem to agree it is the generation born between 1981 – 1996, so those aged between 22 to 37 in 2018 – a […]