The pandemic has seen the bulk of us become used to using systems such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack and the like. These collaborative tools were introduced to workplaces due to necessity at the outset of the Covid crisis as businesses were forced to rapidly adjust at a time when few organisations had experience of
As businesses look to cater for growing demand for remote working among candidates and employees, what are the main things to consider when designing a Work From Home policy?
The conversation around paying candidates for interviews has reared its head again. You might be reading this and thinking, ‘what a stupid idea that is’, and you’d be far from alone in thinking that. Dig a little deeper, though, and you start to wonder whether there might actually be some merit in the idea. This
The incorporation of remote working into careers is something we’ve become familiar with and, on the face of it, it’s been a positive experience for many of us. Employees have come to appreciate the benefits to work-life balance thanks to significant time and cost savings from the lack of a commute, while many businesses are
Trials of four-day working weeks are on the horizon, but what impact could they have on businesses and their employees?
Many of us have become used to working remotely, but what can we be doing to communicate more effectively in a virtual setting?
In a recent survey by CV-Library, Recruiters were voted the 8th least trusted professionals appearing alongside the likes of Politicians, Journalists and Paparazzi! But what is it that recruiters are doing that people find so unpalatable? And with one in every 67 limited companies registered in the UK being a recruitment company, why is it
They say birds of a feather flock together, which is all very well if you’re out on a Friday night with your mates, but considering studies have found businesses with diverse leadership teams deliver substantially greater revenue than their counterparts, if you allow this idiom to infiltrate your workplace, it could be hindering your success.
One of the contenders for ‘most used phrase of 2020’ has to be ‘The New Normal’ but considering how much has changed since this time last year, that’s perfectly understandable. Talent attraction is certainly one thing that hasn’t escaped this phenomenon, so considering the pace of change that the industry has been going through recently,
The general train of thought hiring managers have in my experience, is that working with two or three agencies will improve the chances of market coverage for a recruitment campaign. My question back is; does this actually work? There are two answers here; First option is ‘Maybe’; if you choose to work with contingency recruiters at
