We’re all fighting for staff. Small businesses have lost money over the last year no matter what the sector, and between Covid and recruitment issues, just keeping the doors open has been tough. When I say it’s a worker’s market, I mean it. While the pandemic forced some people to find new jobs, it also […]
Onboarding new employees during a pandemic has been a task. Not a bad one to have, if your business has been doing well enough to be actively recruiting, but a challenge nonetheless. New starters can feel isolated, and it’s harder to pick up company norms, in-jokes and even names when you’re not physically together every […]
To get the best possible candidates it helps to have a wide pool of talent to choose from. With this in mind, many companies use multiple marketing mediums with which to attract new staff, from billboard advertising at train stations to attending graduate events. The best candidates are often passive job-seekers, content in their current […]
Dealing with employees If you’re planning to take on employees, or already have them, it’s important to be aware of the law and your responsibilities. It’s also vital to make sure you hire the right people, and give them the tools and training they need to help your business grow. Here’s our guide to being […]
This week I’m looking at a recruitment website in the form of Vector Resourcing. These guys specialise in IT recruitment and contracting and have been going for about 15 years. Their website content is very much aimed at their niche market with both design and tone of content less consumer and more professional services. What […]
When you are recruiting new talent for your business or company, ultimately you want to find the right person for the role you have on offer at the time you need them. Generally that would suggest that just using a single source such as a jobs listings website or one agency isn’t spreading the net […]