Articles regarding Recruitment from the HireScores.com website http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog.php 25-07-2008 10:18:16 http://hirescores.com en Always check for errors. Final part in the ten part series of resume writting tips. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=253 16.07.2008 Give your resume a personal touch. Tip nine in a ten part series http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=250 14.07.2008 Adapt your resume depending on the vacancy you are applying for. Tip eight in a ten part series http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=248 11.07.2008 Always send a covering letter with your CV. Tip seven in a ten part series http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=245 09.07.2008 Be informative when writing your CV. Part six in a ten part series. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=240 07.07.2008 Part five in a ten part series. Be honest when writing your CV. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=238 04.07.2008 Part four in a ten part series. This part explains why you should Tell your story 'backwards'. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=236 03.07.2008 Brevity is the soul of wit. Part three in a ten part series. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=232 01.07.2008 Part two in a ten part series. Here we discuss layout and presentation http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=230 30.06.2008 Tip one of ten. Here we highlights the importance of a clearly written Resume http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=228 27.06.2008 Part 5, Rewarding employee referrals. Here we cover the benefits of encouraging employees to be on the lookout for potential candidates. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=217 18.06.2008 Part 4, Keeping your ear to the ground. Paying attention to word-of-mouth recommendations can be key to finding a solid-gold candidate. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=213 16.06.2008 Part 3, Tapping into industry networks. We cover the importance of creating relationships with connected industries. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=211 13.06.2008 Part 2, Defining jobs accurately. Here we cover the importance of creating job descriptions and advertising positions efficiently. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=208 09.06.2008 Apple's retail store recruiters are reaching out to employees of other companies, and handing them an enticement card. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=206 06.06.2008 Developing relationships before you need them. Part 1 of a 5 part series. You will find some great recruitment tips in this series of blogs. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=204 05.06.2008 This is the final part of a five part series of top recruitment process tips. Provide feedback and listen to feedback you receive. You should always give some feedback to any candidate even if they're totally unsuitable for the open position. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=189 20.05.2008 This is part four of a five part series of top recruitment process tips. Create incentives and make people aware of them. In the case of candidates and applicants, this means advertising positions in ways that highlight real advantages of those positions http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=186 15.05.2008 This is part three of a five part series of top recruitment process tips. It is focusing on the planning and targetting phase of the process. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=182 12.05.2008 This part two of a five part series of top recruitment process tips. Recruitment is an on-going process, there are numerous less-than-obvious ways in which internal recruitment staff and external agencies will like to be aware of what's going on. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=180 09.05.2008 This is part one of a five part series of top recruitment process tips that will help all three parties in any recruitment scenario. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=172 07.05.2008 Tips on CV writing best practice plus advice on job applications, CVs and Cover letters http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=129 04.12.2007 Another area that we are often asked about is student and graduate recruitment. In this market the main challenges are finding, identifying and attracting the best talent. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=21 20.06.2007 Some simple productivity tips http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=32 07.07.2007 Step 12: it is so easy to underestimate the benefits of a proper induction but the benefits can be measured in both financial and human terms. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=87 13.10.2007 Step 13: you are almost there! All you have to do now is make sure you did a good job and capture learning for the future. Hiring someone into your team or your company is one of the most expensive decisions you make - so make sure you do it well. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=88 13.10.2007 Step Ten: Holding your nerve is critical during the appointment phase and it really helps to be prepared. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=85 13.10.2007 Step Eleven: Feedback. Plan up front how you intend to do this so that you keep the correct notes and set your candidates expectations accordingly http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=86 13.10.2007 Step Eight: this step, or rather the ommission of this step, has been a topic of much press reporting. Stories of how even the most senior positions can be filled with scant regard to reference checking abound. And given how easy it is to arrange these http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=83 13.10.2007 Step Nine: Undertaking a pre employement medical is a sensible precaution but one that requires professional medical expertise http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=84 13.10.2007 Step Six: recruitment and selection is all about making decisions on who to hire - first finding enough people to decide on and then collecting enough information to make that decision http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=81 13.10.2007 Step Seven: Making the right decision means the difference between a poor outcome, and acceptable one and a really great one. This is the time for focused, analytical thinking, balancing the pros and cons, considering the big picture; and also thinking a http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=82 13.10.2007 Step Four: using analytical thinking and imagination together is what gets you the best candidate pool. One of the tricks it to track down sources of candidates that your competition have overlooked http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=79 13.10.2007 Step Five: this is the stage in the process where you start to evaluate quality and filter the applications down to a manageable size http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=80 13.10.2007 'What should I wear?' is a question we often ask ourselves and those around us. ndt it is never more important than at an interview. Not only is it important that we look the part but we also do not want to feel at a disadvantage. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=90 18.10.2007 Step Two: defining the job that needs to be done provides a strong foundation to a successful process. This article looks at key questions and recommended practice http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=77 13.10.2007 Step Three: this step focuses on the requirements of the job - what will you be looking for in your ideal candidate? It is important to focus on real requirements and also to separate out the essential and the desireable - it helps you when you get to de http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=78 13.10.2007 Behavioural interviewing techniques are increasingly being incorporated (and quite rightly too!) into the interview - sometimes as a dedicated interview but often just in terms of the style and type of questions asked http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=74 13.10.2007 Step One: establishing the type and number of vacancies. Clearly the foundation step - and not always quite as obvious as it might at first seem http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=75 13.10.2007 In the fifth of our series we are looking at the question Why do you want to leave your current job/employer? http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=14 19.06.2007 In this blog we are looking at the question What do you like most about your current job? http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=18 19.06.2007 This commentary explores the opporutunities and pitfalls of interview questions that ask you about your interests and hobbies http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=71 13.10.2007 Using the STAR approach to inteview questions will make you a Star! http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=72 13.10.2007 Very few interviewers manage to resist the urge to ask the question about you - the strenghts and weaknesses question. Be prepared for it - waffling or staring blankly at the interviewer when asked a question like this does not get you 'top marks' http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=73 13.10.2007 A new addition to our Knowledge Centre - how to market yourself during job search http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=69 02.10.2007 HireScores.com survey has discovered that 70% of people asked who had looked for work through an agency felt they had been lied to. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=59 24.08.2007 I was recently asked to answer some questions for a magazine article and thought I would put them in here as well. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=48 03.08.2007 I was recently asked to answer some questions for a magazine article and thought I would put them in here as well. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=49 03.08.2007 The increasing popularity of social networking sites is jeopardising the career prospects of individuals, warns leading employee screening company BackgroundChecking.com. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=46 02.08.2007 Here are some interesting statistics from Golightly about CV and References checking http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=47 02.08.2007 Who's job is it to promote your business? http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=30 07.07.2007 I recently attended an event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce that focused on staff training. Although I'd never given it any specific thought, an interesting point was raised about some of the potential downsides to providing training for staff. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=31 07.07.2007 Got a big interview for that perfect job? Preparation is vital. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=33 07.07.2007 Just a bit of fun with these CV bloopers http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=34 07.07.2007 Any marketing consultant worth his or her salt will tell you that everything is marketing - not only is it a neat way to increase their billable hours but its also very true. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=35 07.07.2007 In a previous post I discussed some of the pros and cons of using freelance and contract staff to solve staffing problems. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=36 07.07.2007 We all know how essential creativity and creative thinking is to business success. Being creative is not always coming up with new or niche ideas it is also about positing old ideas in a new way, or finding a solution to a problem that makes you faster, http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=37 07.07.2007 The first in a series of blogs for employers about different elements of the recruitment process http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=38 07.07.2007 How your connections and networking can help you in the job market. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=24 01.07.2007 The jury is still out on video CVs. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=25 01.07.2007 Using freelance and contract staff can be a useful option for many businesses in search of short term, flexible solutions to staffing requirements or specific skills needs. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=26 01.07.2007 A recent poll on HireScores.com suggests that half of those that answered the question thought that personal contacts and networking was the best way to find a job. This article gives some tips for job seeking through socila networking sites and forums. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=22 26.06.2007 Entrepreneur Magazine suggests that the average income for independent consultants is twice the average salary of their employed equivalent. http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=23 26.06.2007 I am often asked about how small companies can recruit effectively and find talent. Whilst the specific quest will be different they all share at least one challenge - namely how to find really good people at a cost they can afford. This article explores http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=20 20.06.2007 In the first of our series on interview questions we look at general background questions and the question 'tell me about your career to date' http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=9 19.06.2007 In the second in our series of interview questions we look at general background questions and the question 'what made you decide that you wanted to be an ...' http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=5 19.06.2007 In the forth of our interview series we look at general background questions and the question 'how many other jobs have you applied for' http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=11 19.06.2007 In the third in our interview questions series we look at general background questions and the question 'why did you apply for this job' http://www.hirescores.com/hirescores-blog-article.php?newsid=12 19.06.2007