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Welcome to the exhilarating, sometimes perplexing, and often unpredictable world of technical recruiting! Starting a career in this field can feel like diving headfirst into a whirlwind of resumes, acronyms, and tech jargon. But fear not as with a few tried-and-true strategies, you can ease those first-day nerves and embark on a successful journey in …

Navigating the Wild World of Technical Recruiting: Tips to Ease Those First-Day Nerves Read More »

So you have a new technical recruiter join your agency or staffing company, and they’re fresh to the world of recruitment and tech! How do you set them up for success so they can bring their best selves and start to place candidates and generate revenue as quickly as possible? This guide is your roadmap …

Your New Technical Recruiter’s Knowledge Journey: A Manager’s Guide Read More »

A successful onboarding process is crucial for setting new hires up for success, whether they are joining an organization in person or remotely. While the core principles remain the same, there are distinct differences in the approach and strategies when onboarding in these different environments. In this blog, we will explore the essential steps for …

Navigating Onboarding for In-Person and Remote Environments Read More »

The interview process is a crucial step in identifying and selecting the right candidates for your organization. To ensure a successful outcome, it’s essential to establish a well-structured and efficient interview process. In this blog, we will explore various types of interviews, scheduling strategies, candidate and interviewer preparation, prompt feedback, and the importance of continuous …

Mastering the Interview Process Read More »

In the world of recruitment, turnover is an inevitable reality. When a key recruiter resigns, it can be a challenging and potentially disruptive situation. However, as a recruitment manager, it’s crucial to handle such changes with poise and professionalism to ensure continuity and minimize the impact on your team’s performance.   Here are 5 essential …

Navigating Change: 5 Steps a Recruitment Manager Should Take When a Key Recruiter Resigns Read More »

Recruiting is a dynamic and fast-paced field where turnover is not uncommon. At times, recruiters may find themselves needing to hand over an open role to another colleague due to various reasons such as workloads, shifting priorities, holidays, or even job changes. Ensuring a smooth transition during such handovers is crucial to maintain efficiency and …

Streamlining the Transition: 4 Keys to Successful Role Handovers Read More »

“Know thy enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself, you are sure to be defeated in every battle.” Sun Tzu Sun Tzu …

Why Market Mapping Matters in Recruitment! Read More »

Technical recruiting is challenging, the world of technology is constantly evolving, new role types consistently come on stream, new technical specialisms, new languages, frameworks and tools, it’s complicated. And Technical recruiters need to understand this world in order to identify and hire talent for technology roles from software engineers to SREs through support and beyond. …

5 Knowledge Types you need in your Recruitment Knowledge Platform  Read More »

Did you know that 76% of recruiters do not have a background in the roles they are asked to fill?   One of the most challenging aspects of recruiting is the friction between the constantly changing nature of a business, new role types, new standards, new technologies, new locations, etc., and the need for already …

5 Actions you can take to improve your Recruitment teams TA Mastery Read More »

Onboarding is important. It absolutely is! Its purpose is to help new hires become productive as quickly as possible.  And the steps are pretty well understood – you provide orientation on the company’s culture, values, mission, policies and procedures. You train them in how to do their job as well as the tools or software they’ll be …

How to solve the Onboarding conundrum of Enthusiastic new hires but Reluctant mentors Read More »