Despite what many people may think, recruitment is not easy! Hiring the wrong person is expensive, detrimental to your work environment, and time-consuming. Recruiting the right people, on the other hand, contributes to the overall growth of your company and lessens the need for additional hires. Employees are an investment; they are an organisation’s most…
When it comes to hiring, an individual is considered a good match for a job if his or her background and experience align with the job description and are able to carry out the responsibilities of the role. Hiring someone who is capable of getting the job done is just a starting point, you should…
Getting recruitment right, more often. Getting recruitment right is extraordinarily hard and getting it wrong is expensive. When recruiting for a role or building a team, there are many assessment tools that help in the recruitment process. Tools that enable us to measure the skills and capabilities of a prospective new teammate – after all,…
Have you read ‘Alchemy: The surprising power of ideas that don’t make sense’ by Rory Sutherland? There is an abbreviated extract around recruitment that I want to share. ‘Imagine you have ten roles to fill, and you ask ten colleagues to each hire one person. They will all try to recruit the best person they…
What is resilience? According to the Oxford Dictionary, it is defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, toughness. An article by Headsup.org tells us that resilient people are flexible, adapt to new and different situations well, learn from experience, are optimistic and ask for help when it is needed. Resilience is not just…
According to the CIPD, “Promoting and supporting diversity in the workplace is an important aspect of good people management – it’s about valuing everyone in the organisation as an individual.” We completely agree. Diversity is so much more than just someone’s race or ethnic background. It is the rich tapestry of characteristics and everything else…
