THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF CANDIDATE ASSESSMENTS   As recruiters our task to build a hiring process which enables our employers and clients to hire the most suitable candidates most efficiently. Whether we use interview, game based assessment, set take home projects, have presentations delivered or even take the candidates out...

RECRUITER FRAUD: HOW TO SPOT AND STOP 'OVERWORKING' REMOTE RECRUITERS   'Overworking' is one of the most popular subreddits on Reddit, and it's a discussion community of people who share tips on how to get away with (illegally) working more than one job. Once considered a myth promulgated by managers...

WHEN POLITICS & EMPLOYER BRANDING COLLIDE   The Culture War gripping the United States has culminated a number of legislative changes which have direct impact on the recruiting industry. The landmark Dobbs vs Jackson ruling, which removed the Federal protection of a women's right to choose, has led to a...

GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY: AGE & AGE-ISM     We all care about diversity and inclusion, but there seems to be a hierarchy as to which measures of diversity matter more than others, mainly gender and ethnicity. And yet perhaps most egregious form of discrimination is against the older worker - who...

CAREER PROGRESSION TIPS FOR TALENT ACQUISITION LEADERS   Back when you were you kid, the advice was always 'keep your head down, don't cause any trouble, work hard' and you will inevitably get your just rewards. Whilst not of this is false, it is certainly not complete and as we...

THE BUSINESS CASE FOR BUDGET (WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH!)     It's easy to get budget for your new recruitment toy, or cool event to attend or extra headcount when times are good and the cash is flowing into the business. How to do it when the entire market is...

EXPANDING SCOPE: FROM TA TO TA+     Talent Acquisition is entering into a new era where organisations are prioritising flexible workforces on demand, fluid internal organisational structure to facilitate internal mobility and the continuous upskilling of the employee base in order to create an agile and resilient organisation fit...

Founders Focus is the show where we get up close and personal with the leaders of the businesses changing the way we work today   There probably hasn't been a more disruptive and then dominant recruitment technology business than Indeed, a company which somehow manages to be dominant incumbent and...