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Rohan Davidson

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Gender Decoder for Job Ads

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 28-Sep-2017 10:06:07

Whilst we like to think that TalentVine is definitely the most useful HR tech product available, from time to time we come across useful products that can help make life easier for our clients.

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Topics: candidates, Recruiting & Hiring, hiring tips, how to hire, how to write job decriptions, lean hiring, startup hire, startup hiring

What Tech Candidates Want

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 20-Sep-2017 08:54:03

The information and communications technology sector is an incredible phenomenon. It has exploded in relevance and importance to almost every industry in just a few decades.

When it comes to attracting the best candidates in ICT, you've got to bring something to the table that they want. It is an extremely competitive industry, with some incredible talent that can greatly impact on any organisation's bottom line.

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Topics: candidates, Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startup, hiring for startups, employee needs, how to hire, startup hiring

Hiring Fast: The Key to Winning Great Candidates

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 11-Sep-2017 14:10:18

In developed markets, the average time it takes to fill a role has been increasing since 2001.

This is a problem.

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Topics: candidates, Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startup, hiring for startups, hiring tips, how to hire, lean hiring, streamline hiring

The Downsides of Hiring for "Cultural Fit"

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 06-Sep-2017 10:48:27

It sounds simple, right? Hiring people who align with your organisation's culture will ensure everyone stays happy and productive.

Organisational culture is important. This is a widely recognised fact, and despite the fact that few of us ever get it perfectly right, most people are at least conscious of the need to focus on developing the right culture.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startup, hiring for startups, hiring tips, company culture, Culture, how to hire, how to interview

Redundancy: Get it Right.

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 15-Aug-2017 10:15:39

Team requirements change as organisations evolve. Whatever industry you're in, the time will come when you need to make some adjustments to your team structure.

This is never a fun time for those affected. Redundancy is a necessity to ensure the viability and sustainability of a business as its needs change. However, imparting that necessity to someone who is being made redundant is unlikely to turn them into keen advocates for their own job loss.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, employee needs, employee turnover, redundancy

Startup Recruitment Strategies: Keep Pace with the Best

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 09-Aug-2017 11:54:14

Startup people think differently. We want scaleable growth, and we want it quickly.

Sustainability comes second. We'll work it out when we get there. First, we need numbers.

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Topics: hiring for startup, hiring for startups, Hiring for Startups, company branding, lean hiring, startup hire, startup hiring, startup recruitment, startups

Social Recruitment: Myths and Legends

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 08-Aug-2017 10:37:00

Social recruitment is the lovechild of social media and recruitment.

Depending on your perspective, it may be a beautiful, promising thing - or something you'd rather not touch with a ten foot pole.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, recruiting, recruitment, recruitment marketplace, recruitment tips

Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Fast Promotions

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 01-Aug-2017 10:08:11

Once upon a time, technical skills were the most important thing when looking for your next employee.

Now, however, it's their ability to play the game. As they get promoted further up the chain, technical skills factor into their daily role less and less.

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Topics: candidates, Recruiting & Hiring, company culture, Culture, employee needs, promotions

How to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 25-Jul-2017 13:02:12

The hiring process is biased, unfair, and exceedingly subjective.

Regardless of how virtuous a human being you are, there is a high likelihood that your hiring process is influenced by some form of "ism", whether it be race, age, gender, sexual orientation, or something else entirely.

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Topics: candidates, employer brand, Recruiting & Hiring, hiring tips, how to interview, HR

Interviews are NOT Exams

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 18-Jul-2017 09:22:33

An interview isn’t an exam. Give your candidates a chance to prove themselves.  

The candidate interview and selection process is, for the most part, cumbersome, outdated and frankly wrong. Too many of us treat interviews like some kind of exam.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startup, hiring for startups, hiring tips, employee needs, how to hire, how to interview, lean hiring, startup hire