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TalentVine Blog

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

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

Don't Lose Candidates Between Offer & Start Date

Posted by Justin on 08-Mar-2016 10:00:40

The recruitment process doesn’t stop after the candidate has accepted your job. The time between the acceptance and their start date is actually the time of greatest risk as many of the top candidates may have multiple offers and you need to continue ‘dating’ them throughout the process.

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Topics: candidates, employer brand, Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startups, branding, company branding, company culture, Culture, employer branding, lean hiring, onboarding, recruitment

How To Attract the Best Possible Candidates by Writing Better Job Descriptions

Posted by Justin on 22-Oct-2015 16:39:11

Finding Candidates is a Science. Recruiting Them is a Seduction.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, company culture, Culture, employer branding, how to hire, how to interview, how to write job decriptions, lean hiring, talentvine

How To Create a Brand That Attracts Top Talent

Posted by Justin on 21-Sep-2015 18:27:25

The dream situation for any business owner or hiring manager is never having to search for a new employee; top talent just comes to you.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, branding, Culture, employer branding, recruitment

How to ensure the "employee needs" of business is not overlooked and tools to quantify them

Posted by Justin on 17-Sep-2015 10:58:50
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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, Culture, employee needs, how to hire, recruiting

Candidate Promoters and Detractors

Posted by Justin on 18-Mar-2015 05:34:41

For the six years I lived in the UK, I spend a lot of unwanted time on public transport. Given my compact height, a considerable amount of these rush-hour journeys were spent with my nose at armpit level which taught me the art of holding my breath like a champion free diver.

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Topics: candidates, Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startup, branding, company culture, Culture, employer branding, marketplace, recruiting, recruitment, recruitment marketplace, startup hiring, talentvine, top talent

TalentVine: Keeping The Dream Alive

Posted by Justin on 28-Aug-2014 04:41:17

With TalentVine, employers and recruiters receive value so everyone wins! Ah, a win-win. That's what I learnt from Stephen R Covey's '7 Habits of Highly Effective People'.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startup, Hiring for Startups, Culture, recruitment, recruitment marketplace, startup hire, startup recruitment, talentvine