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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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