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TalentVine Blog

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

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

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

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The candidate interview and selection process is, for the most part, cumbersome, outdated and frankly wrong.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

Employers Don't Hate Working With Recruiters

Posted by Justin on 19-Oct-2016 19:24:30

There is a perception in our industry that people hate working with recruiters, but we know without a doubt that this is not true. 

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startup, Hiring for Startups, hiring tips, how to access recruiters, employee turnover, how to hire, lean hiring, recruiters, recruitment

Navigating the Danger Zone - How to keep your top talent

Posted by Justin on 08-Mar-2016 11:01:34

The old saying goes that 'Employees don't leave jobs, they leave their managers'. As much as we can think of 101 reasons why that employee must have REALLY quit before we accept that the reason might have actually been ourselves, it's worth assessing how you're really treating your staff.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startups, hiring tips, how to hire, lean hiring, recruiting, recruitment, streamline hiring, talentvine, top talent

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

The Three Qualities of Hiring an "A+" Team Player

Posted by Louise Edgar on 06-Oct-2015 13:22:36

Warren Buffett, once said: "In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you."

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, hiring tips, how to hire, lean hiring, marketplace, recruitment, recruitment marketplace, talentvine

Guide to Productive Meetings: Ask Yourself "Why Am I Talking?"

Posted by Justin on 29-Jul-2015 16:52:24

Imagine it's a Monday morning and you've prepared yourself for a productive day.

You arrive at your desk at 8.20am and see that your valued co-worker has stolen your desk. How would that make you feel?

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startups, hiring tips, employer branding, how to hire, lean hiring, recruitment, top talent