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Applied - The lowdown on the recruitment platform that will help you hire fairer, faster, and retain hires for longer... Hiring new talent can be almost as hard as being the talent trying to get hired. There is always fierce competition for the position and always a fear from the applicants that they will not be hired based purely on their talent. Biases and judgements are made instinctively...
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Personably - The SaaS startup that makes the onboarding experience for new staff members easier than ever before... If you are hiring a new member of staff, chances are most of your efforts go into the recruitment process - whether that’s advertising the vacancy, selecting a recruitment agency or the interview itself. And that of course is understandable - after all you need to have the rig...
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Get The Shifts is a Clare-based Irish startup created for the very purpose of connecting hospitality staff with the people who need them. The hospitality sector is one of those that can need extra help at the drop of a hat, and often in only a temporary capacity. Whether a staff member lets you down or you are running a one-off event, you might not have available replacements in your phonebook ju...
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New technology like AI, automation and robotics could pave the way for better working conditions – including higher pay and reduced workloads – a new TUC report called 'A Future that Works for Working People' sets out (10th September 2018).  Government and business estimate that new technologies could boost UK GDP by at least £200bn in the next decade. But most UK...
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How do you make sure your employer brand knocks your competitors out of the park to attract talent to your startup? Dee Murphy, Organisational Psychologist and Head of Employer Branding at Jobbio, has this to offer... Today’s employment market is a talent driven one. More people than ever have high expectations of the companies they work for - a pay cheque doesn’t cut the mustard...
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Charlotte Ashton, Head of Business Immigration at MLP Law explains the most common options for hiring a skilled individual from outside the UK for your UK startup. A common issue for start-ups is recruiting the right people. This is hard enough when trying to ensure you bring on board people who can fit into your small business and share your values and ideals, but can be even more tricky when yo...
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Rob Hill, CRO at ProFinda, discusses the emerging fluid workforce, what this means for businesses - and how to embrace it!  "As companies start to recognise there is a new world of work, it is time to start swotting up on the fluid workforce. This is a relatively new term used to describe the many different ways a company can hire its employees. There’s full-timers, part-timers, flexi...
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iContract, the online platform connecting contractors with recruiters, closed its latest round of investment a couple of weeks back - after successfully raising over £800,000. With a pre-money valuation of £3,000,000, the campaign attracted direct investment from long-term strategic investors, as well as 200+ small-sized investors from its own community via the crowdfund platform Seed...
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Florence - a marketplace for nurses to find shifts in hospitals and nursing homes and vice-versa, empowers care homes and nurses to connect via an online platform that dramatically reduces the cost of recruitment for the homes whilst helping nurses book higher paying shifts online. Pain Point - The UK healthcare system is endemically short of staff and often reliant on recruitment agencies t...
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Recruiting for startups, small businesses and medium enterprises can be a challenge in the current economic climate. Video gives you that much needed boost to help your organisation stand out from a very intense crowd. Gone are the days of dreary job listings demanding a set of requirements, candidates are often drawn in by a multitude of targeted approaches; video content plays a crucial part in...
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