In an era marked by growing security concerns and evolving technological advancements, businesses of all sizes face the pressing need to safeguard their assets, employees, and customers.
As a result, the implementation of screening technology has become a pivotal consideration for organisations across various industries. But just how large does a business need to be to justify the adoption of screening technology? Is it a privilege reserved only for larger enterprises with ample resources?
This article explores the relevance and feasibility of pre-employment screening technology across businesses of different sizes. From small startups to medium-sized ventures and large corporations, we uncover the pivotal role that screening technology plays in protecting security measures and optimising operational efficiencies. Whether you are a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, this article aims to shed light on the possibilities and considerations surrounding the implementation of screening technology, empowering you to make informed decisions for the protection and growth of your business.
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- Recruitment
Today, all organisations face increasing pressure to ensure the safety, security, and trustworthiness amongst their workforce. Background screening has become a crucial step in the hiring process, enabling employers to make informed decisions about who they are hiring. In this blog, we look at some of the latest background check employment screening legislation so you can be fully informed.
Our goal is to keep you up to date with the latest legislative developments that may impact your organisation's hiring practices. We will highlight key changes in different regulations, offer practical tips and best practices to help you adapt to these changes.
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- Recruitment
It goes without saying that candidates are crucial to any recruitment business. Simply put, without such jobseekers your recruitment agency will cease to function. Therefore, it’s crucial to focus on your candidates, as well as hiring managers/clients, as these are welcome bedfellows that provide a direct path to a happy and prosperous future. Offering a first-class, best-in-class recruitment candidate experience will directly propel your recruitment business.
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- Recruitment
The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably changed how some people think about life, work and whether or not they are happy within their existing role. Dubbed ‘The Great Resignation’, thousands are deciding to throw caution to the wind and not only consider a new role, but perhaps a different profession altogether.
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- Education
The clock starts as soon as you’ve sourced your candidate, or when they apply, and will continue ticking right up to when they accept their offer.
“Time to hire” is one of those all-important recruitment metrics that you just can’t hide from, and tracking it can help to answer key questions about your recruitment business’s processes:
- How long do your consultants take to identify that the candidate is right for the role?
- Once identified, how fast do your consultants move to hire the candidate?
- What barriers are holding up the recruitment process?
There’s nothing more infuriating than a slow hiring process. It can come from internal processes or slow clients that have yet to refine their own processes, but either way, it’s annoying and slows down things for your candidate, which leaves you at risk of losing the candidate.
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- Recruitment
Your recruitment software should help you attract candidates and manage your client relationships while taking the manual labour out of your agency, automating your back office into a seamless machine.
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- Recruitment
Screening employees before and during their employment has become a real issue for law firms, especially as such screening is now a mandatory requirement under the Money Laundering Regulations; but ensuring the recruitment of the right employees goes wider than meeting obligations under these regulations.
Our recent webinar on employee screening looked at a number of key areas, including, the regulatory obligations law firms have, the consequences of failing to effectively screen employees, and employee screening best practice.
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- Legal
So, you’ve made the brave first step into building your own recruitment agency. It may be around now that you realise that what seemed a simple process - picking up the phone, conducting interviews, making placements and collecting payments – is anything but, once you’re out on your own.
But you’re not on your own. To help you on your journey to building your own recruitment empire, we’ve created a simple mnemonic that will get you thinking about your company’s ethos and plans.
- Topic:
- Recruitment
To CRM or not to CRM, that is the question. In the interest of an honest and open relationship between us, we’re going to state straight away that we’re not trying to sell you a CRM. But we will help you know whether it’s time to invest.
By now you may have already set your own agency up. You should be pleased with yourself! Under recent circumstances, some might call you brave and some might call you crazy… but you’ve made the bold move and why not.
Whilst we know we have a best-in-class Recruitment CRM that improves our customers ‘productivity and efficiency and consultants love using it, not every CRM provider is right for every business.
So here we will present two sides to the recruitment CRM debate, to help you decide whether your start-up is doing the right thing by making this investment now.
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- Recruitment
With the recruitment sector heavily impacted by the current lockdown, our focus has been first and foremost on supporting our customers and helping them to find ways to adapt or survive.
Now with certain areas of China easing lockdown and some European countries announcing exit plans we know there will be an end. Whilst businesses won’t be the same, our economy will pick up and we must think ahead and be ready for the recovery when it comes.
Whilst our attention has focused on helping customers respond now, these initiatives will also stand businesses in good stead when the market bounces back.
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- Recruitment
