Finding the ‘Perfect’ Employee – Balancing your Needs and Desires
In recruiting for a new role, finding the right mix between what you need someone to have and what you want someone to have is not always clear cut. Emotions and idealisation get in the way more times than not. When recruiting for a role, Manufacturing Recruitment...
Attracting Candidates: Will I be “Happier” working for You?!
If someone is looking at your Job Advertisement – there is ALWAYS a reason!!! That reason generally lies in one or more of their “needs” not being met at their current place of employment. An employee spends more time at work than with their near and dear ones....
Identifying Quality Candidates – Our Top Tips
As mentioned in our previous blog, getting the job advertisement correct will help you to attract the right candidates – and will ensure that you make a good first impression on those genuine candidates. However, these candidates with strong potential are not going to...
Advertising for Recruitment – Attracting the “Right” Candidates for your Job
When your business is busy and as the owner or manager you’re juggling many responsibilities, then one of your key staff resign, your immediate thought is something like “I don’t have time for this”!! So, you go to a copy of your latest advertisement and make a quick...
How to make a Great first impression on your New Employees
As mentioned in our previous article, if you want to attract high calibre candidates to the role and your business, and have them accept the offer to come work with you, then you need to impress those candidates. So how can you make a GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION??? Your...
First Impressions Do Count! – Avoid this mistake when recruiting
Business Owners and Managers are quick to make judgements about Candidates during the Recruitment Process… But have you ever considered the impression you’re giving them? The impression you give to your next potential employee/s about your business, its work culture,...
The importance of asking the right questions
https://youtu.be/OWhEXBY1Nec KimAcworth from Manufacturing Recruitment speaking with DanBuzer from ProfitMechanics about the importance of asking the right interview questions and following a process for effective recruitment.
Top Tips for Successful Reference Checks
If you’ve been following our recent articles about the recruitment process, you’ll know that we have explored effective shortlisting and interviewing. This article will explore the next step in the recruitment process – reference checking. Reference checks involve...
10 Important Factors for a Quality Interview Guide
To ensure that hiring managers are carrying out effective interviews, they should use a tailored interview guide. Taking the time to carefully consider what specific skills, capabilities, experience and approaches are needed from the new employee – as well as forming...
Interview Process – Why should you use one?
As mentioned in our previous article, an interview is an opportunity for hiring managers to meet with the potential new employee and to make determinations on their suitability for the role - and vice versa. To make these determinations, information needs to be...