We’ve worked with a hell of a lot of startups, and they all had one thing in common; ALL of them were careful with spending their cash on employer branding. But, investing in your employer brand makes perfect financial sense! Check out my first blog in this series “Is an employer brand more than six boxes?” before … Read more
Making assumptions in startup recruitment is going to hit you where it hurts the most. Whether it’s the time to hire, your client and the candidate’s satisfaction or the cost per hire, assuming is one of the most frequent mistakes done by recruiters – including me. Starting in industrial recruitment in the UK back in … Read more
We have all applied for a job at some point in our lives. Do you remember the frustration of never getting a reply and/or delayed feedback after an interview? Do you remember how you felt about that company afterwards? When we, recruiters, are on the other side of the table we tend to forget what … Read more
This is an experiment. As the Internal Recruiter within LevelUp, my job is mostly focused on trying to get interesting recruiting professionals to talk with me and possibly make them choose to work where I work This time I want to try the opposite: making whoever is reading say “Nope! I’m never going to become … Read more
Recently, we talked to you about engaging unicorns – also known as the candidates that are so well qualified for a job, you want – no, need – them to succeed because it would be a great outcome for your hiring manager as well as for the candidate! There are only so many Devils Hole … Read more
We have all heard about the “war for talent”. Since 2013, I have been on the frontline doing my best to offer the best talent to businesses and I certainly have the battle scars to prove it. “The Battle Of the Graduates” came first, then the “Battle of the Accountants” and in February this year, … Read more
Candidate Experience and Employer Branding. They seem to be trending topics these days. When companies are looking to improve their recruitment strategy, the importance of a good candidate experience cannot be denied! We all know it, we all say it. But do we really put our money where our mouth is? What is candidate experience? … Read more
