What can companies do to make recruitment easier? Starting from the beginning, companies should focus on employee retention rather than recruitment. Keeping employees happy will help decrease the need for recruitment altogether and help create a work culture that is unique to your company. If possible, companies should try to recruit internally as much as […]
Why Is Recruiting So Hard For Employers Right Now?
Why Is Hiring So Hard for Employers Right Now? It’s an extraordinary labour market with entirely ordinary causes. Something is up in the labour market. Across the country, Line Managers/Business Owners and HR professionals keep telling the same story: they have a lot of jobs sitting open and can’t find anyone to hire. The ‘resignation […]
One to One Recruitment specialise in supporting Smaller businesses
One to One Recruitment specialise in supporting Smaller businesses because we know that they are playing a vital role in the UK’s economic recovery. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have contributed to bringing the UK unemployment rate down to its lowest levels in five years. In 2013, there were 4.9 million businesses in the UK, […]
The Top 5 Things to Give Your Employee
According to research conducted by the Gallup Organisation, only 30 percent of workers are engaged in their jobs–that is, they are “involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work and contribute to their organization in a positive manner.” That leaves 70 percent of workers either not engaged or actively (you might even say disastrously) […]
Are you recruiting the right people? (Part 1)
Advertise the vacancy properly To make sure that the ‘wrong’ type of candidate doesn’t apply you need to ensure that any job advert that makes it out there should be clearly worded, spelled correctly and contain a concise description of the job and salary range. Analyse the role closely, this means collating information about the duties, […]
Employers May Need To Increase Salaries In 2014
Recruitment trends at the end of 2013 indicated that 1 in 5 workers were expected to leave their jobs at the beginning of 2014 and a third were unsure about whether they would stay in their current role. January has been an extremely busy month for One to One Recruitment and there has definitely been […]
49% Of Job Candidates Never Negotiate An Initial Employment Offer. Do You?
A study shows that you might be missing out on over half a million pounds over the course of your career – because you didn’t speak up. Are you negotiation-phobic? Are you so risk-averse that in a job interview you blurt out, “Thanks, I’ll take it!” in response to whatever salary you’re offered? If so, […]
If you’d be excited if your boss left, perhaps you’re working at the wrong company?
Imagine today one of your team taps you on the shoulder and asks if you have a moment: “I’ve decided to hand my notice in….” she tells you… What is your immediate emotional reaction? Specifically, do you feel regret…? If your reaction is not regret – and ideally meaningful regret – then perhaps you’d be […]
How I Hire: Focus On Personality
There is nothing more important for a business than hiring the right team. If you get the perfect mix of people working for your company, you have a far greater chance of success. However, the best person for the job doesn’t always walk right through your door. The first thing to look for when searching […]
How Many Ways do you Waste Your Day?
Last year a Complexity Management Survey across 1,000 senior and middle managers was carried out, it was staggering to find that in the most over-complicated companies, managers were taking more than four months to complete relatively straightforward tasks such as their annual budgeting and recruiting key members of staff into their business. How many ways […]
