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Glassdoor is a popular jobs site, which has a review function where employees anonymously rate their employers. Its star ratings are an established feature on the recruitment landscape, with candidates often looking first at the score before deciding whether to proceed with a job application. However, as ISL Recruitment Director, Alan Furley tells us, there’s
How CSR perspectives are changing For too long, executives perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a fugitive fad which only added to the pressures of operating as a large business. However, CSR has evolved in recent years and savvy businesses now recognise that innovative and solicitous campaigns can fundamentally strengthen a business’ position amongst its
Everyone gets business advice. But, as ISL recruitment director Alan Furley argues, it only starts to pay when you start listening. If your experience is anything like mine, then listening to good business advice should net you an extra £2 million. It’s important to say at this early point that I didn’t listen to advice,
Employee surveys are an incredibly useful tool for both employers and employees. From an internal point of view, employee survey information can be the key starting point for any annual recruitment strategy, as they allow you to identify: Your business’ USPs from an employee perspective. What is valued the most by your employees and why
We want all of our candidates to excel both on paper and in person, so in this article we will be talking about something equally as important as your skills and experience when it comes to the screening process. Yes, your personality – nowadays companies are concentrating much more attention on the extent to which
Welcome to the second section of the two-part series ‘How to Attract Graduate Developers.’ In part 2, you’ll get to hear from the developers themselves as they tell us what they REALLY want from a graduate scheme in 2018. With such diverse and competitive graduate schemes on the market this year and a surge of
The ways in which companies can attract high-calibre developers has changed dramatically over the last decade, so we’re running a two-part series on how to attract graduate developers. In Part 1 today, we’re showing you how to advertise to graduates in a way that works and will get developers through your doors this year. Next week
Employees will leave your business, it’s inevitable. The key is to make sure that you’re learning from each of them. Perhaps they were the wrong hire for your business or perhaps they have been tempted by a better salary package? Perhaps your culture is not aligned with your employer brand or perhaps they are just
First things first, what does employer branding really mean? Employer brand is the term commonly used to describe an a company’s reputation as an employer, and its value proposition to its employees, as opposed to its more general corporate brand reputation and value proposition to customers. According to the LinkedIn Global Talent Trends 2017 report,
So you know you know you’ve got a few new starters joining you in the new year, and you’re prepared for the rest of your January hiring stint…but how do you plan on onboarding them? Is your onboarding process focused on retaining employees and making sure they feel part of your team, even before they arrive
