Author: talentspa

Are you attracting the right Candidates?

Employing the ideal candidate can be a daunting task. You need to be sure that you are doing the right thing to attract the right candidates who are a good fit not just for the job but to your organisational culture too. The sure way to steer away...

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Managing your Work-life Balance

Work-life balance is how individual balances their work and other aspects of life. According to a recent Labour Force survey, stress, depression or anxiety account for 39% of all work-related illnesses. There isn’t one solution to a good work-life...

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The Dangers of Micromanagement

What exactly does it mean? Micromanagement is whereby a manager observes and controls the work of their employees. Most people see it as management’s attempt at digging its fingers deep into the pie of those actually doing the work. Problem is, this...

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How to give valuable interview feedback

Failing to provide candidate feedback after an interview you felt was unsuccessful, is a common detrimental choice that many companies make. Every business has their own way on how they choose to go about attracting talent, but one non-negotiable...

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Do you maintain a Positive Work Environment?

A key factor to a successful company is the working environment. A company will be limited in its successes if employers find the workplace negative or stressful. Adopting and maintaining a positive work environment can be tricky, especially when...

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How can mobile technology unleash your creativity?

Microsoft UK Chief tells us why keeping your employees equipped with the latest tech is the key to workplace creativity. We are now in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and are experiencing a new world of work, dominated by the introduction of exciting...

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5 Reasons to Consider Fixed Price Recruitment

Reduce your recruitment spend. Bring your average cost per hire down significantly due to improved purchasing power and reduced internal labour cost. Improve your brand awareness. Market your own brand not a recruiters and get better job exposure to...

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How Can You Improve Your Applicant To Interview Ratio?

As a recruiter, one of your biggest challenges is selecting the right candidates to present to hiring managers. Even if you have a long list of candidates who seem to fit the bill, it won’t do any good if the hiring manager doesn’t like any of the...

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GDPR In Recruitment, Should We Panic?

Whether you like it or not, The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming. With less than 100 days until it is officially implemented, organisations across the EU are going all out to prepare for this new data protection law. While this 88...

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Presenteeism vs absenteeism: What costs more?

You are at your desk, focused on an important mail that needs your complete attention. But, you cannot concentrate. Your colleague is suffering from a bad cold. At the same time, your phone buzzes. Another colleague calls in sick, yet again in a span...

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