Advantages and Disadvantages of Group Interviews
Making the recruitment process as efficient as possible is a reasonable commercial objective for employers. One solution is to use group interviews during the early stages of recruitment. When conducted successfully, group interviews can be an excellent method for eliciting the best performance from candidates. A group interview can increase hire quality while decreasing time-to-hire […]
Social Media Screening in Recruitment
Social media has changed how people and businesses interact, presenting both opportunities and risk. In the context of recruitment, employers routinely use social media platforms to advertise vacancies and to promote their employer brand. It has also become increasingly common practice for employers to use social media screening to find out more about job candidates. In […]
Nepotism at Work: Hiring Family & Friends
Workplace nepotism is not in itself, against the law, unless other issues such as conflicts of interest arise. However, that’s not to say that it is always a good thing. When people are hired solely on the basis of their relationship or connection to someone already in the organisation, it can be highly demoralising for […]
AI in Recruitment
AI in recruitment is the application of artificial intelligence to the talent procurement process, where machine learning can learn to shortlist your ideal candidate and automate manual tasks. How can AI help employers transform how they attract, hire and retain talent? AI technology is intended to streamline or automate a portion of the […]
Recruitment Law: Essentials for Employers
In the UK, there are several pieces of legislation which govern the employment lifecycle, including the recruitment and selection process. To minimise the risk of falling foul of the law, employers, and those responsible for recruiting on the employer’s behalf, must fully understand the legal implications when hiring someone new. In this guide, we set […]
Avoid Interviewer Bias for Better Recruitment
Among the challenges of hiring someone new is ensuring that your recruitment process is allowing you to find the best candidate, and not hindering your selection or decision making. Interviewer bias is one such potential area of recruitment risk that should be tackled so as to minimise the risk of impacting the selection process. The […]
Pre Employment Screening Checks (HR Guide)
Pre employment screening checks are a critical part of a business’s recruitment and onboarding process. The following guide looks at the various different types of checks that should be conducted and how to carry these out, as well as the legal, practical and financial consequences of failing to do so. What are the pre […]