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Conducting Effective Interviews

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

  Conducting effective interviews are essential to ensure that the correct hiring decisions are made.

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Employment on the up

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Employers

It has been revealed that the number of unemployed dropped by a staggering 7,000 in the three months from May to July of this year.

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What is Fixed Fee Recruitment?

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

Fixed Fee Recruitment, also known as Flat Fee Recruitment is not a new idea however in recent years it has increased in popularity as a result of the ever increasing number of Online Recruitment sites (Job Boards) on the market and also the need for reducing budgets and costs per hire.

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Maximise your Recruitment Budget

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

Recruitment is a time consuming exercise, there is no doubt about it.

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Online Recruitment / E-Recruitment - weighing up the advantages/disadvantages

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

Over recent years online recruitment has revolutionised the recruitment process and can be a lot cheaper than traditional print advertising and recruitment agencies.

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Employer Funded Childcare

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Employers

Guest Blogger, Gavin McBride of Smith McBride Chartered Accountants gives expert advice on how employer funded childcare can have tax and NIC benefits for both the employee and employer.

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Top Tips for Writing an Online Advertisement

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

Online Recruitment can be an extremely effective both in terms of cost and time in comparison to Press Advertising.

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The Childcare dilema, how it could affect your business

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Employers

Parents and businesses in the UK are facing a difficult dilemma.

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Unemployment figures have fallen

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Employers

Figures released last week by the Office For National Statistics have confirmed that UK unemployment figures have fallen by 51,000 to 2.

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Banks to lend to Business

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

The Bank of England and Treasury announced yesterday the launch of a new stimulus package called ‘funding for liquidity’ which is aimed at promoting high street banks to lend to small and medium businesses in order to expand and alleviate financial pressure.

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