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AVOID using pre-application questions/filters for job roles (RAP)

  • by adam
  • January 12, 2021January 13, 2021

Anti-Pattern This is a Recruitment Anti-Pattern (RAP). IDEA: “With online applications, I can force the candidate to answer questions before they’re allowed to submit their… Read More »AVOID using pre-application questions/filters for job roles (RAP)

How do you interview people for roles that you don’t know how to do yourself?

  • by adam
  • November 23, 2020December 30, 2020

Don’t hire an expert to do it for you! That’s a Recruitment Anti-Pattern (RAP). (Bad) IDEA: “To hire a skill you don’t have, pay an… Read More »How do you interview people for roles that you don’t know how to do yourself?

How to review a tech CV/Resume in 2 minutes or less

  • by adam
  • September 10, 2020December 30, 2020

Professional recruiters are quoted as spending 20-30 seconds per CV (with eye-tracking studies showing it can be as low as 5-7 seconds). As a hiring… Read More »How to review a tech CV/Resume in 2 minutes or less

RAP: Increase efficiency by reducing Recruitment Agency fees/commissions

  • by adam
  • June 29, 2020December 30, 2020

WRONG IDEA: “Negotiating with our Recruitment Agencies to pay them the lowest possible commission per-hire will save money and make our Recruitment more efficient”

Why companies and recruiters ghost/ignore job applicants

  • by adam
  • June 24, 2020September 11, 2020

What would you think of a colleague who ends phone calls or meetings by saying their last sentence and then hanging up (or literally running… Read More »Why companies and recruiters ghost/ignore job applicants

What is a “Recruitment Anti-Pattern”?

  • by adam
  • June 7, 2020December 30, 2020

When we meet simple problems – ones where we understand all the possible outcomes, every possible factor – then we can work out the “best”… Read More »What is a “Recruitment Anti-Pattern”?

Did you know “Salary: DoE” stands for “Don’t Apply Here”?

  • by adam
  • May 31, 2020September 11, 2020

(“DoE” literally stands for “Dependent on Experience”. But read on to find out what that tells you about the company and the role…) Job adverts… Read More »Did you know “Salary: DoE” stands for “Don’t Apply Here”?

Developers: how to get hired in the wake of Coronavirus

  • by adam
  • April 4, 2020December 30, 2020

I created this site for Engineering Leads/Hiring Managers who want to get better at hiring … but that means I also have a lot of… Read More »Developers: how to get hired in the wake of Coronavirus

UK’s main tech site: free promotion for tech jobs

  • by adam
  • April 1, 2020

TheRegister is offering free job listings, embedded in their main news feed, for tech jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/31/technology_job_ads/

Should you freeze recruiting during COVID-19?

  • by adam
  • March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

I’ve seen a lot of these recently: “In the current climate, we’re placing all hiring on hold. No new roles will be listed, and recruiting… Read More »Should you freeze recruiting during COVID-19?

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