Passive candidates – those who are not currently applying or even looking for new positions – tend to be extremely talented, and incredibly difficult to sell a role to. Recruiting passive candidates is not an easy job but it can be very rewarding when you manage to recruit a high performing and sought-after individual for an important role.
It’s often said that choosing a career is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. The right job will enthuse and inspire you, maximising your strengths and helping you live a happy and fulfilling life.
Job candidates are a lot more savvy than they used to be. This is largely due to many companies having an online profile with loads of information about what they do and what they’re like to work for.
If you’ve landed your dream job but are worried about successfully navigating your way through the probationary period that follows, here are some tips to help you steer a steady course and arrive safe and sound on the other side, having impressed your new employer en route!
It’s not hard to see why social media recruiting is fast becoming a top method for tapping into new talent. With more than 535 million people using sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, the potential to find new staff via social media is enormous. But how do you make the most of social media to advertise new job posts?
Whether you’ve decided to return to work after a one or 10 year absence, it can be a daunting prospect for anyone. However, with a little bit of know-how, you will find getting back into the swing of things less intimidating than you’d thought.
2015 was a phenomenal year for us at A & D Recruitment, 92% of our candidates were successful after interview and were offered job roles. We managed to source some very talented individuals who, due to their unique skills / experience, had more than one offer on the table.
I know what you’re thinking… as a Recruitment Consultant you will probably perceive me as being a little biased with regards to this topic as my business is all about finding new job roles for employed as well as unemployed candidates.
As A&D specialises in skilled recruitment in the renewable energy sector, seeing growth within the UK green economy is excellent news and of great interest. RenewableUK is a trade and professional body for the UK within the wind and marine renewable industries and, after they recently released a report on the onshore wind industry, we thought it the perfect opportunity to highlight the continuing potential within this sector.
When people ask why is it such a great time for A&D Recruitment to be involved in the UK renewable energy sector, nowadays I can simply point to the statistics! But this is genuinely true because each passing year sets new records for Britain’s renewable energy drive. So I thought it might be interesting to discuss with you a few of the different aspects of why exactly green energy in the UK is as exciting a market as it is.
