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The True Cost of Recruitment

The True Cost of Recruitment

When recruiting a new employee to join a team, it is not just the salary the employee will be earning that will be the cost to the Company, there are many other costs associated with employee recruitment. The cost of replacing employees for smaller businesses can have...

How to write a killer job description

How to write a killer job description

A job description describes the general tasks, duties and responsibilities of a position.  It lists the vital functions of a job and the experience, knowledge, qualifications and skills required for the role. Job descriptions allow employees to understand what is...

The Importance of the Candidate Experience

The Importance of the Candidate Experience

The Importance of the Candidate Experience When an organisation embarks on a recruitment programme, they are often looking for more than one outcome.  The most obvious, and pressing, is to fill a specific vacancy, which has been identified either as a result of...

Great Ways to Answer the Question: Why Should We Hire You?

Great Ways to Answer the Question: Why Should We Hire You?

Why this is a common question? Attending interviews isn’t something you do often, they can be daunting experiences especially if you don’t prepare.  ‘Why should we hire you?’ may initially seem like an easy question but it is actually a challenging question that...

Developing In-House Talent

Developing In-House Talent

Developing in-house talent is critical to an organisation’s future, with businesses often finding it difficult to fill key roles with external candidates, recognising in-house potential and nurturing it, massively supports organisations in having the most effective...

Interview Outfits for Men: How to Dress to Impress 

Interview Outfits for Men: How to Dress to Impress 

Feeling confident and doing well in an interview starts with preparation and a great interview outfit you feel comfortable in. Unfortunately, with the variety of dress codes, you may not know where to start. Read our guide to learn about the ideal interview outfits...

What Not to Wear to an Interview

What Not to Wear to an Interview

Dressing to make a great impression at an interview is essential, as we tend to hold onto our first impressions of people, which can be hard to change later. What you wear to an interview can demonstrate to interviewers how you may present yourself and the company. ...

What to Wear to an Informal Interview

What to Wear to an Informal Interview

What is an informal interview? An informal interview usually takes place in a more relaxed or casual setting – such as over coffee or lunch. They have less structure than a formal interview would and often, are more focused on getting to know you as a person, whether...

What is Hybrid Recruitment? Benefits & Models

What is Hybrid Recruitment? Benefits & Models

Amid a global pandemic, we have seen change after change to the way we live and work, we find ourselves in a constant state of flux within “the new normal” looking to an uncertain future. However, COVID-19 has shown us the importance of flexibility, reactivity and...

Interview Body Language and How to Succeed

Interview Body Language and How to Succeed

It is vital candidates know and understand how to flourish and succeed during an interview and understand the important role body language can play in obtaining a new role. Researchers have established a rule that spoken communication is only 7% of what people take...

6 Handy Telephone Interview Tips

6 Handy Telephone Interview Tips

Face to Face interviews Vs Telephone Interviews Telephone interviews over the years have become more popular with employers recruiting. Many recruiters conduct their initial screening process and first interviews via a telephone call which can save employers time and...

Common Phone Interview Questions with Answers

Common Phone Interview Questions with Answers

Telephone interviews have become increasingly popular recently as they save time and costs during recruitment. The information helps them to eliminate the weaker candidates and refine their selection quickly. Many recruiters use phone interviews for their initial...

Second Interview Questions to Ask an Employer

Second Interview Questions to Ask an Employer

Getting to a second interview is a big achievement. You may have already completed tasks or a presentation and had the chance to meet the team and look around the site to get a feel for the work environment. But, back in the interview room, comes the final question,...

9 Best Questions to Ask at the End of Your Interview

9 Best Questions to Ask at the End of Your Interview

Understandably, when approaching an interview, the candidate focuses on how best to present themselves in terms of their skills, experiences, behaviours and competencies. A great way to showcase your strengths and potential is by answering the questions put to you by...

13 Great Questions to Ask at an Interview

13 Great Questions to Ask at an Interview

A job interview is very much a two-way process and the interviewer will be looking for candidates to engage, and show curiosity about the organisation and the role. The best way of doing this is for the candidate to ask the interviewer questions. Generally, there is a...

9 Fun and Interesting Interview Questions

9 Fun and Interesting Interview Questions

To help break the ice, many interviewers look to include a couple of fun interview questions to help settle the nerves and, ultimately, to find out more about you. However, these are often questions that you have not heard before and do not directly relate to the...

Answering Tricky Interview Questions

Answering Tricky Interview Questions

There’s no hiding the fact that interviews are nerve-wracking experiences - 93% of candidates have experienced interview anxiety during their career. Most of us feel out of practice by the time it comes to our next job interview. However, by following our golden...

12 Great Interview Tips to Get the Job

12 Great Interview Tips to Get the Job

Interviews are a great opportunity to get a sense of the job you have applied for and the employees that currently work there. Equally, they allow the employer to get a sense of you, and whether or not you are the right person for their role. Think of this experience...

Unconscious Bias

Unconscious Bias

What is unconscious bias? Unconscious bias can be defined as judgements or prejudice that are considered unfair, either in favour of or against a person, group or action. Unconscious thoughts can be based on stereotypes or opinions that people do not realise they...

CVs in an Online World

CVs in an Online World

In an increasingly online world, many people ask: `Do I still need a CV?’ Clover HR believe the answer is `Yes.’ A CV is not only helpful but necessary. CV is an abbreviation for the Latin for ‘course of life’, i.e. experience. Which is what a potential employer is...

Top Tips for Interviewing

Top Tips for Interviewing

New to interviewing? Need a refresher? Here are some tips that just might help……. The purpose of an interview is to find the most suitable candidate for a particular job vacancy. In preparing the job advertisement, the job description/role profile will have been...

How to Recruit Effectively

How to Recruit Effectively

In a time where the economy is stable, according to the National Office of Statistics, unemployment rates are currently at 4% - the lowest in around fifty years. This is causing companies to expand; therefore, they have a need to recruit more and more. These growing...

You’re Fired!

You’re Fired!

How many times do we hear those famous words  'You're Fired!' from Lord Alan Sugar's mouth? Eleven to be precise! 12 candidates are chosen at the beginning of the selection process to appear on The Apprentice and along the way, each week at least one is destined to...

To employ or not to employ… that is the question?

To employ or not to employ… that is the question?

The job advert received a great response, you've shortlisted a number of CV's and you're in the process of interviewing the candidates... How do you ensure that you pick the right person for the role? After all, employing the wrong candidate can be a costly exercise,...