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...
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STAR Method – How to Answer Interview Questions the Right Way
STAR Method – How to Answer Interview Questions the Right Way STAR is a method that is commonly used by candidates to help them to prepare for an interview. This method can be used to help layout and answer interview questions that require examples in a clear,...
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?
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...
How to answer the interview question: Why do you think you are suitable for this role?
Why this is a common question. This is a common interview question as the interviewer needs to ascertain why out of all the other candidates you should be offered the role and why you will be an asset to the organisation. This is one of many questions the interviewer...
Great ways to answer the interview question; Why do you want to work for us?
This is a common interview question that many candidates will not understand the deeper meaning of, they may think this is a quick easy question I can answer by responding with ‘I have the skills in this area/field of work’ or ‘this is a position I am interested in...
Best way to answer the interview question – What are your strengths?
Job interviews can be nerve-racking, so it is important to prepare for them thoroughly – not just in terms of researching the company, but ensure you look at the job description in relation to what the company does, and think about how the duties may relate to the...
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...
Building an Employer Brand
Getting candidates for a job opening may seem like an easy task, good hours, good salary, advertisement is promoted well and there you have it, however, those with the most skills within the talent pool know their worth and take a lot more than just good salary to...
What to Wear to an Interview – A Guide for Women
Feeling confident, and doing well in an interview starts with preparation…and a great interview outfit that you feel comfortable in. When you receive that exciting invite, take note of the detail, paying particular attention to anything you need to do ready for the...
What To Wear to an Interview: A Guide for Men
Feeling confident, and doing well in an interview starts with preparation… and a great interview outfit that you feel comfortable in. When you receive that exciting invite, take note of the detail, paying particular attention to anything you need to do ready for the...
What Not To Wear To An Interview
Dressing to make a great impression at an interview is so important, 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 your own personal brand,...
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 to Wear to an Interview: Tips for Choosing the Right Interview Attire
Get ready to rock that interview outfit and make a great first impression! Why is wearing the right interview outfit so important? Think about the culture of the company you’re visiting, when choosing what to wear. Getting a feel for the business, can really help you...
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...
Body Language and How to Succeed at an Interview
It’s vital candidates know and understand how to flourish and succeed during an interview, and to understand the important role body language can play in obtaining a new role. Researchers have established a rule that verbal communication is only 7% of what people take...
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...
8 Common Phone Interview Questions with Answers
Telephone interviews have become more popular over recent years with employers who are recruiting for roles. Using phone interviews helps recruiters to save time and lower the costs of the recruitment process, It also helps them to eliminate the weaker candidates that...
How To Do a Video Interview: Top 7 Tips for Video Interviewing
When the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK back in March 2020, overnight it caused disruption and changes to businesses. A lot of businesses have frozen recruitment due to the uncertainty the pandemic has bought with it, however many businesses are still recruiting...
8 Typical Video Interview Questions & Answers To Prepare For
The use of video calls for interviews has over the years started to become more popular, and since the Coronavirus pandemic hit the UK in March 2020, face to face interviews were almost impossible, and video interviewing become the overnight new way to recruit....
18 Second Interview Questions To Ask An Employer
Another milestone and you have successfully completed your second interview. Your task or presentation is complete and hopefully, you have had a chance to meet more members of the team, however briefly. Current restrictions permitting, you will have been able to...
Best Classic Second Interview Questions And Example Answers
Great news! You have been invited back for a second interview. This is so positive for a number of reasons. Obviously, you are a step nearer that role you are interested in, and have invested so much time in. Secondly, you are a credible candidate for this and for...
9 Best Questions To Ask At The End Of Your Interview
Understandably, when approaching an interview, the candidate focusses on how best to present themselves in terms of their skills, their experience, their behaviours and their competencies. Answering the questions put to you by the interviewer or panel is one way of...
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...
9 Fun and Interesting Interview Questions
Questions at interview generally follow a familiar pattern. The candidate will be asked questions about their career, their competencies, their behaviours and how much they know about the company. But these questions often do not give an interviewer sufficient...
10 Tricky Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
Interviews can be like learning a new language, you prepare what you want to say, say it well and then comes the difficult bit – someone questions what you have just said – and they speak fast, and you are not too sure how to answer. You will have prepared well for...
12 Great Interview Tips to Get the Job
Importance of Preparation: Interviews are generally stressful experiences, and there are ways of making them, if not enjoyable, at least more positive experiences. If you feel you do not interview strongly, think about your interview toolkit. What are you using to...
What to Expect at Interview – Common Interview Questions
Congratulations, the hard work with the CV, Application Form and/or direct approach to the organisation have paid off and you have been invited for an interview. You now need to persuade them that you are the right person for the role and you need to be specific about...
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...
Temporary, Interim or Permanent Staff – Which One Is Right For My Business?
There are three main categories of work, permanent, temporary and contract. Temporary employees - what are they and why use them? Temporary employees work for a specific length of time or until a specific project or workload is completed. They do not require a fixed...
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
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...
Tips for Attracting and Recruiting Top Talent in a Candidate-Driven Market
Tips for Attracting and Recruiting Top Talent in a Candidate-Driven Market With reports in August from the CIPD and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing that the employment market is remaining steady as a candidate-driven market, what does this mean for...
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!
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?
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,...
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