Most organisations invest much time and money in developing great onboarding processes for new talent. However, just as important is the offboarding process for talent that is leaving employment for whatever reason. Offboarding is generally referred to as the formal separation between a talent and their employer which may be through resignation, termination or retirement. Whilst …
Organisations more than ever need to hire digital tech talent to develop and protect their future business. Digital transformation of traditional business has driven the need for a greater focus on recruitment of digital tech talent at the same time that there is a shortage of the right skills in the available talent pool. …
Digital Tech Talent in Demand for Digital Transformation Projects. Read More »
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has seen some fundamental shifts in the digital tech talent market. The recruitment environment continues to change and evolve reflecting new ways that technology businesses operate. What should recruiters and human resources look out for over the coming year to ensure they recruit the best talent at the lowest …
Digital Tech Recruitment Challenges and Opportunities in 2022. Read More »
The days of physical storage of resumes in human resources departments are probably long gone. They have been replaced by online and electronic storage systems of varying sophistication and usefulness making the talent manager’s jobs easier or just as challenging as before depending on the solution adopted. In its most basic form, the digitising …
Digitising and Centralising Candidate Information for Improved Efficiency. Read More »
Despite the recruitment industry having a focus on eliminating discrimination in the recruitment and selection process it’s often ageist recruitment practices that prevail. The sector is embracing Diversity Equity and Inclusion principles but combating recruitment ageism seems particularly difficult. What can recruiters and human resources do to manage this issue and why does it …
Contingent talent, sometimes referred to as interim contractors, consultants, freelancers, gig workers or temporary workers are playing an increasingly important role in the recruitment industry. There are benefits to both recruiting organisations and talent for this growing sector. The use of contingent talent has always played a key part in the digital tech sector …
Organisations with a global presence will have a need for a human resources function that can operate in an international environment. What are the challenges for recruiters and hiring teams in sourcing talent for an overseas office and how should they balance any differences between local and global issues. The recruitment practices along …
With the coronavirus pandemic requiring most employees to work from home or remotely from any physical office the work environment has changed since early 2020. As countries bounce between opening up and closing down organisations have had to become more flexible in their approach allowing employees to work remotely away from an office. This does …
Bullying in all its forms takes place in many workplace environments and Digital Tech organisations are no exception to this. Any form of bullying is totally unacceptable in any workplace and employers should do their upmost to take steps to tackle any activity construed as bullying. They should put in place preventative measures to ensure …
Ghosting candidates was once a practice that was rarely experienced but in recent years has reached unprecedented levels. There may be numerous reasons for ghosting a candidate and applicants themselves can be just as guilty but what is the impact on the recruiting organisation’s brand from ghosting candidates. Ghosting refers to the practice …