Making the leap from one job to another can be both an exciting and daunting experience. It has to be up there with one of the most challenging processes in a person’s life, alongside getting married or moving house. Having done the latter in recent weeks and having helped 100’s of candidates successfully transition into…
In today’s competitive job market, standing out as a candidate requires than just a stellar CV and impressive qualifications. Building strong relationships with Recruiters, HR and TA professionals can significantly impact your success throughout the job application process. The majority of candidates I work with are courteous and professional. They commit to providing screening…
Meet Marty Caskey, Sales & Marketing Recruitment Manager at Abrivia. Each month, we have a chat with a colleague and pose intriguing questions to discover about them! Now, let’s uncover Marty’s interview! 1. What’s your secret talent? Scoffing chocolate in large quantities, without vomiting. If we’re talking something actually useful though I’d say catching…
Introduction: In the surreal and engrossing world of the Squid Game, where contestants battle for survival in a series of deadly challenges, one particular game stands out for me, as a metaphor for the struggles many faces in the real job hunt world – the Coie Challenge. As an avid coie fan, I thoroughly enjoy…
Welcome to our haunted hiring process! Keeping candidates engaged during a lengthy recruitment process can be quite the trick-or-treat. Sometimes it’s difficult to coordinate diaries, hiring managers and decision makers, holidays pop up, deads get pushed and so it cannot be helped. This can have a huge impact on candidate engagement. According to CareerPlug: 58%…
Receiving a rejection after a job interview can be a really tough and disheartening experience, especially when you had your heart set on the position, and it felt like ‘The one.’ It’s perfectly natural, and super common in 2023, to feel a mix of disappointment, frustration, and self-doubt. However, it’s important to remember that job…
For me, one of the biggest stand outs of 2023 so far is how ultra-competitive the job market has become for candidates. There are many factors for this, however this blog is intended to serve as valuable candidate insight to aid securing employment in a challenging environment. It can become super frustrating applying for many…
In the tricky and competitive 2023 job market, employees are often faced with enticing counter offers from their current employers when they decide to explore new opportunities elsewhere. How come? Well, recruitment is expensive and time consuming. Upskilling, on boarding and training a new employee to replace another is expensive and time consuming. So, it…
