Recruiting, the easy way.

Finding the right talent for retail roles is rarely simple. All manner of factors make retail recruitment a headache for hiring teams. With so many retailers out there, securing candidates for entry-level positions can prove almost impossible at short notice. Competitive rates of pay can help, but you’ll probably need to rethink your retail recruitment strategy to give your business an edge over the competition.

Employee turnover rate is a useful success metric for any organisation. By calculating turnover rate, companies can quickly determine how well they are retaining their talent in a given time period. A high employee turnover rate is generally considered a cause for concern. Poor compensation, overworked employees, and bad management are just a few of the things that can contribute towards a rising turnover rate.

What is employee turnover and what does it actually mean for an organisation? Turnover has always been a point of concern for companies, but it’s become even more contentious recently. While resignations and redundancies have driven turnover rates for years, the remote work revolution and talent shortages have sent rates soaring.

Explore how to engage hiring managers in the recruitment process with Jo Speed, TA Manager at Waitrose Retail, and Laura Celentano, CX Operations Managers at tails.com. Get practical tips and tricks for both Talent Acquisition Managers and recruiters and hiring managers to improve collaboration and hire top talent fast.

Candidate Relationship Management, or CRM, is one of the keys to successful modern recruitment, and it can also be greatly enabled with modern candidate relationship management systems that heavily automate your optimised hiring process. Candidate Relationship Management is a relatively new approach for HR professionals, but it's already being used heavily to achieve powerful results.

Otherwise known as mass recruitment, high volume hiring can prove a minefield for smaller companies unprepared for the task at hand. When hiring at scale, the usual recruitment techniques can’t always be depended on. Fail to adapt your hiring processes and you’ll struggle to fill vacancies on time, if at all.

The recruitment process is far from simple. From creating job descriptions and sourcing candidates to pre-screening applicants and arranging interviews, there’s a real science involved in honing in on the ideal hire. For companies that regularly need to fill vacant roles, agency vs in-house recruitment is a common quandary. Both hiring models have their benefits. ...

Wondering how to reduce the cost of the recruitment process? You’re not alone. In the UK, it costs around £3,000 to hire someone on an average salary when using a recruiter. Opt for an agency to handle things, and you can expect to pay even more. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. ...

Diversity in retail: Why and how to get a more diverse team Retail is an important part of many industries. From fashion to beauty, skincare, food & drink, electronics, footwear, homewares, and beyond, retail is big business. Having a diverse team is hugely beneficial for any organisation, and retail is no different. Building a staff ...

If you regularly turn to external recruitment agencies to help you with your hiring needs, you’ve probably encountered the concept of 180 and 360 recruitment before. Unless you’ve worked with a 360 180 recruitment company before, these terms can be confusing. While both models ultimately deliver the same results and can be utilised for in-house ...

MeetFrank’s co-founder Kaarel Holm shared what they have seen happening in their user base and what conclusions you can draw from them. He will also share tips on how to approach top talent in the market effectively.

We were happy that Vanessa Raath, the founder of The Talent Hunter, joined us as the second guest speaker for Teamdash’s end-of-the-year webinar (available on demand on Livestorm). Here, you can read the insights and findings from the first speaker, Kaarel Holm, from MeetFrank. We have included insights and conclusions drawn by looking at the ...

Even though DEI has been something that HR and companies have considered in their practices for decades, it is now one of the focal points of strategy. Companies are investing in diversity because of its multiple benefits to workplace culture, employer brand, business results, and the bottom line. Annika Oruaas, the HR and Sustainability Manager of DPD Estonia, joined us as an expert speaker to delve deeper into it and exemplify how diversity focus can help companies' cultures and business results thrive.

Often referred to as life cycle recruitment, this model involves a more involved approach to talent acquisition. The 360 recruitment process begins the moment the need for a new opportunity arises, continuing well into the onboarding stage.

In this blog we're going to cover two of the main concepts, and talk about the differences between the employer brand and employer value proposition (EVP).