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When hiring permanent staff, well-prepared open questions can provide a perfect opportunity to break the ice with nervous candidates. They can help to paint a picture of prospective employees in a broader sense by allowing them the opportunity to tell their story in an unstructured way. Hopefully, these should prompt…
Read moreWhen recruiting a new permanent role, it goes without saying that if you’re looking for the best, you’ll probably need to go above and beyond to find them, let alone secure their interest and employ them. It’s also likely they already have a job, so what can you do to…
Read moreWe remind our candidates daily, ‘Don’t forget to prepare!’. If they want the job, they need to show that they’ve completed their research by being able to talk intelligently about the role and business. It’s the same advice for you, hiring managers. If you’re looking to hire an executive assistant,…
Read moreRecruiting is no walk in the park. Most hiring managers will know that a bad appointment could potentially cost their business threefold: the cost of searching, the cost of hiring, and the cost of training. So it’s all the more important to get it right first time. Having a structured…
Read moreEven the most well-seasoned of hiring managers and HR specialists will occasionally confuse and use job ads and job descriptions interchangeably. It’s crucially important to differentiate between them though – they serve two very different purposes! 1.A job description describes what the candidate does for you; an ad should focus…
Read moreThe search for a job in Zurich can be a full time job in itself. However, there are ways to make the process easier, including registering with a recruitment agency. Employment agencies in Zurich specialise in placing candidates in roles across a range of industries and can help you secure…
Read moreWhat do recruitment agencies do? Recruiting the perfect candidate can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Between advertising, filtering through CVs, organising interviews and going through any referencing, it can be a time-consuming and labour-intensive process. This is where an employment agency or Zurich-based recruitment agency like…
Read moreWhen hiring an executive assistant, PA or other administrative position, it is essential to get the interview right. The judgement you make at the end could have dramatic consequences for your team or your business. Before every meeting with a potential employee, it is worth taking the time to prepare,…
Read more20 years ago, most workers would leave school or university, find themselves a job and work their way up the ladder, staying within the same company for five, 10 or even 20 years. As such, the idea of ‘longevity’ on a CV stuck, as employers looked for employees who could…
Read moreTable of Contents What is recruitment and selection Difference between recruitment and selection Diversity in hiring Writing a job specification Writing a good job ad Creative candidate attraction strategies What to look for in a CV How to conduct an interview Tailoring interview questions The offer process and securing…
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