Where will Recruitment go from here? Waking up over the past few weeks, the quiet of the traffic has returned (I can hear birds from my window from the home office today as I write this), and the country perseveres through lockdown 3.0, I have been researching how the pandemic will change recruitment once the…
Following on from yesterday there is a point at which you are ready to start looking for a new job. Once you have decided on the important factors like location, hours of work, finance limits, and the function of the job that will keep you challenged longer term. It is time to apply this to job hunting and reaching out to your network. Let the search begin - Set yourself up for success by initially making sure your CV is up to date, take the time to consider all of the skills, tasks and achievements from your last role, and how you can take these forward into a new position. Use keywords to be picked up by online algorithms, but also showcase your accomplishments, experience, and personality.
After the initial shock of redundancy and the rollercoaster of emotions it can take time to regain focus and feel positive, realising it is not a personal rejection is the first step. There is no point in going for an interview with those bruises still showing and sometimes it can be a sub conscious feeling…
Redundancy, whether you knew it may be coming or the news was a complete shock, can feel like you’ve had the rug pulled out from under you. You may feel a tsunami of emotions from anger, worry, shock, denial, to anxiety and lack of self -worth to name a few. There will be no logic to your emotions and it won’t be pretty or easy. But that is OK.
A Dorset recruitment firm has launched a new service to help businesses support employees being made redundant because of coronavirus. Oyster Recruitment has started its Outplacement Service for companies which have reluctantly had to let people go due to the economic impact of the lockdown. The bespoke new service – the first of its kind…
Watching the news this week, we can see that employers have begun to feel the ripple effect of lockdown. With Rolls Royce and British Airways announcing mass redundancies, unemployment rates mounting, job markets decreasing and new implications on the way we work, we have been asked by our clients if we can offer support to…
Bringing someone new on board represents a critical time for any organisation, but especially when they are working remotely. Oyster Recruitment recently placed Louise* with a local business reporting to Keith* a Finance Director (FD) and they have offered us an insight to the positives and possible pitfalls. Keith said the first thing to get…
Tips for Remote Onboarding for new starters during social distancing. Companies of all sizes are finding ways to onboard remote employees and this will become more common in the next few weeks and months ahead. Below are some tips to ensure your remote onboarding is a success. Written in association with Joanne Pearson, Director at…
Employers – Tips on how to video interview potential employees Social distancing has meant that companies have been required to get creative with their recruitment processes with many turning to virtual methods, such as video conference calls to maintain business continuity during these difficult times. It’s not just candidates who need to be prepared for…
It is likely that your next interview could be via skype, zoom or another online tool given the impact of COVID-19 and the ongoing need for social distancing. This is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future so how should you prepare for the interview and be ready to face the camera? Adding to our…
While eating a large piece of homemade madeira cake it struck me ………..how will my clients recruit the talent they need as their business changes coming out of lockdown? How many slices will they need to eat (metaphor for candidates to meet) before they find the right one? The question we are all asking this…