THE BROADBEAN BLOG

Here is where we display the latest news, insights and advice from Broadbean on the recruitment and technology industry

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PASSIVE PIPELINING: MAINTAINING POSITIVE RECRUITMENT PRACTICES

Posted: 06 March 2020

Pipelining is a popular trend in today’s recruiting market. Many large organizations have positions to fill on a regular basis, so a pool – rather pipeline – of candidates readily available makes the hiring time a lot…

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CREATING CANDIDATE PERSONAS FOR BETTER RECRUITMENT

Posted: 06 March 2020

Many employers target candidates without defining what really interests or pushes them away. If you’re recruiting for a job in any field, gathering broad demographics is not enough. A candidate persona is a “fictional representation of your ideal…

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3 WAYS TO LEAVE THE EMPLOYER BRANDING UP TO YOUR EMPLOYEES

Posted: 06 March 2020

Tim Sackett (@TimSackett) brought up a great point about employer branding in his post, “How Fake is Your Employer Brand”. Tim said, “I think most employment brands are completely fake. The reason I feel this way is…

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WHY PICK A CAREER IN BLOCKCHAIN?

Posted: 05 March 2020

For the last few years technologists like Developers, Software Engineers and CTOs have been quietly improving their understanding of DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology) & blockchain to benefit from the wave of innovation DLT is expected to bring…

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WHY DO PEOPLE CHOOSE TO WORK FOR THE NHS?

Posted: 05 March 2020

The NHS currently employs more than 1.7 million people. It is the biggest employer in the UK, and the fifth largest in the World. Caring for millions of people every day, the NHS workforce has become an…

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WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN RECRUITMENT TECHNOLOGY IN 2017

Posted: 05 March 2020

We are dashing towards the end of the year at lightning speed. 2017 is on the horizon. This means that Christmas is knocking on the door and certain holiday traditions must be adhered to. Winter is the…

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TOP TIPS FOR STARTING A RECRUITMENT AGENCY

Posted: 05 March 2020

Google ‘top tips for starting a recruitment agency’ and you will be inundated with results- ideas, tips, tricks of the trade.  I am by no means claiming that I know more about this than anyone else out…

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THE POWER OF MARKETING IN RECRUITMENT – PRACTICAL ACTIONS

Posted: 05 March 2020

It won’t be the first or last time we talk about recruitment and marketing disciplines being more closely aligned than ever before.  Both disciplines require gaining competitive advantage to increase revenue.  So whether you’re a direct recruiter…

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THE DARK ART OF SOCIAL RECRUITING

Posted: 05 March 2020

Social Recruiting, a phrase continually bandied about by just about everyone with any interest in finding the silver bullet that will solve all recruiting headaches.  Many organisations will claim their social recruiting endeavours are ‘successful’ but what…

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SHOULD YOU CREATE A CANDIDATE JOURNEY MAP?

Posted: 05 March 2020

Employers ignore the candidate experience at their own peril. The 2014 Candidate Experience Awards, which asked 95,000 job applicants about their experience applying to companies, revealed candidates take much more out of their applications than a job or rejection. 24%…

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RECRUIT LIKE UBER: 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted: 05 March 2020

Uber is one of the biggest rising star companies of the last few years, and they plan to keep growing. They’ve announced plans to employ over 1 million women over the next five years. As with any large company, great things come…

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HR DATA ANALYTICS – HOW DO YOU EAT YOURS?

Posted: 05 March 2020

It will come as no surprise to most HR departments worth their salt that data and analytics are critical to an evidence based approach to solving HR challenges and informing future strategy.  However, there are concerns in…

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