THE BROADBEAN BLOG
Here is where we display the latest news, insights and advice from Broadbean on the recruitment and technology industry.
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…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
EMPLOYER BRAND, THE CHRIS MOYLES OF RECRUITMENT?
Posted: 05 March 2020
Chris Moyles, former ‘saviour of Radio 1’. At eight years it is the longest running breakfast show in BBC Radio 1’s history, with Moyles taking listener numbers up by a million in his first three months, hitting…
DO YOU REALLY KNOW MILLENNIALS? THE INSIDE SCOOP FOR RECRUITERS.
Posted: 05 March 2020
By 2021, millennials will make up 75% of the workforce. But with great power, comes great opportunity. Millennials are known for a number of things: the rise of the avocado ????, an unprotested enthusiasm for flexi-time ????,…
UNLOCKING FEMALE TALENT TAKES A FLEXIBLE KEY
Posted: 04 March 2020
Finding highly capable women is essential if recruiters are to hire the best people and help businesses address the gender diversity challenge. Juliet Turnbull, founder of recruitment site 2to3days, explains how flexible working is the key to…
3 WAYS JOBSEEKER BEHAVIOUR IS CHANGING
Posted: 04 March 2020
When it comes to the recruitment industry, there’s been a lot of talk about how our jobs are changing. AI could automate a lot of the hiring process, while video technology is being used in over 60%…
WHY PICK A CAREER IN BLOCKCHAIN?
Posted: 02 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…
3 WAYS GOOGLE FOR JOBS CAN BE A RECRUITER’S BEST FRIEND
Posted: 19 February 2020
It seems that in a blink of an eye, the UK recruitment industry has gained its biggest player to date. On July 17th, tech giant Google, rolled out its ‘Google for Jobs’ feature and added it to its already,…
TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF RECRUITMENT
Posted: 05 February 2020
The ‘Future of Recruitment for Agencies’ was the theme of the latest conference hosted by Recruitment International. I joined a number of speakers from across the agency spectrum talking to around 60 businesses about upcoming trends and…