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Easy employment checks

Stay on top of your Pre-Employment Checks with some fabulous new CVMinder ATS features. HR Heads with safeguarding concerns know that employment checks are critical. How do you ensure that employment checks are thorough and completed successfully before new employees start work? CVMinder ATS now allow you to: Create your own employment checklists Monitor overall check completion by starter Monitor critical checks for those required ahead of start date Identify check completion by category of checks, like disclosures or referencing Quickly spot non-compliance when checks fail Log start and end dates of checks to measure how long they take Audit Read more…

By Marketing, ago

talent.com partners with CVMinder ATS

talent.com is building a head of steam in the UK. It’s a job board with some handy tools for applicants, including: Salary comparison Take home pay calculator CVMinder ATS is now integrated with talent.com so that employers can advertise jobs for free. That’s great news for CVMinder ATS customers because budgets are always under pressure. Customers can track where applicants in CVMinder AYS and by demonstrating their value to UK employers, talent.com hopes that you may choose to sponsor some adverts to further improve results. Here’s the talent.com announcement We just want to say thanks to the talent.com team for Read more…

By Marketing, ago

Free Job advertising with CVLibrary

Recruitment budgets are under pressure and many employers are keen to find free job advertising options that really do work. Maybe that’s because many HR heads have told us that paid job advertising hasn’t lived up to its promise. Job boards are not wholly to blame for the success of any job advert. Employers could often take a little more time to understand How to write adverts that get more job applications. That said, some employers have a golden touch. They have achieved great hiring results by selective use of free job advertising on job boards that work. The trick Read more…

By Marketing, ago
Free job advertising on Monster

Free job advertising on Monster

There’s an old saying that if it’s too good to be true, it’s probably not true. That’s unless we’re talking about free job advertising on Monster. The Monster Jobsite was one of the very first recruitment websites in the UK.  It has been a leader for years and is considered to be one of the pioneers of online recruitment. Now CVMinder has teamed up with Monster to give you a free job advertising option. It’s true; your jobs can be advertised without paying a penny.  What you need to have free job advertising on Monster If you already use CVMinder Read more…

By Marketing, ago
National Minimum Salary 2020

National Minimum Wage 2020

It is important for all employers to implement changes to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage from April 2020. Easily forgotten though, there is something else to do. It’s time to check the salaries on your advertised vacancies and make any necessary changes. Among other job boards, our customers post adverts to GOV Find a Job via CVMinder ATS. It is very important to update these adverts in line with changes to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. Some job boards may exclude your adverts from their search results if you don’t. Thankfully, CVMinder ATS customers Read more…

By Marketing, ago
The problem with one-way video interviews

The problem with one-way Video Interviews

We were recently asked whether one-way video interviews are the future of recruitment. After all, the idea seems up to the minute, progressive and in tune with the way we communicate these days. However, when you stop and think about it, there isn’t just one problem with one-way video interviews, there are many. We’ll start with what a one-way video interview system does and why it’s an attractive option for employers. Then we’ll explore the problems beneath the hype. What is a one-way video interview? Here are the basics for this type of product. A one-way video interview system allows Read more…

By shaddow, ago
Free Job Posting Sites for Employers

Free job posting sites for Employers

There are a number of free job posting sites for employers. The key question is whether free job advertising works and which options are best.

In this blog, we compare some free advertising options to find out. We look at Indeed, Adzuna and GOV Find a Job among others. We inspect popularity, how easily they are discovered and the job types supported before drawing our conclusions.

#hr #recruiting #ats #jobs

By Marketing, ago
regulated employer ATS

3 ATS essentials for regulated employers

To recruit more efficiently we must reduce recruiting costs and improve hiring results at the same time. To spend less and achieve more is difficult without some level of automation and an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) could be the perfect solution. However, a bewildering set of features can lead any regulated employer such as a Care Provider, School or College to easily overlook some of the options that matter the most. Here, we cover 3 ATS essentials that regulated employers are advised to consider before purchasing an Applicant Tracking System. Find an ATS for employers An Applicant Tracking System can Read more…

By Marketing, ago

Employability – Can Social Media improve communication skills?

Employability and communication skills have been in the spotlight well before any Social Media influence. In fact, Government studies identified communication concerns among our youth as far back as 2010. When texting became a ‘thing’, Jean Gross, a UK Government Advisor, spotted the adverse affects of TV and SMS on youth communication. At that time, evidence showed that 16-year olds had narrowed their vocabulary to as few as 800 words when texting. That’s a big fall from the 40,000 words they should have been using. Jean suggested that “We must help today’s teenagers understand the difference between textspeak and the Read more…

By shaddow, ago
Recruiting tips for smaller care providers

Essential Recruiting Tips for Small Care Providers

Small care providers must compete with larger care providers when advertising their care vacancies. Bigger care providers have marketing muscle, HR departments, recruiting systems and advertising budgets. Some even have dedicated internal recruiters. With fewer resources, less time and smaller budgets, how can a small care provider compete and recruit successfully?   This article offers a few important recruiting tips to help small care providers succeed on a budget. Care Jobs Care jobs are varied, rewarding and important, but salaries are low by national standards and care jobs can be misunderstood. When advertising care vacancies, the basics really matter. Our Read more…

By Marketing, ago