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Employment Reference Requests from your ATS

Managing employment reference requests is one of the most time-consuming jobs for any HR Department. For those with safeguarding obligations, new employees cannot start work until all checks are complete. So, delays in collecting employment reference requests can affect an employee start date. Finding new staff members is hard enough, so getting them into work quickly is a priority. Your ATS should help you as much as possible. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the key features an ATS should offer. Creating Your Own Referee Record It’s important for employers in Care, Education and some other sectors to Read more…

By Marketing, ago
Template for Employment Reference Request

Example Employment Reference Request Template

Congratulations! You may be reading this because you have selected your new employee.  Now it’s time to take up references and check the reliability of the information you received. If you are looking for an example Employment Reference Request template, one is included in this post. Firstly, let’s deal with some of the myths and issues when requesting references. What can you ask when making an Employment Reference Request? Getting an employment reference is important for all employers. Receiving amore detailed reference is of particular concern for regulated employers with safeguarding or security concerns. However, some HR teams believe that Read more…

By Marketing, ago
Get more applications with Indeed Apply

More Applicants with Indeed Apply

Indeed claims that you’ll receive more applicants when using Indeed Apply. But, what is it and why is it useful? What is Indeed Apply? To make best use of Indeed Apply, you’ll need a good Applicant Tracking System. This flexible Indeed feature allows Indeed jobseekers to apply for your jobs without leaving their Indeed account. In short, your ATS should give your application form to Indeed so that applicants can complete it there. By avoiding the jump to an external application form, a barrier is removed. Is it a significant one? Most agree that removing any barrier, no matter how Read more…

By Marketing, ago
Advertise on CVLibrary automatically

Advertise jobs on CVLibrary automatically

CVLibrary advertises thousands of vacancies and has a huge candidate pool. Some CVMinder customers in Care and Education and Hospitality tell us that they get great results for a reasonable price. Get your account and attach CVMinder to advertise jobs on CVLibrary automatically. What is CVLibrary? CV-Library is one of the UK’s leading job boards. It boasts the largest independent database of over 15 million CVs, growing by 360,000 every month. CVLibrary offers a wealth of recruitment products, including CV Database access and a range of Job Posting options. Employers and agencies attract permanent, graduate, contract and freelance candidates from Read more…

By Marketing, ago
Best ATS delivers Interview Management

Reduce the number of Interview No-Shows

Scheduling Interviews is time-consuming and locks up diary space. With interview no-shows on the increase, what’s going wrong and what can you do to fix it? Candidate No-Shows Many HR officers report an increase in the number of interview no-shows. They’re experiencing candidate drop-outs, even after confirming on the day of interview. This change of behaviour puts pressure on HR departments because line managers can lay blame at HR’s door. The increase in candidate no-shows seems consistent, with and without recruitment systems. So, what’s changed? Recruiting has Changed More employers are advertising their own vacancies. More job boards offer 1-click Read more…

By Marketing, ago
Best ATS Job Advert Analyser

Optimise your adverts to get more job applications

HR officers and internal recruiters would generally like more job applications from people who are suitable. People generally start by writing an informative advert. Then they post the advert on an appropriate job board and hope. However, adverts sometimes fail to attract relevant job applications in the numbers required. It is true that salary, location and some other factors can influence applicant numbers. However, something much simpler is often overlooked. To improve results we must understand how jobseekers find jobs on job boards. Most jobseekers want to see relevant results when they search for jobs on a job site. If Read more…

By shaddow, ago
Post Jobs to Google for Jobs

Post Jobs for free on Google

When recruitment budgets are under pressure, it’s time to look at job advertising costs. Now you can post jobs for free on Google for Jobs. Google for Jobs is the new kid on the block. It isn’t a job board and you can’t post jobs by hand. So why are we talking about it? Because this is Google and you need to use it. Read on to find out how to post jobs for free on Google for Jobs. What is Google for Jobs? It’s a mobile-friendly job search engine for everybody. It collects jobs from everywhere and gives jobseekers Read more…

By Marketing, ago
Get more job applications with better adverts

How to write job adverts that get more applications

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could receive more job applications from people with the right skills, experience and personal qualities? Unfortunately, many HR Heads and Recruiters complain after receiving too few applications or too many applications from the wrong people. The conversation often starts “Indeed just sends me rubbish …” or “Job boards are a waste of money …” So what is going wrong? Is the job board deficient, your job unattractive, or could there be something wrong with our advert? You might be surprised to hear that in most cases, the advert is to blame. In this short Read more…

By Marketing, ago
Advertise on KentJobs automatically

Post jobs on KentJobs automatically

If you are Kent employer and you’re advertising vacancies,  KentJobs offers a good advertising option for the region. It’s part of the KM Media Group and they want to help jobseekers find a brilliant new job with you. As a publishing group they can also list vacancies in the KentJobs section of the Kent Messenger newspaper. KentJobs or Jobs in Kent? At the time of writing, KentJobs listed over 12,000 vacancies throughout Kent. That was over twice the number listed on Jobs in Kent (JIK Group). Vacancies in Construction and Building Services came high up the rankings for both job Read more…

By Marketing, ago
ATS Multipost Love Local Jobs

Post jobs to Love Local Jobs automatically

If your are based in Sussex and you’re advertising new vacancies, it’s hard to miss Love Local Jobs. It’s an award winning job board for the area and it’s used by some well known organisations. Their mission is to provide local employers with a cost effective and proactive job board solution. Of course, they want to connect local employers with candidates. But, they also offer careers information, advice and some inspiration to jobseekers. They try to help people become more successful. Post your jobs automatically CVMinder ATS is an Applicant Tracking System. It posts jobs to your website, social media Read more…

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