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Keeping it Confidential: Advice for Job Hunting During COVID-19
It is late November 2020. You have worked with your organisation for four years, your performance reviews are above average, you have worked through COVID-19 and settled into a routine of splitting your time between working from home and the office. HR has just called you in and asked whether you are happy. You have…
Keep Developing Your Skillset: Advice for Job Hunting During COVID-19
Assess skills: Skills get stale quickly, so if you simply wait for the “right” job, your skills may go out of date. It’s important to constantly assess what skills you have, whether they are relevant to the roles you’re applying for and whether you need to acquire more (hint: this is always a good idea!). I…
Setting Salaries in a Shifting Market: Hiring During COVID-19
Salary levels: Whilst high unemployment environments are associated with lower salaries, it is unlikely this will be the case across the board. Companies who offer lower salaries will fill those roles, but the employee will continue to job hunt and will move when a better offer comes along. Frontline Recruitment Group works across a number of…
The “Boot Camp” Approach to Hiring Candidates
Providing learning facilities will be important: With the future of industries such as Travel appearing uncertain, there will be many great candidates coming from these sectors, who may need training but have plenty of potential. Companies with strong onboarding programmes and ongoing learning opportunities will be able to maximise the potential of this type of candidate….
How Knocking on Doors Could Land You a Job: Advice for Job Hunting During COVID-19
Knock on doors – literally: You will get a better result if you “knock on doors” – and I do mean this literally (when it’s safe to do so). Agencies and companies alike will be a little taken aback, but if you secure an interview, who cares? Make sure you have your best professional outfit on, a hard copy of…
3 Hot Interview Tips for Making a Good First Impression
There is a common belief that some interviews tend to make hiring decisions within a few minutes of meeting a candidate. This is why it is so important to take the time to prepare for your interview and make those critical first minutes count, because the way you talk, move and present yourself can make…