The Recruitment Blog

Successful agency owners often say the hardest thing in growing their business was opening their first satellite office. Whether in a new city, or even a new country that first step in geographic expansion is in reality a gigantic leap. So, what are the issues, and how can you overcome them?

Watch these 3 quick tips to improve the look and feel of your LinkedIn profile.

Our very own Chris Bogh, Chief Technology Officer at Eploy, was a recent guest on the TechnologyAdvice Expert Interview Series. The series, which is hosted by TechnologyAdvice’s Josh Bland, explores a variety of business and technology landscapes through conversations with industry leaders. In this episode, Chris and Josh discuss the best recruitment software, measuring recruitment activity, and using software to manage recruitment compliance.

It is crucial for recruitment agencies to keep up with the latest developments in cyber security. Investing in security doesn’t always have to be expensive, but it could be critical to the longevity of your business. To this end we’ve got 5 tips for business owners to keep their databases secure and thus safeguard the security of their business.

We want to know why it can be so difficult for recruitment agencies to fill internal roles. After all, as recruiters it should be relatively straight forward to fill internal roles. The truth is that it is far from simple. We think we’ve pinned down three reasons why it is so difficult to hire a successful recruiter every time.

Most people don't realise that Youtube videos are not normally mobile responsive. This can be a huge problem, because Google will read your page as not mobile friendly. This could affect your SEO rankings. Learn how to embed responsive video, without knowing html, in roughly one minute.
 

Winner of our July blog competition- congratulations to Lora Shaw from Straco Recruitment Group! Lora writes passionately about what it takes to succeed in the recruitment industry, as well as offering an insight into the tactics and strategies Straco Recruitment Group have employed in their continued growth.

Using, or at the very least considering the lifetime value model can have major positive impact on your recruitment business. But how can agencies reconcile this long term plan with short term gains? 

Does the speed of your careers site affect the quality of the candidate experience? Almost certainly. But how do you test the speed of your careers site? We're going to show you in less than one minute!

The clocks have gone back and spring is well and truly in the air. At Eploy we're getting in the Springtime mood with this seasonal infographic!

On April 21st 2015 Google is updating it's algorithm- again. This time it is going to start penalising sites that are not optimised for mobile devices. With 30% of all traffic now originating from mobile devices across the industry, this change could mark a significant shift in your recruitment process from e-recruitment to m-recruitment. 

Following recent reports that REC has denied 193 agencies membership, with the main issue cited as a lack of understanding in how to apply Agency Worker Regulations, Chris Bogh explains here how Eploy’s recruitment management software can, and is helping recruiters successfully manage this EU Directive