July and August are popular months for taking time off and generally there is a lull in business activities that allow for strategic planning or (quite often) catching up on other work! As part of your planning you should consider kick starting any recruitment you had in mind. Think carefully about any upcoming vacancies. You … Read more
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It is critical for membership organisations and associations to attract the right candidates for new and existing member facing roles. It is important we: a) Ensure Job Descriptions are clear, concise and accurately communicate the requirements of the role b) Contain a person specification that will effectively communicate the knowledge, experience and capabilities required c) … Read more
The membership community has culturally tended towards direct recruitment rather than working with agencies whether as a candidate or client and I can often understand why. Recruitment consultancies traditionally have a reputation of being purely about the bottom line at best and at worst, negligent, thoughtless and rude. Too often we hear negative feedback regarding … Read more
