If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that the ability to adapt quickly to new and ever-changing circumstances is a trait that we all could do with having. For some people it comes naturally - and these people could be of huge benefit to your startup…
Read moreWhy your startup needs curious people
Whilst skills can be taught and experience gained, personality traits are inherently natural abilities - and one of the most valuable and powerful traits that you should look for in prospective employees is curiosity.
Read moreHow to decide if Hybrid Working is best for you and your employees
The world of work changed forever last year and flexible working took on an entirely new meaning for us all. The daily commute to the office disappeared and remote working became the norm. However, as the vaccine rollout continues, things are changing once again and a new working environment is beginning to emerge - hybrid working.
Read moreTop tips for improving the gender balance when recruiting
When you’re recruiting for your startup, it would be great if you could easily get a balanced gender mix of candidates applying for your roles. That's unfortunately not always the case.
Read moreCreating a killer Careers page for your startup
Whether you are actively recruiting right now or not, your website should feature a permanent, dedicated Careers page. We’re here to help you create one that will showcase your business as a great place to work - and there’s more to it than a simple job description.
Read moreWorld Earth Day
World Earth Day is here again! It’s always fantastic to see people and organisations alike marking April 22nd as a day when they can proactively show their support for environmental issues and protection. However, this is certainly not something that should be reserved to this one day - we all need to be doing our bit on this - at all times.
Read moreTop tips for your recruitment process
Unfortunately, many businesses don't put a lot of time into their recruitment and hiring processes, it can be something of an afterthought. That in turn can have a hugely negative impact; a disjointed process can not only lead to unnecessary stress but the potential of losing out on fab candidates too. We can help - here are some of our top tips which will guide you to get your processes in order…
Read moreTop 12 books by Female Entrepreneurs
As most of you will know, Monday, March 8th is International Women's Day - a global day when we celebrate women and all their social, economic, cultural and political achievements. One of the things that we thought we’d do to mark the event is celebrating some of the fantastic female entrepreneurs who openly share their stories and inspire and empower so many others.
Read moreTop Tips for saying Thank You to your entire startup team
With everything that’s going on, it’s more important than ever to show your thanks and express your gratitude to your startup employees. In fact, in our previous posts, we’ve highlighted lots of different ways that you can do just that, including some fab gift ideas to say thanks to your employees. However whilst it’s vital to recognise the individual members of your team, it’s equally important to consider the entire team.
Read more15 Gift ideas to say Thank You to your Employees
In our last post, we focused on the various different ways that you can say thanks to your employees, if you want to share your love and appreciation for them. This time though, we thought we’d highlight some of the best options for saying thank you with a gift. So, if you want to keep them happy, acknowledge their efforts and say thank you to one (or all) of the employees in your startup, here are 15 gift ideas to help you do just that...
Read moreTop Tips for saying Thank You to your employees
February is upon us once more - the month of love, appreciation and Valentine’s Day celebrations. That love and appreciation shouldn’t just be reserved for your nearest and dearest though - showing your employees that you truly value and appreciate them is important too!
In this work-from-home time, it can be easy to forget to show you appreciate their work so we’re sharing a few tips and pointers to help you simply say thank you to your employees.
Read moreApps and tools encouraging happiness in your startup team
So, in the midst of these still-challenging times, how can you help your startup team to stay happy? In addition to ensuring that you maintain a positive team culture, and keep your team together especially if most of the team are still working remotely, you should also be proactively encouraging your team to take time for some self-care.
In a bid to help, we’ve put together a host of apps and tools that can help you to encourage happiness in your startup team and also their current costs...
Read moreTop tips for writing a compelling About Us section of your job description
The way in which you describe your company and what you do can have a huge impact on the type of candidates that apply for the role. Here, we explore some of the top tips to help you write a compelling About Us section in your job description.
Read moreHow to Set An Interview Task
Whilst a CV will of course give you a good idea of what a candidate is like, an interview will of course reveal a whole lot more. However, sometimes the standard interview format, the questions and answers are just not enough. If you want to get a much greater insight into potential candidates, one of the best ways to do this is to be a little more creative and set them an interview task. Here, we outline some tips on how you can do just that.
Read moreHow to write a CV profile
Claire Jenkins, TableCrowd Talent Co-founder, has been recruiting for London’s leading tech startups for the last few years. Here, she outlines both the importance of a CV profile and just as importantly, how to write a CV profile that truly stands out and ticks the boxes. Over to Claire!
Read moreTop 7 places to build your awareness of startups
Fancy leaving the corporate sector to join a startup? Keen to get promoted? Or are you just getting into startups Whichever of these may apply, you’ll need to start building your knowledge of the startup world. Here are just a few of the reasons why you’d need to build that awareness and our pick of the top 7 places where you can do just that...
Read moreHow to find the best graduates for your startup
Tis’ the season for grads - and now with COVID19 and a global recession on the horizon, it's going to be a marketplace where there are a lot of graduates - all seeking employment and new opportunities.
Read more5 Tips when recruiting for your tech startup - if you've never hired for that role before
It can be a daunting task, recruiting for a role in your startup that you have not hired for before - and chances are that you haven’t done it yourself either. So here are a few chosen tips for you, to make it simpler and help you on that exciting journey of growing a winning team…
Read more10 Tips for Startup Founders to best support employees during redundancy
Nobody wants to be faced with redundancy - the employee nor the employer.
The entire process has to be one of the most stressful things that can happen in the world of work, and this is only made worse by COVID. With the many articles on the correct processes to follow, we decided to offer some tips on the more human, emotional elements that often come to the forefront...
Read moreManaging culture with employees both working in the office and working remote
Post-lockdown ‘new normal’ will inevitably result in mixed location working, with some employees working in the office and some working from home. But how do you manage this combined team culture and how can you make sure that you manage to keep all parties happy - including yourself? Here are some key points that you might want to consider…
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