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Recruitment

The Hiring and Recruitment small business archive. Expert advice to help UK small businesses optimise their recruiting strategies and processes to hire great employees. Includes guides and tips on attracting the right candidates by creating suitable job descriptions, offering the right incentives and choosing appropriate recruitment platforms.

Employing & managing staff

Why small businesses shouldn’t fear recruiting post Brexit

Hiring intentions among small companies are down but, in this piece, we talk to the small businesses that demonstrate why recruitment can and should be on the agenda.

Legal advice

How to deal with threatening job applications

In these days of increased litigation, how can employers protect themselves while ensuring they offer equal opportunities to all job applicants?

Employing & managing staff

The small business branding tool you do not know about

Lee Biggins explains why your branding message must trickle down to the recruitment process.

News

Smaller companies more open than before to taking on reservists

Smaller businesses are increasingly positive about employing reservists and service leavers, research finds.

News

Majority of small business owners struggle to find the right skills

More than two thirds of small business owners feel applicants don't have the skills they are looking for, research finds.

Employing & managing staff

I have found the right job candidate. Can I cancel other interviews?

I am in the process of interviewing candidates for a job, but after the first couple I feel that I have found the perfect person for the position. However, I have other interviews set up. Do I have to follow through with these?

News

Majority of SMEs overlook military experience on CVs

Employers are favouring charity or volunteering experience over military participation when choosing candidates for roles, research finds.

Employing & managing staff

Four things to remember when taking on your first employee

Emily Coltman gives her top tips to bear in mind when you are hiring for the first time.

Employing & managing staff

Rethinking the recruitment chasm

Lee Wade looks at how SMEs can successfully achieve scale by developing a new approach to recruitment.

Employing & managing staff

What to do when you discover you have hired a bad apple

Here, Melanie Astbury looks at the prevention and cure strategies for company hires that misfire.

Employing & managing staff

Making the decision to recruit as a small business

Here, we look at the key factors you need to consider before you start recruiting as a start-up company.

Employing & managing staff

Taking up references: Top tips to get real insight into potential employees

The practice of asking for a reference is dying out but, as Robert McHenry notes, there are methods of learning about the value of potential hires.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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