Welcome to our monthly Sparks newsletter! We wanted to keep you up to speed with what we are doing, plus cover off a range of things that are going on in the industry, or that we think may be of interest. We intend to keep it bite sized and are open to any suggestions on content you may want to see within it in the future.
Happy reading!
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Meaningful reports are in sight!
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Oh dear.
You’ve had a recruitment request come through again for that dreaded location you’ve concluded no-one lives in, for those dreaded roles you’re convinced no-one can do. There will always be a reason behind these issues, but they need to be identified before they can be addressed.
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At Sparks, we’ve always seen the benefits of investing in research. And as we speed through the 21st century, we’re collaborating with a platform that delivers these meaningful insights using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (yes it’s media jargon, but hang on, stay with us!).
Drawing on information from a range of sources, the platform delivers details on a variety of areas, including salary analysis, who’s hiring for the same roles, which companies your staff/target candidates are joining, where your target talent is located, and supply and demand analysis, all broken down by location, job title, and experience level. It can also offer visibility of competitors’ job ads so you can offer realistic and competitive packages.
Ready to take a look? We’ve got bags more detail so let us know!
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Lights, Camera, Attraction!
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With pressure mounting on resourcing teams to streamline, speed up and standardise processes (whilst to of course also innovate and inspire), it appears more businesses are tuning in to video interviewing.
And it’s being used for a wider range of roles than you might think. Whilst the majority is still focussed on high volume recruitment such as grad attraction, there has been an increase in its use for the hiring of senior and middle management.
Research has shown candidates value the flexibility of when they can complete their interview, as well as the opportunity it gives them to showcase themselves at an earlier stage of the hiring process.
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From the opposite angle, resourcing teams have cited a reduction in time to hire, improvement of candidate selection (76% of respondents to a recent survey revealed they had changed their opinion of a candidate after seeing their video interview!) and the opportunity to showcase their employer brand as their key positives, facilitating better collaboration and overall staff experience.
Ready to zoom in a little further? Get in touch!
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Our Tour de England
It’s been a month of meetings for all of the team as we’ve been out and about to see all sorts of clients...
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We followed the rabbit…
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All the way down to O2’s stunning head office in sunny Slough - a great opportunity to catch up with the team for our regular quarterly review.
Industry updates and insights were top of the agenda, as well as discussions about what’s coming next. There are exciting times ahead at O2 - here’s to Q3!
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New Chapter's new chapter
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Anna and Steve were asked along to New Chapter’s new office opening party, right in the heart of Leeds. Having worked with them for around the last 13 years, we have seen New Chapter grow from a team of three to the three-site operation they are today!
Getting to meet so many of the team and putting faces to names was brilliant and they’ve done an amazing job with the actual space - from the pool table and gaming area, to the bar and sweets themed meeting rooms! All in all a very pleasant way to spend a Friday afternoon!
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