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Charity Recruitment Consultants – Value for Money?
Obviously, I would say yes but some charities feel that the benefits working with charity recruitment consultants do not outweigh the cost. The value of recruiting a great person for the role is huge, and it is important to put in place some way of measuring the success of the appointment. The cost of poor recruitment can be devastating and ultimately cost an organisation far more than just money!! Working with an experienced and professional Consultant should help you to find that great person and ensure good recruitment practice...
read moreHappy New Year
I think most people would agree that 2011 was a toughie! But will 2012 be any bettrer? Well it depends on who you speak to, my thoughts are as follows (for what they’re worth) If you’re doing well – don’t take it for granted, you need to continue to up your game If things aren’t going so well – you need to examine why? Don’t keep doing the same in the hope that something will change. Doing nothing is not an option! Sometime you need to take the bull by the horns and sometimes you might need...
read moreFlexible Working – Burden? What Burden? (by Belinda Newton)
Conflicting advice has emerged from the Coalition Government on the next steps for flexible working rights in the workplace. With rumours of scaling back flexible working rights or pushing towards everyone having the right to request flexible working, there is a message that is being missed. We have preached about maintaining a work/life balance and how important it is for fathers to take an active role in their child’s upbringing and then we are surprised when people want to do it. The right to request flexible working is available to...
read moreTime to Recruit?
TIME TO RECRUIT? How long does it take to recruit a new employee? You can never tell is the short answer. You can take some steps to manage the process more effectively, but it’s not a good idea to be too rigid in your timescales. Take for example, a recruitment project that I have been working on and is just not being finalised. I was instructed in March, the client had already tried to recruit themselves but failed to find the right person. It was a new role and they had very specific requirements. We sat down and discussed...
read moreSocial Media Charity Event at Seale Hayne Newton Abbot
Shine and GrowMyCharity joined forces on the 22nd June to put on a lovely event at a beautiful venue – Dame Hannah Rogers Trust @ Seale Hayne, Newton Abbot. In the morning Alistair Gleave, my collaborator on the GrowMyCharity project, presented to about 30 delegates from a number of South West based charities on how to supercharge their social media activity. We looked at how a number of other organisations are using Social Media to boost their profile and engage with the wider community. This provided some lively and interesting...
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