Posts by howardforster

Your Job Ad Is Your First Impression When you’re looking to hire, your job advert is often the first interaction a potential candidate has with your business – so it needs to work hard. A generic list of duties simply won’t cut it anymore. Candidates, especially top-tier talent, want to know what sets your company…

Is Your CV Letting You Down? If you’ve been applying for roles and not hearing back, your CV might be the culprit – especially if you’re using the same version for every job. One-size-fits-all CVs rarely cut it these days. Recruiters and hiring managers can spot a generic application instantly, and it may give the…

Stop Guessing: How to Identify the Right Candidate for the Role Hiring the wrong person isn’t just expensive—it can be disruptive, demotivating, and downright exhausting. If you’re feeling frustrated by hit-and-miss recruitment, it’s time to rethink your hiring strategy with a sharper focus on precision and alignment. 5 Proven Ways to Spot the Ideal Hire…

Monday Motivation: Top Tips to Supercharge Your Job Search Start your week strong with productivity strategies designed to keep your job hunt on track and your mindset sharp. Mondays aren’t just the start of a new week—they’re a golden opportunity to refocus, reorganise, and reinvigorate your approach to landing that next role. How to Take…

FA Cup Final Fever: Why Manchester City Are the Team to Beat It’s that time again – Wembley bound, blue shirts ironed, nerves jangling, and the hope of another cup adding to the ever-growing trophy cabinet. The 2025 FA Cup Final is upon us, and yes, we’re calling it now – Manchester City are ready…

Tackling AI Recruitment Bias: Ensuring Fair Hiring Practices in the Digital Age In today’s rapidly evolving recruitment landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a powerful tool for streamlining hiring processes. From parsing CVs to ranking candidates, AI-driven systems promise efficiency and objectivity. However, as we embrace these technologies, it’s crucial to address a pressing concern:…

Hiring Mistakes Are Expensive – Here’s Why Ever hired someone who looked perfect on paper but turned out to be… not quite the dream employee? You’re not alone. The cost of a bad hire goes far beyond a few awkward team meetings—it can affect morale, productivity, and your bottom line. Research shows that a single…

VE Day: A Moment of Reflection — and Inspiration for the Modern Workplace Today, on Victory in Europe Day, we pause to honour the incredible courage, teamwork, and resilience shown by the people of Britain and her Allies 80 years ago. While VE Day is a time of remembrance, it’s also an opportunity to reflect…

When More Isn’t Always Better It’s May, the start of a new quarter, and you’d think the current flood of active jobseekers would make hiring easier than ever. Yet somehow… your vacancy’s still open, your inbox is full of “almost” CVs, and interviews aren’t leading anywhere. Sound familiar? In today’s candidate-rich market, many hiring managers…