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When attending a job interview, it is essential to dress well, show up on time, demonstrate good humour and likability, and create a memorable experience for the person you are sitting down with. These simple concepts are well understood throughout the world of job-seekers – but often ignored by HR managers and/or hiring managers themselves.

Artificial intelligence is a concept that remains much discussed but poorly understood. There are popular speakers who preach its potential, predicting that we will soon live in an automated world where human work is no longer necessary.

Executive recruitment used to be a much simpler industry in terms of entry as well as sustainable performance. Before networks like LinkedIn and dedicated job-searching websites, businesses had little choice but to connect with executive candidates via a third party.

Talented people are crucial to any business or organisation, but making a bad hire is often one of the costliest decisions a company can make. Many companies find that despite optimising or upgrading the hiring process, little overlooked details somehow turn up to make things go wrong.

There are many good reasons why companies tend to prefer passive candidates to active ones. They are already established in the workplace, so they are guaranteed to have relevant experience as well as the ability to adapt to office culture.

A thought leadership, article and research from our experts to help empower your human capital and talent acquisition management.

A rise in business optimism means more organisations are on the lookout for talent, but with demand outstripping supply, where does it leave small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?

The corporate training sector is changing, with learners and employers setting new expectations of what they should receive through training. And businesses need to adapt.

This kind of trust can only come from well-maintained human relationships that develop over the long term. Listening and patience are crucial for creating and building relationships.

As artificial intelligence grows in capability, people in all industries have begun to look on with some measure of concern. What if I lose my job to a robot?