A candidate driven market creates a different dynamic between candidates and employers. Employers will need to sell themselves as a brand to stand out in the market to attract the best candidates. Not sure how to do this? We have got you covered! Here are...
In short, a recruitment consultant is someone who finds qualified, talented, and committed candidates to fill a company/client’s vacancies. They manage every aspect of the entire recruitment process from entry-level to senior roles. There are two sides to the recruitment process: the client side and the...
Simply highlighting the basic information in a job description is not enough to entice high-quality candidates in the current candidate-driven job market. To attract these top candidates, you need to be using your job adverts to market yourselves to your potential employees. The best job adverts...
Soft skills are non-technical skills that can have an impact on an employee’s performance in the workplace. Whether a candidate possesses certain soft skills can be the difference between whether you go forward with their application or not. You are likely to have picked up...
The digital age has made the recruitment process a lot easier for both candidates and employers alike. By harnessing social media in particular, candidates can almost instantly find out anything and everything they want to know about their potential employers. However, this works both ways...
There are many employers out there that think it will benefit their business and they will get better results if they brief more than one recruitment agency for the same vacancy. We cannot say we blame them. After all, the recruiters will be 100% committed...
It has been a few months now since we had a look at what the UK job market was looking like as the country took its first few steps out of lockdown, where we saw the beginning of a promising increase in job vacancies, but...
There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has changed the world as we know it, and the labour market is no exception. The labour market has been affected in very unexpected ways, with the current market post-lockdown being much more candidate-driven than anticipated. With...
Recruitment agencies have increased in popularity amongst employers over recent years. Businesses of all sizes in a wide range of industries are becoming more likely to turn to professional recruiters to help with their staffing needs. But why choose Kiwi Recruitment as your agency of...
Last week we explored on our blog What the labour market is looking like post-lockdown. Kiwi Recruitment were very pleased to see vacancy levels have been bouncing back as the government's roadmap out of lockdown has helped to increase business confidence. However, it has been reported...
We want to alert our candidates to a current scam that preys on job seekers. Some scammers might contact you with enticing job offers to extract your personal information or ask for payment. This scam is currently widespread and affecting thousands of recruiters in the UK.
Our recruiters will never contact you initially via WhatsApp message. Initial contact will be by phone on 01243 782763, via job board if you have applied or have a public CV, or by email from an official Kiwi Recruitment address.
Please remember if you are contacted by our team, they would only conduct themselves in a professional manner and will never make any suspicious requests. We would like to thank those who have forwarded us the evidence of this scam. We would also encourage you to report any suspicious scams to the Action Fraud here.
Here are some tips to help you spot a fraudulent message:
We apologise for the inconvenience, be assured that we report every issue but unfortunately as these are cyber scams, we are unable to stop this widespread issue affecting the whole recruitment industry. Find more advice on how to deal with fraud here.