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...
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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...
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...
The covid-19 pandemic has massively changed our perspectives since arriving in the UK last year. We now cherish what we previously took for granted, and some things that were not important to us before having now become some of our biggest priorities. One area of our...
The world of work is not short of mental health 'advocates' among employers. In the UK, 1 in 4 people are affected by Mental Health problems. Mental Health charity Mind reports that a devastating 20 people in every 100 have had suicidal thoughts, with 6...
Recruitment agencies in the UK signalled a further decline in the number of people placed into permanent job roles in May. Permanent placements have now fallen in four of the past five months. The pace of decline was moderate overall, despite quickening since April, and...
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.