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Looking to Differentiate Your Candidate Experience? The Latest CandE Research Says Try These 4 Practices

In today’s marketplace, 80% of talent say a single positive or negative candidate experience can change their minds about a role or company. As recruiting moves ever more virtual, it’s increasingly important for organisations to think about and proactively manage their candidate experience across all digital touchpoints. But with increased activity comes heightened competition, so …

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Inspiring and Nurturing – The Challenge for Employers in 2021

I describe the Meet & Engage team as professionally nosey. 2020 gave us an opportunity to work with our employer clients more closely than ever before as they moved through rapid and unexpected change. It really gave us a window into their professional challenges (and probably their personal ones too!). Let’s be honest – we’ve …

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Supporting Students Through Transitions

Meet & Engage invited Stuart Johnson, Director of Careers Service at the University of Bristol and Kerry Hyde, Senior Careers Consultant at the University of Sheffield to lead a discussion focused around the transition that students go through as they graduate and move into their first jobs. We were joined on the chat by around twenty HE professionals from universities across …

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3 Bite-Size Tips For Graduate Recruiters

We recently joined forces with Bright Network for the launch of their 2019 research report, What do graduates want? Insights from tomorrow’s workforce. he research polled over 5,000 Bright Network members to gain insights into their thoughts, needs and concerns around starting their careers. The research is packed full of interesting data and we’d suggest you read our other article …

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Candidates As Consumers: The Key To Reducing Renege Rates

In partnership with Bright Network, we recently launched Bright Network’s 2019 research – Insights from Tomorrow’s Workforce – looking at the views and aspirations of our future talent. One thing that stood out to me was the reminder that when dealing with Gen Z, we’re dealing with sophisticated consumers. Underestimating the importance of treating candidates …

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Engagement High, Renege Rates Low: The Holy Grail Of Keeping Candidates Warm

The graduate recruitment market never fails to present recruiters with fresh challenges! The rise of apprenticeships is one such challenge, introducing another layer of mission for the sector. While A-Level students are currently weighing up whether to accept a University degree course or an apprenticeship offer, graduates are choosing from a selection of schemes and …

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