Blog posts aiming to inspire hiring managers and business owners when looking for new digital marketing talent.
Finding the gems… I run specialist recruiters, clockworkTalent. We only recruit digital marketing jobs. As MD, it’s ultimately my choice whom I want clockworkTalent to recruit for. With so many companies hiring, it can often be hard for job seekers to find the best digital marketing jobs. If it’s hard for me to spot which […]
It’s the BIG question. Should you, or shouldn’t you, accept your employer’s counter-offer when you resign from your job? To be honest, if you aren’t counter-offered when you resign from your current job I’d be a little disappointed. Are you not as good as we thought you were? Why isn’t your boss disappointed that you […]
Everyone is looking for their dream job. But how can you tell if it is a good job? How can you spot the red flags when actually job seeking? Everyone’s radar should be on full alert during their job search. Obviously, enthusiasm to get a new job can prevent us from spotting the tell-tale signs […]
People are the most important components of business… It’s only right to make sure you’re hiring the best people for your team. But how? Have you got time to read an inbox full of CV’s and applications? Can you write an attention-grabbing job advert that’ll attract only the best digital marketers? Can you draw on […]
It’s time to diversify… Growing your digital marketing team is exciting! But, when hiring new talent, how do you make sure you’re not biased, or unintentionally excluding someone through your recruitment activity? Not only would this be hugely unfair but it’s also illegal. The 2010 Equality Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against people for […]
Does your job ad actually explain anything? Imagine your perfect candidate, that digital marketing unicorn you’ve been hoping to hire, reads your job advert and then decided not to apply. This can easily be avoided! Follow these 5 steps for excellent job advert writing: Company Overview Responsibilities Location Salary Benefits 1. Company Overview More and […]
Would you apply for a job based just on the benefits package? While hiring a leadership role for an established online business, I found the job came with a highly desirable salary but a negligible benefits package. When queried, I discovered they wanted to enable their chosen hire to personalise their own benefits package. If […]
Personal Branding. It’s not just for social media influencers… If you’re hiring, you need to work on your personal brand too! The digital marketing industry is shifting into a candidate driven job market and demand for mid-level skills will soon exceed the supply of quality mid-level candidates. It’s because of this shift of supply and […]
Last week I made some new friends… I was at a music festival. My friends and I had pitched our tents next to a group of girls and I got on with them immediately. But when I asked them to add me on Facebook, a habit I’ve followed since around 2009, they looked at me […]
Hiring also means selling… If you think hiring is all about screening out weaker candidates, you’d only be partially right. What if you’ve got a shortlist of terrific candidates to consider? How do you make sure, when you decide to offer a job to your preferred candidate, they say yes? Firstly, you need to be […]
