What Candidates Want

The other day I was chatting to a client about the ‘typical’ job seeker profile of 2024. We were discussing candidate wish lists, and the similarities and differences when compared to previous years.…

How to Recruit your Ideal Candidate

What’s your approach to making an ‘ideal employee wish list’ when the time comes to make a hire in your organisation? Have you got a mandatory list of ‘must-haves’ spanning the educational background,…

For Want of a Nail: Why Partner with a Recruitment Agency

For want of a nail ‘For want of a nail, the shoe was lost For want of a shoe, the horse was lost For want of a horse, the rider was lost For…

How to Provide a Great Candidate Experience

Can you remember what it feels like to be a job seeker? Scouring online job boards, revamping the old LinkedIn profile, endlessly updating your CV, finding time during your busy week to attend…

The Power of Partnership

“Argh! I had six calls from recruiters today after I posted an ad – it’s only been up for two hours!” I know recruiters can be annoying, especially when some agencies have KPI’s…

The Secret to Staff Retention: A Decade at a Recruitment Company

In an era where fleeting job stints and rapid transitions seems to be the norm, finding and retaining talented staff has become increasingly challenging. After working with Madison for a decade, I’ve grown…

Beyond the Buzzwords: 5 Simple Strategies for Improving Gender Diversity in the Workplace

Improving gender diversity isn’t just a tick box, it’s essential for creating an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered. We’re dedicated to connecting job seekers with their dream roles and…

Recruiter Insights: Top 5 benefits job seekers actually care about

If you look at vacancy advertisements on job boards, you’ll notice that often the description of the job descends into a long list of details about the role and the organisation. The organisation…

Employers – Here’s How to Stop Losing Great Candidates

There’s a lot of talk at the moment about how tight the candidate market is and rightly so. With unemployment at under 4% and virtually no immigration (for now), it’s very real and…