Recruiting to reflect your company culture and not just for skill set

Considering that searching and applying for jobs is a demanding and time-consuming process, it's not surprising that many applicants hesitate to include a cover letter in their applications [...]

Résumé trends may come and go, but some things never change: a clear, well-written description of your skills and experience is still the key ingredient. Add a clean, modern design and some [...]

Congratulations! You've made it to the next interview round!  But now is not the time to sit back and think the job is almost in the bag. While the second interview presents another chance to [...]

Everyone knows that employing a new staff member is one of the biggest financial investments that businesses ever make. In addition to their salary, there are the add-on costs of management, [...]

So you’ve combed through the résumés, shortlisted potential candidates and set up the interviews. Now for the real challenge: conducting the interviews and judging the candidates' suitability in [...]

Working with The Proven Group has provided us with the discipline to identify our ‘must-have’ requirements and the confidence that these will be met. The process is always efficient, fuss-free [...]

The Proven Group were professional, flexible and responsive. I simply gave them our requirements and let them do what they do best. This freed me up to do my job and focus on meeting the [...]

Thanks to The Proven Group, hiring new staff has been quite painless and stress-free. Carmel is very contactable and always calls back the same day if she’s not available - not many people work [...]

In a recent post we explored the hidden costs of a bad hire and stressed the importance of taking the time and trouble to ensure that you recruit the right person in the first place.

One size seldom fits all when it comes to recruitment. Some businesses wish to outsource the entire process, while others, like one of our recent clients require our expertise in writing the job [...]