Employer Guides

Find out how you can hire the best person to fill a role within IT or Telecommunications by reading our employer guides below.

These practical guides offer advice on getting more from your recruitment consultancy, understanding the true value of contractors, selling your company at interview, employer branding, assessment testing and employee engagement.

After you have read the guides online, you can download them as PDF files so that you can refer to them later.

How to get more from your recruitment consultancy

Choosing a recruitment consultant to work is one of the most important decisions that you will make during the hiring process. As a trusted partner, your consultant should understand your business, its culture and the market that it operates in, as well as the technical requirements of the role that you want to fill.

Understanding the true value of contractors

Contractors – sometimes known as interim or temporary staff – give your business the flexibility to adapt to changing economic environments. Some companies have been using contractors, especially IT contractors,as key drivers for change for many years. Other companies are only now starting to see them as an efficient and cost-effective solution to their resourcing problems.

How to sell your company at interview

Interviews are a two-way process. The best candidates are vetting their potential employers as much as the employers are vetting them. For this reason, it is important that employers know how to sell their own organisations if they are to attract the best talent in the marketplace.

What you need to know about employer branding

Employer branding may be the latest buzzword in recruitment, but it’s more than just a buzzword. Your employer brand can determine whether or not you are able to attract and retain top talent, which is no mean feat in an environment where employers are competing fiercely for the best people. 

Assessment testing – how to make it work for you

The traditional interview process is only as good as the interviewer. That’s why many employers are increasingly investing in assessment tests as a way to find out how suited applicants are to the job and company in question. Testing can be used at all levels for contract, permanent and temporary hires.

How to excel at employee engagement

Employee engagement is about creating an environment where employees are motivated to connect with their work and really care about doing a good job. There are several important actions that employers can take to develop employees who are great ambassadors for the brand.