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Benefits of the Pandemic – Is Your Contact Centre Using Potential-based Hiring?

The downfalls of the Coronavirus pandemic have been undeniable. Yet, for some, advantages and opportunities have presented themselves, like little lights at the end of a depressing and dark tunnel. For Contact Centres, the sudden and lasting upheaval caused by Covid certainly shook things up, but the result is not entirely negative. While uprooting an […]

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Early Talent Recruitment Trends 2022 – Is Uncertainty Here To Stay?

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Amberjack works with organisations globally to hire Early Talent using our unique model for potential. Our position allows us to regularly reflect on the market and offer our clients valuable insights on recruitment trends. This is exactly what we did on February 10th, 2022. By gathering and anonymising data from 25 organisations and over 200,000

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Recruiting Women: The Importance, The Struggles, and The Solutions

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Here at Amberjack, we want to help build a better working world and provide candidates for the workforces of the future – but this doesn’t come without being committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is why we’re passionate about helping organisations recruit early talent with DE&I in mind, and why for International Women’s Day

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Identifying Candidates with the Potential to Succeed

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Why not to filter your candidates using CVs, and use more effective alternatives instead! So, you’re looking for new talent with the potential to succeed in your organisation? A candidate with the enthusiasm to make changes and drive development? Someone with a willingness to learn and master new skills? Then why are you still

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Word-of-Mouth vs. The Power of Potential

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During the Covid-19 Pandemic, hiring directors and recruiters relied heavily on “word-of-mouth” hires. In the future talent space, accusations of nepotism (in which friends or family members are given or favoured for jobs in organisations) have been rife for years. Despite government legislation in different parts of the world to prevent this, the pandemic seemingly exacerbated this ongoing issue. But why

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Bringing the Science of Psychology to the World of Work

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The debate around psychology as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline is ongoing. However, Psychology is a key contributor to other STEM disciplines and a science in its own right. If we focus on the application of psychology to the world of work, we start to hone in on the specific area of

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Is There Still a Huge Stigma Over Graduates vs Apprenticeships?

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Apprenticeship or University? The debate that continues to exist in educational fields, despite changing times and government provisions. The statistics are stark. Research by City and Guilds group in 2020, found that even though apprenticeships are considered more advantageous than university degrees, many would still consider attending university above completing an apprenticeship. The research involved almost

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The Legal Talent War: Competing Beyond Paychecks

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The war for talent is rife. Firms are unleashing major salary increases to secure top talent and get ahead of the game. A Randstad Risesmart survey of 85 UK-based HR departments showed that 65% of participants believe “organisations will need the best people on board to help them rebuild” following the pandemic. So, it’s not hard to see why law firms are competing for legal talent are coming out guns blazing with such salary hikes for trainee and newly qualified solicitors and lawyers.

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More than Just a Tick Box! My Experience Putting Candidates First

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Business Development Manager, Les Davies, discusses putting candidates first, and his experience on both sides of recruitment. It is 2022, meaning I have been working for most of my life by this point. My first taste of work was at age 12 (yes 12) when I started my weekend job at a local garden centre.

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Great Resignation or the Great War for Talent – or both?

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According to some, the new year has arrived with the recruitment environment in a state of flux; but with pandemic light at the end of the tunnel* what are the predictions and current trends we are seeing for 2022? (*tunnel length unknown) Industry Insights Here at Amberjack we have been reviewing information from different sources to be able to best provide insights from across the industry. To begin

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