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How to propose your job offer How to broach a Job Offer After weeks of interviews, nothing’s more frustrating for a company or more disappointing for a candidate than when things fall apart right at the finish line! Top talent doesn’t hang around. If the offer stage feels flat or poorly handled, your star candidate […]

My preferred questions to ask candidates I’ve found that interviewing is where recruitment quietly unravels for a lot of people. Hiring managers pin their hopes on them, but too often they’re not planned properly. Industry experience, education, gut feel – they all have their place, but none of them are solid predictors of success. The

The top predictor of job success most companies ignore when hiring Most companies hire on the back of three things: A CV Two interviews A reference check after the decision is pretty much made It’s a bit like buying a car without taking it for a spin. A landmark study, based on 85+ years of data,

Let the candidate ask the first questions Less grilling, more genuine conversation! A lot of interviews still follow the traditional structure: hiring manager fires off questions, candidate answers, then maybe gets a few minutes at the end to ask their own. But I often suggest a small shift to my clients that makes a big

Bias, brains and bad hires: fixing the first-impression trap Here’s the thing when hiring managers call me back to say they want to hire someone, They usually lead with … “I really liked her.”“Oh my God, we loved her.”“I liked him, he was just so… you know… Like. Love. That’s the language. Emotional adjectives. And

Get your referencing done early and correctly! In the rush to fill a critical role, one crucial step is often skipped or left to the very end: reference checks. As a recruiter, I can’t stress enough how much time and heartache could be avoided if hiring managers made this a priority early in the process.

What we learned from Sage’s ‘secrets of successful CFOs’ report The Secrets of Successful CFOs Sage recently spoke to over 1,200 finance leaders to uncover what really sets today’s most impactful CFOs apart — from embracing AI to finding a genuine work-life balance. The CFO has traditionally been seen as the steady hand managing the

Why smart CFOs are looking twice at Veroscope and similar AI Why smart CFOs are looking twice at Veroscope and similar AI If you’re a CFO or FD in a scale-up, you’re probably juggling a million plates – tight cash flow, rapid hiring, funding rounds, and board pressure for clean, forward-looking numbers. Enter Veroscope AI