Recruiting Resources & HR Blog
Amber Denwood was a Content Manager at JOIN. She mostly wrote about employer branding, trying to help companies to understand how they can improve their image.
Amber's articles
Hiring employees for a small business without an HR department
Hiring your first employees is a task made more difficult without an HR department. Luckily, we’re here to help with these tips and tricks!
The dos and don’ts of remote job ads—4 of the best remote job ads on JOIN
Remote jobs are becoming increasingly popular. And, with the cost benefits home office jobs offer to companies, along with the work-life balance benefits working from home offers to employees, this shouldn’t come as a surprise.
What makes a bad job advertisement (7 job ad mistakes)
Knowing the qualities of a bad job advertisement is an excellent way to improve the quality of your own job ads when starting the search. Find out more, here
4 excellent career pages (and why we like them)
Need some inspiration for your career page? This article will point you in the direction of some of the best we’ve seen that use our handy JOIN widget.
Should I hire a recruiter (and what are the recruiter alternatives)?
Hiring a recruiter can have a huge impact on your business but is it the right choice for you? Find out in this blog post.
[QUIZ] What management style do you use? Take our quiz to find out
Different managers take different approaches, which type do you use? Find out which type you use and how to improve with our quiz.
Why you need to provide skills training for employees (and how to do it!)
Training your employees' skills has a huge number of benefits, in all areas of the business. Here’s why you should do it, and how you can get started!
Beginner’s guide to creating a careers page on your website
If you’ve not optimised the careers page on your website, then you’re missing out. A careers page is an excellent talent attraction tool, and this post will tell you how to use it.
Hard skills vs soft skills: which are more important?
When hiring for a role, hard skills and soft skills will play a massive part in each step of the process. But, which should you place more value in? This post will help you decide.
5 critical steps you need to take after the meeting is over
Don't let the meeting end when you leave the room. This after-meeting checklist will ensure your hard work was all worth it!
6 signs of overworking employees (and how you can combat this)
Overworked employees can suffer detrimental health problems, and be a huge problem for your workplace culture too. Find out how to recognise the signs of overworking and how to tackle them in this post.