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We take a look at the major movers and shakers from the transport and infrastructure industries from January

A lack of speed when making decisions on key hires puts you at a serious risk of losing your ideal candidate to competitors. An organised recruitment and selection process is crucial when it comes to hiring top talent.

First impressions count. When interviewing it can be easy to forget that you are also being interviewed and candidates are forming opinions on you and what it would be like to work with your company.

Every company has a wealth of information at their fingertips, but few are taking advantage of the immense networks of the workforce as a whole. A well executed referral scheme can tap into this vast resource and help you find the best talent.

We take a look at the major movers and shakers from the transport and infrastructure industries from December

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s plan to create a new rail delivery body is a very interesting development – and the results it achieves will be even more intriguing.

The Chancellor recently announced £1.3bn for improving Britain’s roads and local transport systems, but how will this highways budget work in practice?

We take a look at the major movers and shakers from the transport and infrastructure industries from November.

Every organisation has an employer brand, its reputation in the market as a good or bad place to work. Building a positive employer brand in this highly competitive, candidate driven market will make the all the difference when attracting top talent to your company.

A huge increase in infrastructure investment and development has meant that the power has shifted in the recruitment of senior candidates. The UK infrastructure sector is set to grow by more than 50% by 2019 meaning there are more roles than people qualified to fill them. Companies need to re-evaluate their recruitment efforts in order to attract the best people for the roles.

There are an array of factors at play when convincing someone to leave their current role, many motivators being non-financial. So just how important is the compensation package to attracting and retaining top talent?

A job description is a key tool in attracting and retaining top talent to your company. Time and time again we see job descriptions that are not fit to sell the role to external candidates. Follow these five steps to writing fool proof job descriptions…