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By Your Side, at Your Service: How to Foster Loyalty in a Recruiter-Candidate Relationship 

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Building loyalty between a recruiter and a jobseeker can be an uphill battle, yet it’s the most important part of the employment process. The challenge lies in the hefty power imbalance between both parties. One is employed, the other isn’t—and it’s kind of as simple as that. Yes, a recruiter is motivated to help a […]

Not from Where I’m Sitting: Humanising the Recruitment Process on Both Sides of the Table

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There isn’t much fun to be had in job hunting. The amount of time spent typing up cover letters and tweaking your CV, a jobseeker will basically pull in a 9-5 without getting paid. Then there’s the whole rigmarole of getting through interviews once they’re eventually selected, having had about 90% of their applications rejected […]

Zoom Out: Changing Your Perspective on Peak Performance

Zoom Out: Changin...

Sometimes you don’t know when you’re about to do something amazing… Drawing a perfect circle, freehand Parallel parking your car on the first try Hitting a perfect high note in a car sing-along Sometimes you do… Scoring 100% on a test after studying hard Cooking your signature dish Doing your tried and tested celebrity impersonation. […]

Own It: Embracing Wins, Losses, and Efforts in Recruitment

Own It: Embracing...

“It’ll be fine!” Think of the last time you said those words, and how much you even believed yourself while saying them. The recipient of these words is rarely ever reassured. More likely they’re sitting with an increasing sense of worry. True – sometimes there is no real tragedy or crisis at risk when you […]

The Elastic Edge: Why Cross-Training and Employee Growth are Key in Today’s Job Market

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A Guide for Recruiters, Employers, and Workers At Xeople, we’ve set our core values based upon what we see as key markers of a progressive business and just a great place to work. The idea of “constantly evolving” is one that pops up a lot at Xeople and when you’re playing in the tech space, […]

X Marks the Sweet Spot – Digging Beyond the CV to Unearth True X-Factor

X Marks the Sweet...

“How did you get that job?” It’s a question we have all been asked at some point in our careers. Why do we all seem to ask or be asked that question? Could be a result of a cool job, a job one’s never heard of, the boring job of a boring person, (you’re not […]