Tag: Insight

Talent Works invests in ONS researcher to drive ‘recruitment science’ centre as it looks to hire 750 roles across UK and US

12 January 2022

Elena Hill-Artamonova, previously Senior Research Officer at the ONS, joins Talent Works with experience in the field of psychology, psychometrics, statistics and quantitative research Talent Works is hiring over 750 tech roles for scaling businesses across the UK and North America in sectors ranging from in-demand digital skills to commercial and operational teams Manchester, UK; […]

There’s a Measurement Problem in Recruitment Marketing, and We Need to Solve It

25 August 2021

Many talent acquisition professionals think that the role of recruitment marketing is to fill the job role and little else. However, this couldn’t be less true. Just like consumer marketing, digital campaigns can give you a vast amount of insight into your potential candidates and talent pool. You can create innovative and more intelligent strategies with the knowledge these campaigns provide, and the tools are ready to be used, as consumer marketing teams have been using them for the last decade. It seems it’s the mindset surrounding recruitment marketing that needs to alter.

Top 5 reasons why your company should be data-driven in 2020

19 October 2020

Companies that are insights-driven are 2.8 times more likely to report double-digit growth yearly in comparison to brands not leveraging data. Utilising data to upscale your business and make better decisions is a tricky thing to undertake as most businesses think as if they do not have enough data to use or look to data as a reporting tool. […]

Exploring Creative Research Methods and Their Role in Refining your EVP

8 July 2020

We’ve been talking a lot about refining your employee value proposition and subsequent employer brand during the current climate so that you can relate to top candidates when you’re ready to hire. However, it’s impossible to shape your EVP without an informed idea of what candidates and employees are thinking. Right now, attitudes and circumstances […]

The Future of Females in Tech: Gemma McCall Culture Shift

9 March 2020

In honour of International Women’s Day and our partnership with Tech Nation, we decided to create a series of blogs interviewing some of the UK’s most exciting female Tech Entrepreneurs. Women are still hugely under-represented in the tech industry, so we feel it is important to showcase the women that are doing great things and […]

What’s in it for me?

31 August 2017

It’s something our research for corporate clients has uncovered time and time again; it is the employees in an organisation that provide the biggest advantage and greatest differentiator. As one of the greatest assets to a business, leaders should be doing their utmost to position employees for success through motivation and appreciation, whether incentives are […]

Net Promoter Score (NPS) – All you need to know

14 July 2017

First introduced in 2003, Net Promoter Score (NPS for short) has been a key way for brands to measure their consumer loyalty. Its use seems to know no industry bounds. Businesses as diverse as telecommunications, banking and food retail are all using NPS. So popular is it that an increasing number of organisations, enticed by […]

Just In: The Firm Award Nominations

9 February 2017

As we near the end of a great year for Talent Works, we’re delighted to get news that we’ve been shortlisted for not one, not two, but five FIRM awards in 2017. The FIRM Awards provide a place to showcase the best recruitment activity of the year. With fourteen categories, the range of the shortlist […]

Our top 7 predictions for 2017

2 January 2017

2016 has been a big year for Talent Works. We’ve welcomed many new faces, we’ve signed with some fantastic clients, we’ve seen office moves and service launches, and we’ve watched a multitude of trends come and go along the way. From mannequin challenges to the expanse of live streaming. We’ve seen it all. But, what […]