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Recruitment Trends: Navigating the Future of Talent Acquisition
At this time of year, we have a fresh opportunity to reflect on the recruitment trends shaping the future. It’s time to look ahead at the key trends that will define the landscape in 2025 and beyond.
Timeline: How Long Does Recruiting Take?
A plan, timeline and milestones are important for any key project to achieve results. Recruitment is no different. There are many steps and moves forward, so planning is essential to ensure a successful and timely appointment.
Top 3 Questions I've Been Asked Recently
There are three questions that have regularly come up from others in the sector recently. Here are Michelle’s responses to the current list of most commonly asked questions.
Timing & Planning: Getting Your Recruitment Right!
Recruitment needs planning, and the time of year can be crucial. Since it’s the home stretch of 2023, it’s an important time for planning your recruitment so you get the timing right.
Gem Spotlight - Lauren Taylor
Lauren joined Team Gembridge as Associate Consultant earlier this year. Read here about her love of Japan, writing and singing.
A First FIA Conference Experience
Dawn talks about her very first FIA Conference experience and how good face-to-face meetings can be.
Gem Spotlight - Dawn Patrick
Dawn Patrick joined the Gembridge team about three months ago, so let’s learn what she’s passionate about, and who she’d love to have dinner with!
Gem Spotlight - Emma Padgett
Emma was recruited into her new position of Appeals and Direct Marketing Specialist when Ovarian Cancer Australia and Gembridge partnered together. She’s been in this role for about 8 months now. Here, she tells us a little bit about herself and her new career.
Gem Spotlight - Jenny Nicholls
Jenny joined team Gembridge about 6 months ago. Here she shares with us her passions, recent travel and her interest in dinosaur bones and France!
Finding and Keeping Awesome Fundraisers
If you are like most for-purpose or social impact organisations, you will know that finding, recruiting and retaining great fundraisers is essential to your success. So, what can you offer to entice them? And once you have them on board, how do you keep them engaged and motivated?
Gem Spotlight - Bianca Ryan
We also celebrate Bianca’s new role and learn about why she loves her job, what her most rewarding move was, how she’d spend a dream day and more.
Gem Spotlight - Simonne Michelle
This month, we celebrate Gem Simonne’s role and learn what the best thing about it is, her proudest accomplishment, favourite holiday destination and more.
Career evaluation: How to tell if it’s time to change jobs... and what to do next
When is the last time you took a moment to reflect on your career, assess where you are at, and thought about goals for the future? If it’s been a while, hopefully, this article is a timely reminder to do just that.
Attracting and Retaining Gems
If you have tried to recruit recently and found it tough going, you’re not alone. Recruiters and hiring managers are noticing a candidate shortage. Whilst there seems to be many roles to fill within organisations due to growth, restructure, or staff resignation, it’s increasingly difficult to find the talent to fill them.
The Art of The Exit Interview
When an employee decides to leave their workplace, most times there is a handshake, ‘thanks for your efforts and best of luck’. Perhaps (pre Covid) a farewell lunch or company assembly. One of the more important aspects for both the employer and employee, and one that if it is done, is usually poorly done, is to undertake an exit interview.
Recruitment.... has it bounced back?
Despite the ups, downs and lockdowns, we are encouraged by the level of enquiries we receive about engaging us to lead recruitment assignments in the ‘for purpose’ sector. We note a higher demand than this time last year for leadership roles, particularly across fundraising and marketing. Does this mean recruitment has bounced back or some balance is returned?
POLL RESULTS - How did you get your current or most recent job?
How have people in the NFP found their current role? We polled people in the sector to see how they found their current or most recent job, and the results were not what you would expect.
Recruitment Pulse… Evidence of Rising Confidence
There are positive signs, SEEK data suggests confidence and recruitment needs are slowly rising.
Gem Spotlight with Jenni D'Orival
Jenni commenced with Gembridge in February 2020 and with the timing of COVID-19, she has spent more time working from home than in the office, conducted more interviews via Zoom than in person and more elbow bumps than handshakes. Let's get to know Jenni...