Using DISC profiling to help your hiring process

Using DISC profiling to help your hiring process

  I have always been a big fan of understanding people’s behaviours and using this to assist in not only making a hiring decision but also as a tool to help you manage your employees better, bringing out the best in them. Last year I decided to invest in becoming...
Do I need to include the salary on a job advert?

Do I need to include the salary on a job advert?

I am often asked whether it is important to include the salary on a job advert, my answer is always yes and here’s why. When it comes to applying for a new job, one of the most important pieces of information that job seekers want to know is the salary. Yet, some...
Why Marketing?

Why Marketing?

So a lot has been happening at Isme People during the summer months, and although the blog posts have probably suffered we have been doing lots of work in the background as we carve out our niche market. Since the launch of Isme People in 2017, we have supported many...
Fine tuning job adverts

Fine tuning job adverts

Let me get this out of the way immediately. If you are reading this and thinking about applying for a job, but you only have some of the experience desired, please apply, because it’s better for everyone to explore that possibility than not. Now, when trying to find...
The Kickstart Scheme – a retrospective

The Kickstart Scheme – a retrospective

With applications closed and the end in sight for the Kickstart scheme, I’ve decided to give a brief history of the scheme and my experiences with it. I doubt it will take much effort to remember 2020, the pandemic, the lockdown and the recession, all of which gave...