Archive for November 2023

The harsh reality of recruitment, developing staff and most importantly retaining the best possible talent is that SMEs can’t compete with the limitless marketing dollars of bigger firms. We all know that Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and even well backed start-ups are hurling billions of dollars at ‘the battle for talent’. Talent Forge has helped…

Hiring For Potential – Drive Recruitment Process and Talent Pool When it comes to strengthening your recruitment process, you need to spend more time focusing on the potential of each candidate rather than direct experience. We’ve entered an age where many professionals are constantly changing careers, particularly the younger generation, with more people taking more…

What to look out for when interviewing graduates for sales ​Millennials are set to make up 50% of the global workforce by 2020, according to PwC, which makes them a crucial part of any developing sales team. Graduates are enthusiastic, innovative and motivated, providing a solution to the upcoming recruitment black hole as the baby boomer generation…

No doubt about it, building a sales team is tough.  The market is awash with average (at best) performers and the best sales people are normally astronomically priced and near-impossible to sign.  That said, Talent Forge has a few tricks which can help you to build and develop a great group of people. 1.Focus on…

Starting a new job can be daunting and with any luck, something you don’t have to do too often.Even CEOs and Directors have first day nerves so it’s not surprising to have ‘butterflies in your stomach’.  Most companies will have a structured onboarding plan for your first days and weeks, and time will normally fly…