How to craft a successful job advertisement

In today’s competitive job market, crafting a compelling job advert is essential for attracting top talent. A well-structured, clear, and enticing ad can make the difference between a candidate applying for the role or moving on to the next opportunity. By Sam Felgate, Lighthouse Personnel   Read the full article published in UK Director Magazines […]

How to onboard staff effectively

It is speculated that around 30% of candidates have backed out of a job after accepting it, before they are due to start. It is really costly to a business, because you will have put a lot of time into advertising and interviewing. For a candidate to back out at this stage would be such […]

How to get your recruitment right: Interview Process

It costs an employer on average a staggering £35k to replace an employee. This is caused by things like the 6 month ineffective behaviours of the employee before they leave, the ‘in-between’ stage when you are looking to replace them, training up a new member of staff, loss of clients, HR costs, technology costs etc. […]

The Importance of Understanding our Clients

One of the first things we do when working with a new client is arrange to go and meet with them in their offices. Why? Well, in order of us to recruit for them effectively, understanding their business, their culture and the nitty gritty of what they are looking for from their next recruit is […]

What DO we do?

When it comes to recruitment agencies, some recruiting managers may well ponder what it is that we do that adds value.   Well, the answer is quite a lot (as long as you are using the right recruiter).   Understanding your business Here at Lighthouse Personnel, we always try to meet with our clients to […]