Growing your team is one of the hardest things about running a small business. If you're new to recruitment, you might find that even getting candidates to apply is surprisingly difficult—especially if you need people with specialist skills.

If you’re struggling to recruit, you’re not alone. Hiring has gotten harder in recent years, and two-thirds of hiring managers say that they struggle to track down suitable candidates.

If you’ve had trouble recruiting recently, don’t worry. It’s not just you. A worldwide survey of employers found that 45% of companies can’t find the people they need, with 67% of larger companies reporting recruiting problems.

Your organization has formulated a well-intended Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) strategy. Your DEIA strategy covers everything:

In an increasingly tight and competitive job market, you have to cater to the talent you hope to attract. The recent global pandemic had a dramatic change in the workforce, and it seems like all candidates have one thing in common: they all want the option to work from home (WFH).

Is the cover letter officially dead? As a recruiter for 20-plus years, I have seen it all. There was a time when candidates always needed to submit a covering letter if they wanted employers to take their applications seriously.