Candidate Recruitment Resources

Candidate Recruitment Resources : useful information and documents for all jobseekers

Candidate Resources - Starting a New Job RemotelyCandidate Resources - Ten Essential Tips for Video Interviews

Starting a new job remotely – Read our guide on how to prepare yourself for starting your new job and you’ll be off to a great start! Click above to see the whole document.

Ten essential tips for video interviews Vanilla Recruitment - Candidate Resources10 Interview Tips

Our top ten tips for your video interview – We have put together our top tips guide for a seamless, positive and successful video interview experience! Click above to see the whole document.

Candidate Resources - How to answer the 7 top interview questions7 top interview questions

How to answer the 7 top interview questions – This short guide aims to provide you with the 7 top questions that employers ask at interviews, and more importantly how to answer these potentially tough interview questions confidently and competently. Click above to see the whole document.

Candidate Resources - Interview TechniquesVanilla Recruitment Interview Techniques

Interview Techniques – Once you have secured an interview, there are a number of steps you can take to ensure, as far as possible, that the interview is a success. Click above to see the whole document.

Candidate Resources - Competency Based Interview TechniquesInterview Techniques Competency Based

Interview Techniques – What is a Competency Based Interview? – Competency based (or behavioural) interviews are based on the premise that past behaviour is the best predictor of future behaviour. Interviewers seek to obtain information about candidates past behaviour in certain situations. Click above to see the whole document.

Competency Based InterviewsVanilla Recruitment Competency Based Interviews

Competency Based Interviews – When answering competency (skill) based questions you need to set the scene and be specific using the STAR technique. The answers must be in-depth and must demonstrate the skill being tested​. Click above to see the whole document.

Useful information and documents for temporary workers

Candidates Temporary Orientation

Candidates Temporary Orientation – This guide will help to familiarise you with some of the important aspects and benefits of working with us. Click above to see the whole document.

Candidates Timesheet

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Timesheet – Downloadable timesheet for temporary workers. Click above to see the whole document.

Candidate Recruitment Resources regarding automatic enrolment into a workplace pension

A workplace pension is a way of saving for retirement arranged by an individual’s employer. It is sometimes called a ‘company pension’, an ‘occupational pension’ or a ‘works pension’.

The link below will take you to a booklet from the department of Work and Pensions explaining the key facts about automatic enrolment into a workplace pension for individuals and employers. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/automatic-enrolment-key-facts-booklet

Some external links that may also help or be useful

Apprenticeships & Traineeships – www.apprenticeships.gov.uk

Internships – graduatetalentpoolsearch.direct.gov.uk/gtp/index

National Careers Service – nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/home

Find A Course – nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/course-directory/home

Skills Health Check – Find out what kind of jobs might be right for you – nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/skills-health-check/home

Jobcentre Plus (about Jobseekers allowance, finding a job centre etc) – www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus