INTRODUCING DYNAMITE TRAINING: SECURING THE BEST TALENT IN A TOUGH MARKET As we’ve discussed previously on the Dynamite blog, the working world is very different to the way it was pre-pandemic. Businesses are putting out vacancies into a recruitment landscape where workers are currently reluctant to move. It’s creating a candidate’s market; one ...

HOW BRAND STORYTELLING CAN HELP YOUR RECRUITMENT Most people have one or two dream workplaces. These are the companies you’d give almost anything to simply interview with, let alone work for. Whether you’re reading this post as a candidate, or you’re on the employer side looking to attract talent, you probably have your own dream job or company....

A CANDIDATE'S GUIDE TO SALARY NEGOTIATIONS Our recently-published guide to managing counter offers made it clear that accepting an offer to keep you at your current company when you have an offer to go elsewhere is something you should be wary of. However, there are two situations where, as a candidate, entering into a negotiation with an employ...

LOOKING AHEAD: FIVE RECRUITMENT TRENDS WE EXPECT FOR 2022 2021 was a uniquely challenging year in recruitment, with available roles far outstripping the number of eligible quality candidates looking to make a move in the post-pandemic landscape. Many businesses were caught on the back foot as a result, finding it more difficult than before to fi...

OUR GUIDE TO COUNTER OFFERS FOR EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS Counter offers have become increasingly commonplace in the past ten years. When you consider the cost of recruiting a suitable replacement for most skilled roles, the hit to productivity while onboarding a newcomer, and the general lack of candidate availability in the current climate, it’s...

WHAT CANDIDATES WANT IN THE POST-COVID JOBS MARKET The Coronavirus has turned the world of work on its head in more ways than one. Going into 2020 we had a very healthy jobs market, but coming out the other side of numerous lockdowns and an awful lot of uncertainty, the demand for candidates now far outstrips the number of people actively seekin...

THE IMPORTANCE OF A POSITIVE WORK CULTURE Every company wants candidates and employees who have a positive, can-do attitude. But in our experience, that positivity is something that can be developed from the inside out by a company’s values and overall working culture. Creating such a culture is the tricky part, though. That’s why we’ve penned t...

OUR ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCE DIVISION IS EXPANDING! Here at Dynamite we’ve spent the last ten years placing over 4,500 people in permanent roles. Many of those were in the accountancy and finance sector - and yet, in many ways, we’re just getting started. That’s why we recently announced the promotion of Zoe Jones to manager of our accountancy an...

Top Tips to Get Your CV Noticed What are the main things you can do to get your CV noticed by recruiters? These are our tips! Recruiters typically take less than eight seconds to scan a CV before putting it on the yes, no or maybe piles. That’s not much time at all to convince a complete stranger that you might be right for a life-changing caree...

The Boutique Difference What is a boutique agency? Well, we know the word ‘boutique’ may conjure up images of impossibly fashionable people sipping macchiatos and typing feverishly on immaculate silver laptops. However, that’s only partially true. Being totally serious, what a boutique agency is in recruitment terms is a small, laser-focused tea...