Lab8 Recruitment

While it's natural to fear that honesty might make us vulnerable and perceived as weak, our experience tells a different story. We've found that honesty is actually a strength. 💪 Candidates appreciate transparency about challenges, goals, salary expectations, and company growth. This honesty ensures they aren’t caught off guard when they join your team. They understand your needs and are better prepared to contribute effectively. #recruitright

If you talk to anyone who works in SEO they'll tell you how backlinks help give your website/content more authority, making it go up in the search rankings... So for our next CV #quickwin, we're saying to treat your CV like a website! Add relevant links to your previous work to boost and showcase your knowledge and subject authority to your potential new employers!

Do you want to recruit right and also retain that talent? Then you may need to check in on your onboarding process. That's the first thing a candidate will experience of you as a new employee and how good or bad that process is could be why they stay or go. We've spoken to thousands of placed candidates and heard all the positives and negatives, so feel free to drop us a message if you want guidance on keeping that fresh talent. Also, we would love to hear the good, the bad and the ugly onboarding experiences any of you have had in the comments!

We love working with studios of all sizes, from big to small we are here to help them all (we also love a little rhyme too!) 📜 With Indie studios, sometimes there is so much focus on game development, meeting deadlines or growing the studio, that the top talent there can feel overlooked, and undervalued and may start having a wondering eye... 👀 We've put together some top reasons why you want to stop this from happening and how to combat it. 🥊 https://lnkd.in/eeuC_-fY We are happy to be your ringside coaches to help you win the match and keep the best players on your team.* *and yes we are mixing up sports analogies, but you get the idea right?

For our next CV quick win let's avoid saying things like: 📎 “I’m organised” 👯 “I work well in a team” 📺 “I love playing video games” Stand out by getting more granular with your skills and interests by saying: 📎 "I managed three projects successfully to completion" 👯 "I worked with the development and marketing team to meet the deadline" 📺 "My favourite video games to play our 80s/90s retro PC games"

🌍 Considering relocating staff to boost your studio's creativity and development? Then you'll need to think beyond the financial costs. 💼 Our latest blog looks into the often-overlooked emotional, cultural, and social challenges that come with moving employees. While new talent can inject fresh perspectives, the transition can bring: 🔹 Emotional Stress 🔹 Family Disruptions 🔹 Social and Cultural Adjustments 🔹 Loss of Social Networks We explore the strategies that can help you mitigate these costs in detail and learn how to ensure a smooth transition for your relocating employees. https://lnkd.in/dNYC--xJ If you've experienced relocation or have relocated employees we'd love to hear about your journey, what worked, what didn't and the support on offer. Let us know in the comments or drop us a message! ✉

If you want to recruit right for years to come, you need to implement feedback as soon as possible and gather it at all stages of the recruitment process. You need to know the good, the bad and even the strange that both offered and rejected candidates have to say about your company. It sounds like a lot to do but it'll be worth it to know what you are doing right and what you need to improve. We can help lighten this load. Working with us means we will gather candidate feedback for you and give you an overview of the highs, lows, and specifics and can guide you on what might need work or what's working well and how to retain it.

Some of you may have heard of the S.T.A.R method used to answer questions in an interview. Our next CV #quickwin will put you ahead of the game, by applying it to your CV! In case this is new to you, this is what STAR stands for: ⭐ Situation - the situation you had to deal with ⭐ Task - the task you were given to do ⭐ Action - the action you took ⭐ Result - what happened as a result of your action and what you learned When working with us we can help you apply this to your CV and interview, making sure you shine 🌟 (Sorry we had to!)

Variety is the spice of life is it not? 🌶 We think so, which is why our next Recruit Right tip is all about #DEI. When embarking on your recruitment process, start as you mean to go on and consider what steps you can take to make sure you are hiring the best talent possible by not letting unconscious bias or the status quo limit your talent pool. We are happy to help guide you in making your hiring more inclusive and your top talent more diverse. Not convinced this should be at the top of your list? Read our latest blog to see how you can benefit from taking on DEI initiatives from the get-go. https://lnkd.in/eqadUXyN

We know updating your CV can be a laborious task, However, we have another CV #quickwin that'll help you update it along the way. If you come across a job advert listing certain skills or criteria, and you think "Yep, that's me", check your CV to ensure those are evident somewhere, if they aren't pop them in!