Hiring tips
When it comes to growing your team, having a strategic approach is key. Here, you’ll find expert UK hiring tips and recruitment advice designed to help you succeed in today’s competitive market. From understanding how to hire employees effectively to knowing how to find employees who align with your company’s culture and goals, this guide offers valuable insights. Let Robert Half’s expertise support your journey toward building a skilled, engaged team that drives your business forward.
Hiring trends for 2025: what should you expect for the year ahead?
Get ahead of hiring trends for 2025 using new data from our recruitment experts, including insights on hybrid working, AI at work, remuneration trends and more.
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3 serious consequences of a bad hire
A bad hire can impact far more than team morale—it can drain resources and disrupt productivity. We outline three critical ways poor hiring choices affect your business, and the importance of a careful recruitment process.
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5 interview task examples that will help you choose the right candidate
Discover five practical interview tasks to help you assess candidate skills and choose the best employee for your team. From problem-solving exercises to real-world scenarios, these examples will enhance your hiring process and boost confidence in your final choice.
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Top reasons candidates are saying 'no thanks' to your job offer—and what you can do about it
Learn why candidates may turn down job offers, from salary issues to company culture concerns. Understanding these reasons can help you refine your hiring process and improve offer acceptance rates.
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2025 UK Salary Guide
Access Robert Half’s 2025 UK salary guide, including salary range data, perks and benefits, hiring trends and average salaries in the UK.
Hiring tips
15 examples of informal interview questions to bring out the best in candidates
Our recruitment experts reveal everything there is to know about hosting an informal interview, plus 15 informal interview questions you can ask.
Cultural theorist explores CV discrimination in hiring
Cultural theorist Kayne Kawasaki reveals the true extent of CV discrimination driven by unconscious biases like the cross-race effect and how to remedy it.
15 examples of strong competency-based questions and answers
Test your candidates with 15 competency-based questions and answers. Our experts reveal how to formulate questions and assess the responses.
Why 'talent on demand' hiring models are the gateway to growth
Talent on-demand models are changing the game. Matt Duncan, Managing Director, Business Performance Improvement Leader at Protiviti discusses the model, its benefits, and how to make the shift.
The future of hiring: 5 recruitment trends that will define 2024
Which recruitment trends will define 2024? Our experts give their hiring insights to help you tackle the future of recruitment with confidence.
Job, rejected! How to ask a candidate why they declined an offer
Our recruiters reveal 6 reasons why candidates reject job offers, how employers can position themselves as the most attractive option, and how to ask a candidate why they declined an offer.
Admin professionals: the importance of hiring support staff
Office support staff play a key role in the success of your business and should not be underestimated - read more here.
The top 10 interview questions you should be asking
Robert half have compiled the top 10 questions to ask an interviewee to make sure you pick the right person for the job. Read more here.
Essential interview questions to ask a HR advisor
Robert Half reveals their top interview questions for HR advisors, as well as how to prepare and what your next steps should be.
Conducting a reference check: the dos and don'ts
A reference check can be time-consuming, but it is a vital part of the hiring process. Here we propose, and answer, all of your reference check questions.
