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Community is great; bringing people together, sharing ideas, being a part of something bigger than yourself. For recruitment agencies it is an essential tool for increased quality hires for both candidate and client, as well decreased time-to-fill and cost of vacancy. Read on for some practical tips and strategies to create a professional community online. […]

It can be confusing and frustrating when you’re not seeing the results you expected from your website and even more difficult to know where to start to improve things. To give you a helping hand, here are 5 reasons why your website might not be performing as it should… Check your UX One of the […]

Accessibility benefits not only those with disabilities but the wider population as well It is sustainable and socially responsible to make your website accessible Clients will require those in partnership with them to ensure accessibility Website accessibility is surprisingly easy to achieve with a few simple adjustments Imagine your business was in retail – would […]

Exciting times at FifteenTen HQ recently – we’ve moved! Our old workspace was wonderful to us and we have many happy memories of working on interesting projects, site launches and progressive recruitment web design there. However it became clear that we needed a bit more space to accommodate our continued growth… So! Here we are […]

Following on from our previous article about the ways in which lockdown living has influenced the ways we work Why you should harness the power of video technology for your business Different types of video useful for recruitment marketing How you can use video to reach more clients and candidates, keep their attention and present […]

As we prepare to exit our third lockdown of this pandemic, it’s important to look at the lessons learned from over a year of living – and working – in a socially distanced world. While people will start attending meetings once it is safe to do so, it is also true that many of us […]

  In the ultra competitive recruitment world it’s important to stand out; those companies that do have the best chance of finding the right candidates. With the online side of marketing gaining more and more importance in how we do this, one of the ways you can put yourself out there is to create an […]

Here at Fifteen Ten, we have experience with some top clients in the recruitment industry. Seeing as 92% of companies use social media for recruiting, we think it’s important for those in the recruitment industry to pay attention to these growing platforms and to understand how they could help your business. According to new stats from […]

Recruiters! You might see the hubbub about emarketing and wonder how it applies to you, being typically more of a traditional sales environment than an informal marketing environment akin to media start ups and retail. Well let me tell you… there are a number of ways! Firstly be advised that the engagement stats for emailshots […]

Twitter is all about 140-character messages that allow businesses to have one-to-one conversations with their customers, send out updates around new products or services and share industry insight. In the world of recruitment, it can be a great way to promote your jobs, offer advice on job hunting and tips on the application process. However, […]

Meta… What? Meta keywords, meta description, meta tags and title – all you hear is YOU MUST UPDATE THESE! But what are they, how useful are they REALLY and what should you be doing with them? Well let me explain… Pretty much the undisputed authority on web definitions is the w3schools website – if you’re interested to […]

LinkedIn is the de facto boss of professional networking. If you want to expand your network, meet new potential clients, show off to potential employers, or connect with cunning candidates for your roles, there ain’t no better place to do it. Your profile is now that first ‘introduction’ these people have to you. They can […]

Email marketing is an oft-untapped resource of networking and sales, and it’s correct application can have an immediate and measurable impact on the bottom line of any organisation. As soon as you think email marketing most people cringe and think of spam – ‘BEST DEALS’ – ‘SPECIAL OFFERS!’ and the like, making you simultaneously wretch […]

There are over 34 million Facebook users in the UK, so it’s a great choice of social network for recruitment companies to speak to job hunters in their catchment areas and spread awareness of their current positions. However, the Facebook Newsfeed has become a competitive space and businesses are seeing their posting activity reach less […]

This comes down to a single argument, analysis vs assumption. Do you presume to know exactly how your customer base are likely to use your website? Or are you making assumptions based on guess work? Most savvy business owners know their customer habits well, they know what the like and what they don’t, whether they’re […]

Want content that sells? Here’s how you can get it from Fifteen Ten. Roll up, roll up. Get your content here. That’s right. Now we can give you great design and the finest copy in town. Visionary design can transform your brand. With the words that go out to work for you. The words count towards the […]

As part of it’s righteous mission to make the internet a safer and more secure place for everyone, Google is continually updating it’s flagship browser ‘Google Chrome’ to encourage enhanced security the world over. The Google team have started to display an ‘i’ icon next to the website URL to provide information about the page […]

When considering a redesign of your recruitment website, be careful that your company site doesn’t become a tired, recruitment cliche. It’s easy to do and we understand how it happens; you have a nose around your competitors’ websites to get an idea of what you like and dislike in a website and after looking at recruiter […]

OK so you’re running a business, or maybe just working for a small to medium sized business, you feel like you should be on Twitter but you don’t really know why? Here’s some info to help you get started. I don’t want to list too many obvious factors, if you’ve found your way to this […]

Longstanding Fifteen Ten client ‘Resource Solutions Group‘ have been performing exceptionally well in the market of late, even reaching the Sunday Times Top Track 250 list. This success has taken them from strength to strength, particularly as their Bristol roots grow ever deeper and wider. Part of this growth has taken on the headline sponsorship of Bristol […]

Microsoft Powerpoint is a curious thing, part visual package, part Microsoft Word, intended to fill the gap for the non IT literate person to create a visual and engaging display, used in most business cases to bolster their pitch or presentation. Something so dependant on visual content, you would think might require the expertise of […]

LinkedIn is currently the only social media network for business-only communication, although after reports last week Facebook could be soon releasing their own rival product, “Facebook at Work”. There are over 15 million people in the UK with a LinkedIn profile, connecting with their networks online and building new business relationships. There are also more than 22,000 […]

The job application process has changed dramatically in the last 3-4 years, meaning that recruitment client expectations have also evolved, and this is something that recruitment agencies are having to keep up with at an exceptional pace. This is all down to the explosion of mobile devices and having universal access to the internet. This […]

It’s ferociously competitive out there. Working in recruitment requires tenacity. At any one time you might be in a dogfight with dozens or even hundreds of agencies, all trying to source candidates for a finite number of jobs. There’s more. For jobseekers it’s easier than ever to go directly to hiring companies – bypassing agencies […]