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How to Use Your Listening Skills in Recruitment

ByNick Derham 21st June 20243rd January 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Listening skills in recruitment are often overlooked, so when Dave and I founded Adria Solutions 20 years ago, we wanted to ensure the importance of active listening wasn’t overstated. Successful…

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Why Bringing Your Parents to a Job Interview Isn’t a Good Idea

ByMarta Rodriguez 14th June 202410th October 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Never in a million years had we imagined we’d be saying this, but here it goes: Bringing your parents to a job interview is NOT a good idea—or your wife….

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What Are the Biggest Challenges in Digital Marketing Today?

ByMarta Rodriguez 7th June 20247th April 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

To say that Digital Marketing is a fast-paced and ever-evolving landscape is an understatement. We at Adria Solutions are in a privileged position when it comes to understanding the challenges…

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How to Pre-Screen Candidates

ByAdria Solutions 31st May 202413th January 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

In recruitment, time is of the essence. So, with no time to lose, recruitment consultants and talent managers constantly seek ways to speed up the hiring process. Since phone interviews…

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Is Prompt Engineering a Real Job?

ByMarta Rodriguez 24th May 202410th February 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

With the rise of ChatGPT, large language models and other generative AI tools, a new term has entered the tech dictionary: “prompt engineering”. The birth of this term has sparked…

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Technology is the Highest-Paying industry in the UK

ByMarta Rodriguez 17th May 20243rd April 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

The economic challenges of recent years, the rising cost of living and the cooling job market of 2023 haven’t affected tech salaries. According to the latest data from our partner…

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Common Hiring Mistakes You Should Avoid

ByDavid Berwick 14th May 202419th December 2024 Reading Time: 4 minutes

A hiring mistake can be an expensive mistake! We have all been there! You might miss the red flags or rush your hiring decision because you’re too busy with your…

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What a Good Compensation Package Looks Like

ByMarta Rodriguez 10th May 202427th February 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

One of the ultimate challenges of talent resourcers, hiring managers, and recruiters is offering their candidates a good compensation package. When we speak to new clients for the first time and they…

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Why is C-Level Hiring so Difficult?

ByNick Derham 23rd April 202425th April 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Regardless of their size, location or industry, companies often find recruitment challenging, particularly when hiring C-Suite Level executives. The stakes are exceptionally high at this level. C-level roles, including CEOs, CFOs,…

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How to Plan Your Week for Success

ByDavid Berwick 16th April 202419th December 2024 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Whether you work in recruitment, IT, marketing, or any leadership role, learning how to plan your week (and even your month) can dramatically transform how you manage your workload and…

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Why AI Cannot Replace Recruitment Consultants

ByDavid Berwick 4th April 202425th April 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly infiltrating various sectors of the workforce, so naturally, many professionals are questioning the security of their roles in the face of technological advancement. The recruitment…

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How to Deal with Burnout as a Manager

ByDavid Berwick 26th March 202419th December 2024 Reading Time: 4 minutes

As Directors of a recruitment company for over 20 years, Nick Derham and I, David Berwick, have faced many challenges. I’m Dave Berwick, Co-founder, Director and Senior IT Recruitment Consultant…

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