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Why do candidates disappear?

Recruitment isn’t all about job-posting, LinkedIn, data entry and GDPR

Finding the right candidate isn't easy, but what's it like in executive search?

Other than changing their name to Oleg, how do senior executives get noticed online?

Discover and harness the 5 key strategic benefits of a digital-first approach.

Find out how to stand out from the crowd

What do executive search firms really want to know?

Join us as we talk to Tim about his time at Voyager so far and what inspires him...

We take a look back through Jodie's time at Voyager...

In all businesses, big or small, losing a key team member can hurt a lot, especially if it comes as a surprise, but as everyone knows - change can be good...

And why keeping it fresh is essential

A niche, less well-understood...

Your company page represents your brand on LinkedIn. If you're looking to make the most of this platform, you will want to ensure that the page creates the right perception...

Someone once told me, "a good finance manager will save more than they cost", and I’d have to agree...

Business Intelligence is SO important.  Check out this screenshot from a contact on my phone...

Voyager's Steve Smith provides his thoughts on the importance of searching, screening and parsing...

I think everyone was hoping that the rumoured changes for IR35 in the private sector were going to be just that...

When looking for your next CRM solution and provider, start by focusing on your primary requirement – flexibility…

Interesting article from GOV.UK…

Struggle to work out commission percentages?

As the market flourishes and recruiters shuffle for market share, be sure to give yourself the edge you need...

Despite perceptions, being a recruiter isn't always a walk in the park...

“Cold calling works, and it’s never been easier!” Says Paul Thompson, sales director at Voyager Software LTD…

Recruiters don’t need to be told how important it is to get the right candidates to apply when they view a job advert...

Recruiters and their finance teams...

Few people think that agency recruitment will be easier or will have better margins in the next five years...

Since we launched the new ISV personality questionnaire, it has created quite a stir...

Meet Michaela - 100 days into her new career at Voyager Software...

Finding the right person to join your team is always tricky. There is no magic bullet, even if you have the most rigorous of recruitment procedures...

Saying you don't suffer from stress as a recruiter isn't a strength, in fact, it's probably a lie...

For those that know Kyle, he’s an interesting chap, but don’t let his gruff exterior sway your judgment...

The question of how the role of Artificial Intelligence is going to unfold in relation to the recruitment sector is still an evolving one...

Let me highlight just one of the reasons Voyager is doing so well right now...

Find me a software supplier, any software supplier, and you can bet their homepage is adorned with reference quotes and well-known logos...

Why there has never been a better time to do it (and now it’s easier than ever)...

As business owners, we all appreciate that our sector is what we excel in...

It takes trust, planning & a little attention to detail.

The thought ‘I will need funding’ is often at the top of a budding recruitment entrepreneurs mind when...

How can you take advantage of the growth, while positively responding to the current market trends?

Find out what it's like to be a recruiter in today’s world...

Should advances in technology be something we should fear? Or is it something to embrace?

Whether you’re new to recruitment or looking to go on your own, starting a company is never an easy task...

Over recent years computer systems have become more and more critical to businesses and no more is that the case than in the recruitment industry…

The days of just a user name and password to protect your data are a distant memory along with the likes of netscape navigator and unrestricted internet access...

The future of jobs – creating the best jobs market in the world...

It seems to me that no-one likes change, not really...

Find out why it could be your biggest mistake…

If you looked at the amount of money spent on sales, marketing, websites and advertising and broke that down to a price per inbound call – it’s likely to be a pretty scary figure...

'An upgrade is available’, says your phone, laptop or CRM - do you...

It’s Year 3 and, in theory, you should be feeling like an established recruitment business now rather than a start-up...

'Google it' - is the answer to pretty much everything right?

“Recruitment Is Easy”, Or So It May Seem to An Outsider, But Look A Little Closer and You’ll Find It’s Much Harder Than You Think...

Getting an insight into who has your data and what’s being done with it can be both alarming and interesting...

Speaking to recruiters daily as I do, it is increasingly scary that so little is known about GDPR (and indeed the outgoing DPA) and its impact…

Considering we are always looking for ways to stand out, build business and find the best candidates, I’ve been really bothered lately by...

When you decided to go out on your own and create a start up recruitment business, what did people say?

For 20 years I’ve been told to make Voyager ‘faster’, and we have. Customers say it’s faster than ever before...

In less than a year's time we’ll all be waking up and the world will be a different place…

How can you avoid falling foul of someone who claims to be something or someone they are not?

FACT - running a busy temps’ desk is much harder than it once was…

There is so much pressure on recruiters and recruitment business owners that you probably feel like you don't have time to be ill…

All the signs tell you that there has never been a better time to start or grow your recruitment business...

LinkedIn and leadership.  It’s as though there is nothing else to aspire to...

Can you help Ian find his dream job?

It's the hottest page on our website this month...

A vision of the future from Simon Young, limitless digital...

Are you a Voyager Infinity customer?

Are recruiters naturally optimistic, positive people?

Are you the type of person that wants more, more more?

7 tips to recruiter cold calling...

A day I’ll never forget, and for all the right reasons…

If you value your time, this may be worth a read…

It's amazing to hear that unemployment figures have hit a record low…

Can I really put up with another day of this? Last night was bad enough…

Employee focus - sales director Paul Thompson at 12,000 feet…

A wise man told me “in recruitment you get nothing for coming second” – but I’m not sure it always needs to be like that these days...

Is it important to evaluate technology in person or is purchasing online sufficient?

I spoke a while back about GDPR legislation and my observations that, at this early stage, a lot of businesses seem to be very focused on the “electronic” aspect of data protection and less so about the physical…

Welcome to employee focus...

There is a lot of general negativity in the language used when talking about GDPR…

Guest blog from Jane Leese, branch manager, 1-1 recruitment…

GDPR (the general data protection regulation enforceable from May 2018) talks a lot about data protection by design...

‘Letting go’ is never easy, even if we all know it’s for the better, but a healthy mind leads to a healthy business!

Candidate walks out of interview due to not being offered a coffee!

If only I had pound for every time I’m hearing this sort of comment recently…. I’d be somewhere a heck of a lot warmer that’s for sure!

It's all 1's and 0's, right?

You know what – I just love networking!

IR35 – A firm grip that won’t let go! More changes, more admin, more red tape!

Desperate to revert back to the old LinkedIn interface and features?

Finding the best recruitment software for your company is one of the biggest decisions a recruitment organisation will make...

Do you value meeting your next CRM/ATS supplier face to face?

Having read my 47th article of the week on the impact of Brexit on the recruitment industry, I thought it might be interesting to jot down my thoughts…

Why you need a one-page CV (yes it can fit)

How successful software businesses need to evolve to stay successful. By Simon Warburton, managing director of voyager software...

Say “software development” to most recruiters and they remain expressionless, and normally that’s fine. But if you’re running Voyager I think you might want to read on, you chose well…

Just like Mary Poppins we think our customers are practically perfect in every way, but they do benefit from a point in the right direction occasionally...

For those new to recruitment the lone wolf is a special kind of recruiter...

“Recruitment is easy”, or so it may seem to an outsider, but look at little closer and you’ll find it’s much harder than you think...

Sue Weekes @ recruiter.co.uk asks voyagers sales director Paul Thompson about 2017 and what it may hold...

Recruiters are demanding more and more for their CRM providers and Voyager Infinity is the solution...

An unbelievable 2.8 million emails are reportedly sent a second and so is it any surprise that you’re a slave to outlook for the first few hours of the recruiting day?

6 months in and it’s still all go, Go, GO!