Word of Mouth by Orla https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment en-us 2017-10-30 14:18:16 UTC 2025-10-07 16:11:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Pros: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326074 They have a wide range of temp/perm jobs in a wide range of sectors ranging from hospitality to construction

They serve a wide range of areas throughout the UK

From an employee perspective, you may source employment quicker

From an employer perspective, recruitment agencies can be costly but they can source applications quicker too

A potential wide pool of candidates


]]> 2019-11-06 09:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326074 Pros: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326117 - Cheap 
- Wide audience 
- Competitors/Customers can see you are advertising 
- Immediate/quick 
- Easy, many platforms e.g. Indeed, Prospects 
- Flexible, can edit if attracting wrong clientele 
- Can be removed whenever you need 

Disadvantages: 

- Risk of attracting wrong candidates 
- Arguably an informal method 
- A lot of competition for the company, can easily become lost in so many 
- Attracts fraudulent applications/ spam 
- Too many details can attract hackers / criminals 

]]> 2019-11-06 09:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326117 Pros: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326130 - Increases job visibility
- Higher quality candidates? (skills and experiences)
- wide reach

]]> 2019-11-06 09:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326130 lgemme201 https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326253 Pros:
Always a provided workforce
Paid to look for a job
Training/searching for job- increased skill set; due to training
Starting point
Alternative means of employment- pointing in direction of other work

Cons:
Lack of skilled workers at the start
Types of work- Gig economy/precarious work
Leave it or take it approach- forcing bad jobs on the population due to them being able to get ''good' work
Bottom ladder jobs: most positions are going to be starting at the bottom 
Career development lack of
Forced to apply for roles you wouldn't want to do (negative being money paid to you would be withheld if not making enough applications) 
Lack of employee relationship/Psychological contract
 



]]> 2019-11-06 09:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326253 pros and cons https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326312 Pro -  employees already have knowledge and training with the company.
Pro - motivation with current employees. 
Pro - cost effective and less admin work. 
Con - could be missing out on talent out with the company. 
Con - it can create conflict amongst colleagues.


]]> 2019-11-06 09:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326312 Cons: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326419  - Large Pool of candidates (hard to narrow down) 
- Can be expensive 
- Time consuming producing the right advert 
-Can't edit posts (once in public domain) 
-Risks of positioning (could it reach the wrong talent pool) 
- Competitive 
- Might not be much info immediately available (creating more work)



]]> 2019-11-06 09:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326419 Pros: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326506 - Can reach a wide audience of people with a range of different skills quickly.]]> 2019-11-06 09:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326506 https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326580 Pros: graduate/ school leavers
Cons: Limiting access to a wider audience]]> 2019-11-06 09:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326580 Cons: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326888
Recruitment Agents make a profit on the placement of applications and therefore they may not have the employees best interests at heart

Employee may not fit with the organisational culture

Lack of Employer Branding

There is a wide range of recruitment agencies available and research will need to be undertaken by Employers to ensure they select the best one.




]]> 2019-11-06 09:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407326888 Pros https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327191 Access to meet multiple employers at a time
Cost effective approach]]> 2019-11-06 09:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327191 Pros: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327258 Chance for future employees to network as well as in-depth knowledge about the company.]]> 2019-11-06 09:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327258 Cons https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327382 Huge crowd tends to create stress
Chances of getting missed out from right employers
Very tiring and sometimes emotionally draining

]]> 2019-11-06 09:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327382 Pro https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327460 Gives the business a chance to advertise itself as an employer. 

]]> 2019-11-06 09:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327460 https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327651 Cons: access to limited a range of jobs]]> 2019-11-06 09:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327651 Cons https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327692 Potential "no-shows" and issues with candidates not being tailored to the roles advertised. ]]> 2019-11-06 09:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327692 Pros: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327811 Cost effective 
Quicker, instantaneous
Will already have a base of knowledge of the company and the role.
 

]]> 2019-11-06 09:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327811 Cons: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327926 Limited to particular groups, may not filter to everyone. Limit talent pool. 
Limited to only those who hear about it
Lack of diversity
Informal, question reliability of information. Can be biased when giving job description to a friend
Feel like you owe someone a favour.]]> 2019-11-06 09:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327926 Pros https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327970 The CV and supporting documents might not truly reflect the person that you meet face to face and could be a better representation (could also be worse). ]]> 2019-11-06 09:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407327970 Pros: https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407328263 Less time consuming and time = money!!!!]]> 2019-11-06 09:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407328263 Pros: Career guidance has diversified and as such there is more of a focus on the individual rather than a pairing exercise. https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407328908

]]> 2019-11-06 09:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407328908 Pros- Some Career Guidance staff have a specialism in certain departments eg Law, Business etc and therefore, have an insider approach to the industry. https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407329375 2019-11-06 09:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407329375 Con https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407329621 Higher competition for applicants, however this can be a pro for potential employers as it gives them a wider range of candidates.

]]> 2019-11-06 09:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407329621 https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407329694 2019-11-06 09:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407329694 Con https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407330121 No proper structure for the interview]]> 2019-11-06 09:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/orlamcvicar/recruitment/wish/407330121