Publications

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Recruiting A Remote Workforce For Business Success

Have you been thinking of scaling your existing business, designing new products & services, reaching more customers and increasing your business volumes, but discouraged due

July 2, 2025

Empowering Recruiters with Advanced Automation Technology

We (Softest) have a strategic partnership with TalentRecruit software to service the recruiters in Ireland and the rest of Europe. TalentRecruit is one of the

July 1, 2025

How to Ace Your Next Video Interview: Top Tips

Remote working and remote interviews have been very prevalent these days, and we are learning to embrace it. The pandemic situation has led employers all

June 9, 2025

How to Write an ATS-Compliant CV That Gets Noticed

By: Swarupa Patra (LinkedIn) It is very common for large companies to receive hundreds of CVs, if not thousands, for some of their advertised roles.

June 7, 2025

Top CV Writing Tips for Job Seekers

When it comes to job hunting, your CV is paramount. Get it right, and you’ll have an interview in no time, but get it wrong, and you may face rejection after rejection. Every CV is different, as you want to show why your set of skills makes you suitable for the position you’re applying for at that moment.

June 6, 2025

Effective Strategies to Prevent Employee Burnout

While the coronavirus pandemic has set the new norms for a remote working culture, it has also aggravated a phenomenon called the ‘’employee burnout” which seems to be growing by the day owing to the face of uncertainty faced by employees worldwide.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 75% of people say they feel more socially

June 2, 2025

7 Tips To Recruit Top Tech Talent in 2021

There have never been more challenging times when it comes to hiring and recruitment, as corporates have embraced a remote work culture regardless of their size. Companies worldwide have revised

July 12, 2021

Top Employee Engagement Trends in 2021

Today, in all types of organizations, employers are not just looking for candidates but are also building a well-thought-out strategy in keeping them engaged with their work through different means.

July 12, 2021

Proven Strategies to Retain Top Talent in 2021

Businesses worldwide have realized that recruiting top talent and retaining them for the long term is critical to their growth and success. The cost of recruiting new talent is always

July 11, 2021

How to Stand Out in the 2020 Job Market

— Featured Publication from Softest Team (LinkedIn) — Getting a job offer has always been a tough task. There are multiple parameters to think upon and work hard until

July 16, 2020

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How to Build a CV That Survives the Robots and Still Wins Over Humans

There is an ever-increasing need to make their CV stand out, owing to the mass applications that recruiters have been receiving. Following tips will help you make your CV stand

July 13, 2020

In-Demand FinTech Skills Employers Are Looking For

– By Softest Team (LinkedIn) The biggest shift in fintech hiring is that AI has moved from a supporting tool to core infrastructure. Machine learning now runs live in fraud

July 12, 2020

Smart Ways To Handle Job Rejections

– Featured Publication from Softest Team (LinkedIn) A Note From the Softest Team Aoife applied to 47 roles over four months. She heard back from a handful, interviewed at three

July 12, 2020

Remote Hiring Best Practices: What Actually Works

– Featured Publication from Softest Team (LinkedIn) The office isn’t coming back the way headlines say it is, and your candidates already know that. While CEOs make noise about five-day

June 4, 2020

The Modern Job Search – What actually works now

– By Surya Patra (LinkedIn) Referrals beat applications, ghost postings are everywhere, and AI has changed the rules on both sides of the hiring desk- all true, but the size

February 6, 2020

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