Recruitment 5 Risks of Using Social Media to Screen Candidates for Seafarer Jobs Screening candidates for seafarer jobs on social media is free, quick and easy. BUT there are things to watch out for. Martide takes a look at a few of the pitfalls to help you as a small to medium sized shipping company decide whether or not candidate screening on social media is right for you.
Recruitment How to Minimize Resume Screening to Maximize Your Recruitment Drive Do you ever find it hard recruiting for your seafarer jobs? Does anything frustrate you? Hate sorting through all the seafarer resumes? Well there are ways to minimize the time you spend screening whether resumes are paper or online. All you need is a little help from Martide and technology!
Recruitment Candidate Ghosting: What It Is & 3 Ways to Stop It Happening to You You advertise your seafarer jobs. A candidate applies. They’ve the right qualifications, their documents are valid. You interview them and they’re a great fit for your vessel. You negotiate salary, offer them a contract and then...nothing. They disappear. Welcome to the world of candidate ghosting.
Recruitment 3 Questions to Ask When Interviewing Candidates for Seafarer Jobs One thing being talked about in recruitment for seafarer jobs at the moment is candidate experience. The theory is that by improving this and engaging better with potential employees, you’ll be more likely to acquire top talent. And one way to do that is to ask better interview questions.
Recruitment How to Create a Talent Pipeline in the Maritime Industry You can't rely on the best talent applying organically for your seafarer jobs anymore. To be successful long term in the maritime industry you must be proactive, targeting the candidates that are a great fit for your shipping company and building a relationship with them.
Technology Cloud Computing in the Maritime Industry There are so many moving parts in recruitment and crew management in the maritime industry that adopting cloud computing and integrated crewing systems has to be the way forward. Here's how Martide can help.
Recruitment Boost Your Recruitment Efforts with Employee Referrals Filling empty seafarer jobs with qualified crew can be time consuming and frustrating. You can remove some of that headache by encouraging your contractors and employees to refer friends, acquaintances and former co-workers they think will be a good fit for your shipping company.
Recruitment Why LinkedIn is Better than a Resume in Marine Recruitment Are you a shipowner or manning agent tired of how sorting through endless resumes is slowing your marine recruitment processes down? Do you worry the CVs you receive might not be the truth and nothing but the truth? You’re not alone and recruiters are turning to LinkedIn for their initial screening.
Recruitment Why You Should Adopt Integrated Recruiting in the Maritime Industry Using integrated technology to find candidates is far from new. But some companies in the maritime industry have fully embraced it by taking the sluggish processes within traditional recruitment systems, refining them, and combining them into one powerful tool for efficiency.
Recruitment Don't Go! 6 Employee Retention Ideas for the Maritime Industry If your crew are abandoning ship and going to work for other companies it may be a sign that you need to implement some employee retention techniques by reevaluating your company’s policies. After all, it’s easier and cheaper to retain talent than it is to be constantly having to fill positions.
Recruitment Top Tips for Developing a Talent Strategy in Marine Recruitment As a marine recruitment company we know the average employee changes their job every four to five years. That’s not long to stay with a company that's invested in the recruitment and training of new hires planning sea careers. The question is not only how to attract top talent but how to retain it?
Recruitment Why You Should Send Candidate Rejection Emails & How to Write Them Being the bearer of bad news is never nice but when it comes to candidate rejection emails it’s better to bite the bullet. Sure, you could just ignore seafarers who haven’t made the grade, but as a marine recruitment agency we think it’s better to tell your unsuccessful applicants. Here’s why.
Recruitment How Social Media Can Help You Find New Maritime Industry Recruits Is it getting harder to fill your shipping jobs in the maritime industry? Is the dwindling talent pool getting you down? Perhaps the amount of crew transitioning to shore-based jobs is taking its toll. If so join Martide as we investigate how social media can be a rich source of candidates.
Recruitment How to Solve Your Recruitment Challenges to Fill Your Maritime Jobs Wondering why recruiting the right seafarers for your maritime jobs is such hard work? All you want is to fill your empty shipping positions with suitable candidates but it seems to be increasingly difficult to hire top talent. How can shipping companies eliminate staffing headaches for good?
Recruitment Reasons Why You Should Hire a Head of Talent for Marine Recruitment Can your shipping company afford to operate without a Head of Talent? Considering the current skills shortage in the maritime industry the answer may be “No.” Talent acquisition is vital if you want to stay ahead and a busy shipowner needs someone to take care of marine recruitment for them.
Recruitment How to Write Job Offer Email Templates for Maritime Recruitment Of all recruitment emails a job offer is the one that you need to send as quickly as possible. It’s no secret that shipping companies and maritime recruitment agencies are suffering from a lack of candidates. That’s why if you’ve interviewed top talent let them know before they accept another offer!
Recruitment How to Write Invite to Interview Email Templates for Jobs at Sea Sometimes Skype won't cut it: you need to talk to candidates for your open jobs at sea in person. You’ll be able to save time by sending your applicant a template email inviting them to an interview. Here's how to write one.
Recruitment How to Write Invitation to a Phone Interview Emails for Maritime Jobs In the shipping industry it's often more convenient to interview candidates for your maritime jobs over the phone or by Skype, given the distances involved. Here's how to write an email template to invite candidates to a call.
Recruitment How to Write Receipt of Application Emails for Careers at Sea Good news - the vacancies for careers at sea and jobs on ships that you’ve advertised have attracted some applications and it’s time to create a shortlist of candidates. Now you’ll need to send them a short email updating them on the status of their application
Recruitment How to Write Engaging Candidate Sourcing Emails for Jobs at Sea Sourcing candidates for your jobs at sea vacancies can be broken down into cold candidate outreach and referred outreach. Here's how to write email templates for both.
Recruitment Why You Need to Improve Your Maritime Recruitment Email Game As a maritime recruitment agency we know that when it comes to sourcing top talent for your jobs at sea your recruitment emails need to be top notch. But it’s unrealistic to think you’re going to handcraft every email you send to every candidate. Which means turning to email templates.
Recruitment Tips for Better Candidate Engagement when Recruiting for Cargo Ship Jobs Shipowners filling vacant cargo ship job vacancies must be proactive: skilled candidates won’t drop in your lap. It’s frustrating to find the perfect applicant but struggle to get their attention to make them realise they’re perfect for your vacancy. So how do you engage with talented seafarers?
Recruitment 5 Things to Consider When Hiring a Maritime Recruitment Agency Are you a shipowner looking for a maritime recruitment agency to fill your cargo ship jobs? Maybe you’re not getting results from your current crewing company. Perhaps you’re hiring a recruiter for the first time. Make sure you choose the right team for the job by reading this post first.
Recruitment Maritime Recruitment is Changing: How Can You Fill your Empty Sea Jobs? We’re facing a skills shortage. But there’s still a huge need for seafarers so for shipping companies or marine recruitment agencies to give up isn’t an option. What needs to change for shipowners to ensure they get first pick when looking for qualified seafarers who are looking for sea jobs?
Recruitment How to Find Crew for Your LNG Fuelled Ships LNG fuelled ships are potentially changing the future of the maritime industry. Liquefied Natural Gas has been proven to be a feasible replacement for oil based fuel. But as with any new marine tech this game changer for commercial shipping doesn't come without issues.
