Help Desk

Black Oyster Recruitment ensuring effective, legal and ethical interviewing and employment.

Cost effective services and templates are available on request to remove the hassle and hidden costs of commonly faced recruitment problems:

Writing a Job Specification

The most important part of the recruitment process: get this right and your new employee will shine!

Is this really the vacancy we need to fill?

We can help you look at the potential for change – e.g. does this role need someone full time or could a new employee meet more of the company’s needs?

Experience and qualification match, but what sort of personality would fit into the team?

Building a good team that works well together is not just a matter of chance, different personalities bring different attributes – get the right balance and everyone will benefit.

How do we avoid the pitfalls of discrimination at interview?

Black Oyster Recruitment will guide you through safely through this minefield, ensuring a fair and ethical process. We also run seminars and issue clients with updates free of charge.

How can we ensure we meet equal opportunities and diversity requirements?

By using Black Oyster Recruitment!

Good candidates are hard to find – how do we sell the company to the candidate?

By understanding what candidates are really looking for and by "selling" the positive aspects of your Company – but don’t worry, Black Oyster Recruitment can help you secure the top candidates in your field.

How can we brush up on modern interview skills and techniques?

Don’t waste money on constantly training and updating staff, Black Oyster Recruitment will hold your hand throughout the process.

The interview process – how can we keep it simple but effective?

Black Oyster Recruitment can provide structured, targeted questions to get the best all round responses from the candidates and keep the interview on track

How valid is a reference?

All references will be fully checked and validated before a candidate is sent to you

What if the candidate receives a counter-offer from their current employer?

We pro-actively run a counter-offer process with all the candidates we put forward for interview – this bridge is crossed before you get to it!

What do we need to put in the job offer letter?

Black Oyster Recruitment can provide templates for Job Offer Letters, Job Specifications, Contracts of Employment, Employee Handbooks, Policies and Procedures - why not let us do the work for you?

If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact us tel:0845 034 9600 or via the contact us page