Overlooking the significance of personal recommendations and employee referrals?
Guest Post By AnyGood? Product Manager, Robyn Allen. According to a February Bloomberg article, the number of employed people in the UK rose by 180,000 in the last quarter, exceeding all forecasts. The UK now has an unemployment rate of 3.8%, the lowest it has been in...
22 books, 19 videos, 11 podcasts and 5 years research
We’re a sharing economy platform, built on our own ideals and values, so it’s natural that we share what we’ve been up to, info about the interesting people we’ve met along the way and learnings that have been coming out of the AnyGood? engine room. So, here’s our...
Balancing technology and the human touch
First published on the CBI Website. In our quest for ultimate efficiency, have we lost sight of quality? This is a question I’ve been wrestling with since considering the level of automation that should be delivered by AnyGood? – a platform where professionals...
Crowdfunding Success Unlocks High Growth For Recruitment Disruptor
AnyGood? are happy to report that more than 350 people have invested in their crowdfunding campaign which took them beyond the £375k target. They have since closed the round. AnyGood? is a crowdsourced talent platform where professionals recommend other professionals...
Taking out the trash: How can we remove waste and create a smooth recruitment process
One reason for my disdain towards traditional hiring processes is the huge amount of inefficiency and waste that it takes to hire candidates. Companies are wasting money on slow, inefficient methods. Can peer-to-peer recruitment help us create a smooth recruitment process once and for all?
How can we boost neurodiversity in hiring and what are the benefits?
Regular readers of the AnyGood? blog will be well aware that I am passionate about diversity and how it can truly be achieved. However, I find that this is often an over-used buzzword, and can be unhelpful in addressing certain problems. Though diversity of gender and...
Research on female crowdfunding successes shows that women are better fundraisers than men, but reveals true extent of bias
Research on female crowdfunding successes shows women are better fundraisers than men. However, there is still a lack of investment in women from senior executives, revealing the true extent of unconscious bias existing in business and wider society.
Robot recruiting: ‘miracle solution’ or just another fad?
As those who follow us will be well aware, at AnyGood?, we’re fascinated with finding solutions to remove bias from hiring. The trend of hailing AI as the answer to this has been around for a while now, but is robot recruiting really the ‘miracle solution’ that many claim it to be?
How is trust in the sharing economy built?
The sharing economy, something we are passionate about at AnyGood?, is growing faster than ever, and with it, the importance of trust. So, how do sharing economy companies build this trust?
Almost 6000 people interested in disrupting recruitment with AnyGood? crowdfunding investment opportunity
As many of you will know, last month, we started our crowdfunding activity. After launching a campaign on Seedrs, with a three-year forecast valuation of £42 million, the amount of interest that the campaign has already received has been extremely encouraging.