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Trustees Week 2023

This week marks Trustee Week, and the Charisma team is pleased to totally recommend the Festival of Trusteeship which runs all this week from our friends at Getting On Board. The event is packed fu...

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Overcoming recruitment challenges in faith-based organisations

When the job market is experiencing a skills shortage across multiple sectors, acquiring talent for Christian charities, adds another dimension to the challenge. Faith-based organisations have this...

Charity Interview Tips Charisma Charity Recruitment
Interview tips and techniques for the charity and non-profit sector

​You have applied for your dream job and have been invited for an interview. This can be a nerve-wracking process, but preparation can go a long way to allay some of your worries. The charity and n...

Charity Interview Experience Charisma Charity Recruitment
Charity talent acquisition - interview experience

Our Principal Consultant, Katherine, used the term 'experiential interview' in a meeting the other day, and it got us thinking!​The success of any charity is dependent on the way the team pulls to...

Top 5 Tips Difficult Market Charisma Charity Recruitment
Top 5 ideas for recruiting in a tight market

​When job markets are challenging, we must think differently about recruitment as trying the same methods will only yield the same results. It’s still a candidate-driven market and we can’t avoid t...

Charisma New Brand Blog Ceo
Securing your first CEO role

​To lead an organisation that is committed to changing lives and serving others is clearly a position of great responsibility. Part of what we do at Charisma is a discernment process that looks far...

Charisma New Brand Blog Onboarding
How to develop an effective onboarding process

​When an organisation decides to hire, issuing a job description and contract, in addition to an interview process, is simply not enough insight into the day-to-day role and exactly what will happe...

Stress Awareness Month
April 2023, stress awareness month

​In many organisations, hybrid working patterns have become the norm and therefore with the reduced contact time, leaders need to rethink how they stay engaged and remain aware of their employee’s ...

6 Questions To Ask A Recruitment Partner
Six questions you should ask a potential recruitment partner

​Often when an organisation turns to a recruiter, they have already tried to recruit internally but the process has failed to deliver the right candidate. The recruitment process can be time-consu...

Writing A Supporting Statement
How to write a great cover letter

​Whilst a CV contains all your headline facts and initially opens the door, for a potential employer, your cover letter or supporting statement is an opportunity to create a document that is well ...

Unlocking Hiring Potential
Unlock your charity's hiring potential with a recruitment specialist

​Why use a recruiter?Successful recruitment has many facets. It begins with creating a job description that meets organisational needs and accurately describes the day-to-day activity of the potent...

Imposter Syndrome
Empowering our candidates in the face of imposter syndrome

​Developing an intuitive recruitment process for our candidates is for us about building a relationship with opportunities for them to voice concerns or misgivings about roles. You may well have ex...

Cv Writing
Creating a standout CV for charity and not-for-profit roles

​Writing a CV is something we have all done or will need to do during our careers. Whilst there is plenty of generic content online giving tips and guidance, the sector you are seeking to enter is ...

Setting Goals
The power of goals: achieving our best potential

​I came across this quote from Tony Robbins and shared it on my LinkedIn profile recently:“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible”It struck a chord and I thought ...

Diversity Recruitment
Diversity of thought leads to improved recruitment

​Ensuring your recruitment process is inclusive whilst still attracting talent that meets your organisation’s needs can be tricky. The job of the recruiter, HR manager or talent acquisition special...

Charity Recruitment Speciliasts Charisma
How do you get the right people for your charity?

​Charities and not-for-profit organisations are centred around improving the lives of people or animals, therefore no matter the cause, the people who drive it forward are the critical factor in it...

2021 Charity Recruitment Reflection
A reflection: 2021 and beyond

The rollercoaster that has been 2021 has brought both multiple challenges and significant opportunities to the charities that Charisma supports.  From the uncertainties of the early months of the ...

Trustees
Trustees' Week 2021

As Trustees' Week 2021 draws to a close I wanted to share some of my reflections and experiences of working with multiple organisations seeking suitable trustees. It's been a fantastic week with s...

Jenny And Delegates
Charity CEO celebratory networking event

​We were thrilled to welcome charity CEOs to our celebratory networking event held in partnership with Sarasin & Partners last week. How lovely to meet with people in a face-to-face environment fo...

Katherine 9 Month Charisma Charity Recruitment
9 months in charity recruitment

We were so pleased to welcome Katherine to the team in September 2020​, having joined us from working in senior development roles in the third sector. A shift in career can be a daunting prospect ...