{"id":33,"date":"2026-06-15T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/talent-sphere\/?p=33"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:15:52","slug":"seeing-recruitment-from-the-other-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/talent-sphere\/2026\/06\/15\/seeing-recruitment-from-the-other-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing recruitment from the other side"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saffy Sweetland, Recruitment Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all gone through the recruitment process, we make an application for a role, we have an interview and we wait nervously for the outcome. Most of us have gone through this nerve wracking experience with a sigh of relief at the seemingly simplistic onboarding requirements,\u00a0we give our bank details, we show our right to work, and we begin our careers and never need think about the process again. Yet there\u2019s so much more to recruitment than meets the eye.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a PhD student, I focused on teacher training in high educational institutions surrounding sensitive topics such as healthy relationships and domestic abuse. The issues surrounding recruitment and retention of teachers was\u00a0well known\u00a0to me,\u00a0however\u00a0I was amazed by just how much goes into making the recruitment process happen at the university. We may believe, from our own perspective as candidates\u00a0and employees, that the role is a relatively simple process. Perhaps a tick box here and there, a passport filed on the system, a log of the payroll and you\u2019re good to go. But the recruitment team do much more than this to make recruitment happen.\u00a0A continuous rapport between departments needs and recruitment is at the heart of\u00a0employment at the university.\u00a0The team work with passion with each department across campus to ensure department staff are up to date with\u00a0employment offers\u00a0and making the recruitment process as smooth\u00a0and efficient\u00a0as possible for hiring managers. From ethical guidance to practical solutions, the\u00a0recruitment\u00a0team are\u00a0at the heart of making things as\u00a0easy\u00a0as possible for the hiring panel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only\u00a0was I surprised by how involved the recruitment team are with the hiring staff themselves but\u00a0I was amazed by\u00a0the\u00a0personal level\u00a0of care\u00a0with not just department staff, but also candidates.\u00a0I\u2019m sure we can all remember that feeling of waiting nervously for the results of an interview. The recruitment team\u00a0are incredibly passionate about the candidate experience, regardless of the outcome of the interview\u00a0and work hard to ensure that communication is clear, supportive, and respectful at every stage of the process.\u00a0What has stood out to me most since joining the team is how recruitment at the University goes far beyond filling roles. It is about building trust, maintaining high ethical standards, and supporting departments to recruit in ways that are fair, inclusive, and transparent. Having spent years researching education, relationships, and wellbeing, it has been refreshing to see those same values embedded in recruitment practice.\u00a0As a new member of the recruitment team, I\u2019m excited to contribute to a process that plays such a vital role in shaping the university community. Recruitment is often invisible once a role has been filled, but it underpins everything that follows,\u00a0from teaching and research to student experience and staff wellbeing.\u00a0I\u2019m really enjoying learning more about the work that goes on behind the scenes and I\u2019m looking forward to developing my role within a team that plays such an important part in supporting the university community.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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