Martide Blog – Page 27 of 31

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Why Listening is Vital for Crew Retention

Retention issues are stressful! Here's why listening to your seafarers is a crucial tool in the war against crew members who vanish at the end of a contract.

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How Transparency Can Improve Your Crew Retention Rates

If you can create more honest engagement with the seafarers who apply for your jobs, you’ll increase the chances of them remaining loyal to your company.

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Why You Need to Start Hiring Seafarers with Tech Skills

If you think about it from a traditional point of view, it might seem a little strange needing a seafarer who lists coding, programming or other techie skills on his or her maritime resume. But times are changing and like many sectors, the maritime industry is now starting to embrace digitization.

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How to Identify Red Flag Candidates in Maritime Recruitment

You're hiring for your open seafarer jobs and your crewing system and maritime recruitment process are working well. Now you're at the interview stage. Some of your interviewees are great all the way through the interview...but others, well others, might set alarm bells ringing halfway through.

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How to Stay Safe Online When Working in a Job at Sea

When even some huge companies have fallen victim to cyber attacks from hackers none of us are safe. Here’s how to stay as safe as possible when you work at sea.

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3 Ways to Simplify Your HR & Maritime Recruitment Processes

In maritime recruitment you're not only hiring people for your shore based maritime jobs but also seafarers on contracts. It's not surprising it can feel like your HR department is chasing its own tail half the time! We take a look at how you can simplify your maritime recruitment efforts.

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How Maritime Recruitment Fairs Can Boost Your Candidate Database

Maritime recruitment fairs are great places to meet seafarers and add them to your candidate database. Here are some tips for getting the most out of them.

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How to Use Social Media to Up Your Maritime Recruitment Game

Is it getting harder to fill your seafarer jobs? Join Martide as we investigate how social media can be a source of candidates to fill your crewing positions.

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How to Write Eye-Catching Maritime Recruitment Job Ads

Finding crew can sometimes feel like a never-ending struggle. And that's why you must ensure the seafarer job adverts you post are, well, doing their job!