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Is Your Maritime Recruitment Process Losing You Candidates?

Do you feel like you should be getting more candidates applying for your seafarer jobs? You know your company is great to work for but applicants are either not coming through the door or are dropping out of the process halfway through. Could there be an issue with your maritime recruitment process?

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How to Store Your Seafarer Resume & Documents Online

Losing (or forgetting) your seafarer documents when you're traveling for jobs at sea can be a nightmare. Printing endless copies of your seafarer resume is a hassle. That's why storing them online in the Cloud makes perfect sense. Here's how to do that.

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How to Use Social Media Wisely When You Work in a Job at Sea

Don't blow up your maritime career with poor social media usage! It's a lifeline, but when you're working in seafarer jobs you need to take care.

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7 Reasons Why You Should Look For Seafarer Jobs Online

If you usually try traditional ways to find seafarer jobs we're going to ask you to take a leap of faith and try the online way of looking for jobs at sea. Bear with us while we explain why looking for seamen jobs online is the way to go. In fact we've 7 reasons why you should look for jobs online!

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How is Marine Technology Impacting Seafarer Jobs?

The advance of marine tech means vessels are now very different places to work. And the way the industry is run behind the scenes is changing too due to the digitization of platforms and upgrading of software such as the use of web-based crewing systems. But what impact does this have on seafarers?

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Why Listening is Vital for Crew Retention

There's nothing more frustrating than seeing the best of your candidates finish a contract, disembark from your vessel, head home for a rest...then disappear never to be heard from again. Crew retention issues are stressful! Here's why listening is a crucial tool in the war against vanishing crew.

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Day of the Seafarer 2020

25th June 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of IMO's annual Day of the Seafarer. In recognition of these demanding times the worries that the maritime industry is facing, and of course, in particular the challenges that seafarers are dealing with, the theme this year is Seafarers are Key Workers.

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How Transparency Can Improve Your Crew Retention Rates

In this blog post we're going to examine another way you can create better and more honest engagement with the seamen and women who apply for your maritime job vacancies, and therefore increase the chances of them remaining loyal to your shipping company. It's time to talk about transparency.

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8 Things You Should Never Do When Working in a Job at Sea

Working in seafarer jobs can be challenging, both physically and mentally, even just on a regular basis. So it makes sense to try and keep the obstacles you need to deal with to a minimum while you're working in jobs at sea. And that means avoiding certain things which could get you into trouble.