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How to Write Eye-Catching Maritime Recruitment Job Ads

Filling positions and growing your candidate database can be tricky in many sectors but in the maritime industry with its constant turnover of contracts and crew retention issues, it can feel like a never ending struggle.That's why you must ensure the job adverts you post are, well, doing their job!

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Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Maritime Candidate Database

Are you a shipowner or manager fed up with trying to grow your candidate database to fill your jobs at sea? We'd love to tell you there's a quick fix solution - but there isn't. However the good news is, there's some sure-fire ways to make the never-ending maritime recruitment drive less painful.

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The Ultimate Guide to Finding Jobs at Sea

In a series of articles Martide is looking at everything to do with finding jobs in the maritime industry. We're exploring the different ways you can find jobs at sea, from finding out which job is right for you to maritime training and from organizing your job search to impressing an interviewer.

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The Unexpected Way You Can Grow Your Candidate Database

Growing your candidate database can be hard and though there may be plenty of seamen who are looking for jobs at sea, not all of them might make the grade. Of course you want licensed and qualified crew onboard your vessels, but are you being too picky when it comes to hiring for your seafarer jobs?

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5 Ways to Beat Homesickness While You're Working at Sea

Working in seafarer jobs comes with many pluses. The travel, seeing nature at its most awe-inspiring, and the friendships created when working in jobs at sea. But like any job, whether on land or sea, there can be the odd downside. And one of those, as some seafarers will tell you, is homesickness.

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Jobs at Sea & How to Deal with a Negative Crewmate

Jobs at sea are demanding. They take a certain person to cope with the physical aspect of the work. But being mentally strong as well as physically fit is crucial. So what do you do when someone on board's behavior is sucking all the enjoyment and positivity out of your life on a container ship?

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How Up-to-Date is the Maritime Recruitment Agency You Use?

In shipping, not everyone is onboard when it comes to abandoning old practices and embracing new. Do your maritime recruitment agencies fall into that category? If you suspect the companies you use to fill your maritime jobs could be more efficient it's time to take a look at who you partner with.

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Why You Mustn't Trash Talk Employers on Your Seafarer Resume

Are you about to start writing a maritime resume? Perhaps you're thinking about dusting off your current seafarer CV to apply for jobs at sea after a period onshore. Whatever stage in your sea career you are at, trash talking a former employer on your seafarer resume is a real no no! Here's why.

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How to Read Candidate Body Language in Maritime Recruitment

Whether you're an employer or a maritime recruitment agency, some seafarers you interview might be nervous. Here's how to read body language so you can spot the signs of nerves and not jump to unfair conclusions about a person.