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How to Make the Right Bid / No Bid Decisions
You’ll often see a tender opportunity that on the surface looks really interesting, but writing tenders is incredibly time consuming and expensive so it’s vital that you are selective and only bid for business that: You’ve got a good chance of winning That fits with your core business and that you have a proven track…
How to Score Maximum Points in the Diversity Section of a Tender
Diversity questions in tenders are often viewed with scepticism by recruiters, however tendering processes are increasingly weighted in favour of those organisations with diversity initiatives in place, therefore by improving your approach to diversity, you should also be able to improve your tender results! We’ve therefore grilled Dawn Milman-Hurst, a leading Diversity Consultant and the…
How to use the Copy and Paste Function in Recruitment Tenders
I review tenders written by recruitment agencies for a living, and the single most common mistake I see is poor use of the copy and paste function in PQQs, tenders and proposals. If I can spot a “set piece” which has been pasted into a tender a hundred miles off, you can be sure that…
How to Write Good!
OK – so maybe I didn't think this up all by myself…..actually I stole it from a friend's Facebook page (originally courtesy of The Gutter Bookshop, Dublin), but I think it puts across in a single page some of the most important points to consider when writing recruitment proposals, tenders and presentations! I hope this…
15 Documents Every Agency Should Have In Their Tender Library
The worst time to build your library of company information and update your policies to support recruitment tender writing is when you’re actually writing a tender! When you’re up against a tight deadline, wouldn’t it be nice to know you have current and compliant information to help you answer the questions and populate the appendices?…
Four Rules for Finding & Selecting Profitable Tenders
Rule No 1: Choose just ONE tender notification service – otherwise you’re paying multiple times for the same service! Finding tenders isn’t hard….the public sector ones are all advertised on the internet and there are any number of tender notification services which cost anything from nothing to £1,000+ per annum. The first thing to be…
