Recruitment 2.0

The latest Talent Forecast from Korn Ferry’s Futurestep division found that in today’s candidate driven market, hiring professionals are most likely to measure their success in three key areas:-

This week’s roundup features the hottest recruitment sectors in 2017, reveals the best region for workplace happiness and asks just exactly where do you go with your iPhone...?

The last minute reneging of job offers was a problem for graduate employers in 2016.

The impact of Brexit and the skills shortage continue to affect recruitment success but for some businesses there may be a hint of self-sabotage.

This week’s roundup features the news that candidate availability is at a 16 month low, the 5 signs your candidate is breaking up with you and the revelation that only 5 companies have published details of their gender pay gap so far.

Deloitte’s Human Capital Trends survey identified culture, or the ‘employee experience’ as one of the top priorities for HR in 2017. 80% ranked it as ‘important’ or ‘very important’ but only one fifth rated themselves as excellent at building that experience.

Candidate availability in the UK is at its lowest level for 16 months, that’s according to REC’s latest monthly report[1], prompting calls for employers to rethink how they source and train employees.Engineering, tech and computing roles remain in high demand placing the pressure on HR to create a streamlined, effective candidate experience to prevent talent leaving your pipeline. Data driven recruitment helps you to achieve that. Here’s how:-

Skills shortages and sourcing talent are the two issues that continue to preoccupy employers but many hiring teams still return to the same talent pool to recruit. Incorporating additional online tests during candidate screening can expand your candidate reach, reduce your unconscious bias and improve your hiring success.

This week’s roundup features falling salaries, 7 of the weirdest workplace taboos and Facebook’s update on its monthly users.

Hiring success depends on a number of things, including understanding the recruitment trends that may affect your ability to source and retain talent. Here are seven your hiring team needs to be aware of right now:-