Recruitment 2.0

Staying ahead of trends in graduate recruitment is vital to ensure your business is equipped to source and hire the best talent. Be aware of these four emerging developments that may affect your graduate recruitment success this year:-

This week’s roundup features the news that the UK saw the world’s fourth biggest spike in job searches in January, the 13 signs that your employee might be looking for a new job and the revelation that your poor hiring decision could lose your business £15,000.

The impact of Brexit and the ageing population on the UK’s employment market is the focus of Mercer’s newly published Workforce Monitor[1] which it describes as a ‘wake-up call’ for UK employers amid predictions of an ‘unprecedented labour shortage’.

Candidates going AWOL on the day of their interview is a frustrating a fact of life (or the hiring process) for most HR and recruitment professionals but it doesn't have to be.

Can algorithms improve the decision making in your talent acquisition strategy?

The gig economy was predicted to be one of the biggest influences on the labour market in 2017 by the CIPD. A new survey this week supports this, suggesting that half of UK employers are planning to increase their use of gig economy workers by 2020[1]. It is expected to be worth an estimated $63bn globally by 2020 and £2bn to the UK economy but is your hiring strategy prepared to successfully hire gig economy workers?  

The NHS is facing a widely reported staffing crisis, highlighted by frequent reports throughout this winter period of A&E departments unable to cope with unprecedented patient levels.

Your weekly dose of news and blog highlights condensed to a few links. Read on for interesting topics regarding recruiting, technology and other random subjects.

Technology is continuing to transform recruitment strategies, although British employers are still lagging behind the rest of the world. Nearly half of all UK CEOs (47%) are failing to deal with the effect of automation and AI on their businesses, according to PwC. If you’re still resisting that first step towards technology, here are five things you really should know about HR software that might change your mind:-

Understanding current recruitment trends will help your business to target job posts more effectively. These 6 tips will help your business to improve your candidate response and future recruiting success:-