Recruitment 2.0

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.

The traditional 9 to 5 job is disappearing. A new report from McKinsey Global Institute[1] highlights the continued growth of the gig economy and the changing nature of work. Independent work: Choice, necessity, and the gig economy, found that 162 million people in the US and Europe now take on freelance or independent work – representing roughly 30% of the working population.  

UK employers are facing unique challenges in today’s jobs market. Rapidly evolving technology, a focus on specific skills, a mix of part-time, full-time, temporary and gig economy workers and rehiring former employees means that managing the talent pipeline has become more complex and more urgent.

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.

As applications are invited for 2017’s graduate training programmes, we identify four ways for employers to boost their graduate hiring success.

A recruitment funnel that’s missing qualified candidates is the sign that there’s something wrong with your hiring process but is it in need of a complete overhaul? Here are six signs it might be.

The controversy over the gender pay gap in the UK made headlines again this week. A report from Deloitte stated that at current rates of progress it won’t close until 2069.  Today, the pay gap stands at 9.4% and is shrinking at the rate of just 2.5 pence per year. The report suggests that one cause of the problem is the lack of women in STEM jobs. At present, women represent 14.4% of the STEM sector and hold 17% of tech jobs.

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.

Finding the best talent for your business requires robust hiring processes supported by technology, as we repeatedly recommend on this blog. But what would the world of HR look like without recruiting software?  Filling your vacancy might look a little like this …

The UK’s healthcare sector has reached crisis point.  NHS staff shortages, the ageing population, funding and the uncertainty surrounding Brexit mean the industry faces its biggest ever challenges.