Recruitment 2.0

The growing furore over the gender pay gap in the UK has identified a fundamental issue affecting the skills shortage. HR is at risk of making it difficult or, at times, impossible to attract the talent it needs to meet business objectives.

Attracting and retaining the best available graduate talent will become more problematic for employers as the skills gap widens in sectors such as tech and engineering. The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has found that just under 10% of graduates leave within a year of completing their initial training programme. Over 90% of employers lose graduate talent to a competitor offering a higher salary. 

Nobody cares about talent acquisition. That’s the only conclusion we can draw after the latest survey from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS) found that nearly one in three workers are in the wrong job.

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

As it gets harder for employers to hire the talent they need, the temptation to skip background checks before formally confirming a job offer may be too much to resist. Learn from the mistakes of others. Your candidate may seem perfect but it’s essential that your hiring decision is based on more than ‘gut feel’. The Risk Advisory Group reports that CV inaccuracies and ‘blatant candidate lies’ are on the rise, up to 70% in the last year. Background checks are the vital final step in your recruitment process.

A growing number of businesses are following the lead of global brands. such as Google, Accenture and Deloitte, by abandoning the performance review in favour of more regular feedback. Problems arise when HR ceases to have contact of any kind with its staff, which is the very real experience of UK workers.

HR is facing enough problems in the next few months. From a widening skills gap and the introduction of the National Living Wage to the small matter of the EU referendum, hiring managers could be forgiven for feeling overburdened. We’re here to make your life easier. If you didn’t think recruitment software could lift your mood, think again:-

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.

A new survey from CV Library suggests that the value of the degree is declining by 2% every year. At current levels it suggests that the degree will be obsolete by 2041 – and with it graduate recruitment.

With over three months still to go, the debate over the effect Brexit might have on HR and the jobs market is being strongly contested. In this article, we look at some of the principal issues and arguments presented by each side including:-