In the face of uncertainty over the skills shortage and the election result, our series of sector focus whitepapers provides insight and advice into how to overcome the issues facing your industry. Sectors covered to date include the public sector, healthcare, engineering, retail, banking and finance and tech.
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What Does A Hung Parliament Mean For HR?
The UK woke up to an election result that nobody anticipated a few weeks ago. Called on the premise that it would give the government a greater mandate for Brexit negotiations, the UK now faces a hung parliament. Whatever shape the new government takes over the next few days and weeks, these are the considerations for HR:-
Topics: industry-article
Friday 9th June 2017 - Recruitment Roundup
This week’s round-up features 7 companies with the quirkiest employee perks, the rise in cybersecurity vacancies and asks what does the modern recruit really look like?
Topics: recruitment-roundup
Discrimination Or Due Digilence? The Perils Of The Reference Check
The latest jobs market figures from REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) reiterate the unrelenting pressure on HR to source talent quickly. Demand for staff is at a 21 month high and candidate availability remains in freefall. As the pressure mounts to hire quickly, skipping the reference check has become routine for some employers. But for those that carry out this essential part of the hiring process, the situation is becoming more hazardous.
Topics: marketplace
Creating A Smarter Hiring Strategy
Three quarters of HR professionals have reported hiring difficulties in the last 12 months according to the latest Resources and Talent Planning Survey[1] from the CIPD/Hays recruitment, which recommends the adoption of a smarter approach to hiring by UK employers.
Topics: HR software
Friday 2nd June 2017 - Recruitment Roundup
This week’s roundup features 10 of the worst interview answers given by candidates, news that UK vacancies are at their highest level since November 2015 and why saying ‘thank you’ could be your key to employee engagement.
Topics: recruitment-roundup
6 Ways To Hold On To Your Graduate Talent
In addition to last year’s unfilled vacancies and last minute job offer rejections, graduate employers are facing a new problem – holding on to their graduate hires after completion of their initial training period.
Topics: graduate recruitment
The Job Search Habits Affecting Your Talent Acquisition Success
Understanding job seeker trends enables your business to target its recruitment strategy more effectively. Are these habits affecting your hiring success?
Topics: talent engagement
Friday 26th May 2017 - Recruitment Roundup
This week’s roundup features the news that it takes 128 applicants to make a hire, the rising number of graduates leaving training schemes and the 6 reasons you should pay your staff as much as you possibly can.
Topics: recruitment-roundup
9 Signs You're A Recruitment Software Expert
Are you a recruitment software expert or novice? Do you even use technology to support your hiring process? These 9 signs confirm whether you’re a HR technology expert in the making, or still hanging on to manual recruitment systems.
Topics: HR software