Recruitment 2.0

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. 

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:-

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Understanding job seeker trends enables your business to target its recruitment strategy more effectively. Are these habits affecting your hiring success? 

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.

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.