--- title: Friday 11th March 2016 - Recruitment Roundup description: Your weekly dose of stories on recruiting and technology, condensed to a few links. image: https://blog.advorto.com/hubfs/images/Zero_Hour.jpg ---  ![](https://blog.advorto.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-final-RGB-letterbox.jpg?width=499&name=logo-final-RGB-letterbox.jpg "logo-final-RGB-letterbox.jpg") - +44 (0) 1285 883 900 - [Contact us](https://www.kallidus.com/contact-us/) - [Try now](https://comms.kallidus.com/recruit-free-trial-0) - [Home](https://www.kallidus.com/) - [Product](https://www.kallidus.com/recruit/) - [Resources](https://www.kallidus.com/resources/) - [Contact us](https://www.kallidus.com/contact-us/) # [Recruitment 2.0](https://blog.advorto.com/recruitment20) ![Zero_Hour.jpg](https://blog.advorto.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Zero_Hour.jpg?width=450&name=Zero_Hour.jpg "Zero_Hour.jpg") # Friday 11th March 2016 - Recruitment Roundup Posted by [Kate Smedley](https://blog.advorto.com/recruitment20/author/kate-smedley) on 11 Mar 2016 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. [UK Workers On Zero Hours Contracts Rise Above 800,000](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/09/uk-workers-on-zero-hours-contracts-rises-above-800000) [Dog Appointed As HR Manager](http://www.hrgrapevine.com/markets/hr/article/2016-03-07-dog-appointed-as-hr-manager) [Npower Confirms 2,400 Job Losses](http://news.sky.com/story/1655482/npower-confirms-2400-uk-job-losses) [Your Job Descriptions Stink : Here’s How To Fix Them](http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/job-descriptions-stink-heres-fix/) [London Scientist Creates AI To Stop ‘Old Boys’ Network Bias](http://www.standard.co.uk/news/techandgadgets/london-scientist-creates-artificial-intelligence-to-stop-old-boys-network-bias-a3199041.html) [International Women’s Day – Women Earn £300,000 Less Than Men Over Working Life](http://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/diversity-news/international-womens-day-women-earn-300000-less-men-working-life/61592) [Frog Breeding & Whale Whispering – Strangest CV Hobbies Exposed](http://www.recruitmentgrapevine.com/article/2016-03-10-frog-breeding-and-whale-whispering-strangest-cv-hobbies-exposed) Meet Etienne, the French architect who replaced the traditional CV and covering letter with his very own rap, becoming an overnight sensation along the way. 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