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# Friday 3rd February 2017 - Recruitment Roundup

Posted by [Kate Smedley](https://blog.advorto.com/recruitment20/author/kate-smedley) on 3 Feb 2017

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 7 Weirdest Jobs You’ll Be Surprised Even Exist](https://www.businessgrapevine.co/content/article/feature-2017-02-01-the-7-weirdest-jobs-youll-be-surprised-even-exist)

[University Applications Fall With A Drop In Nursing & EU Students](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38827189)

[Job Applications Up 11% As Jobseekers Beat The January Rush](http://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/job-applications-11-as-jobseekers-beat-the-january-applications-rush)

[The 10 Jobs With The Biggest Pay Rises This Year](http://www.cityam.com/258123/10-jobs-you-can-expect-biggest-pay-rise-year)

[Are Robots The Key To Solving The Social Care Crisis?](http://www.localgov.co.uk/Are-robots-the-key-to-solving-social-care-crisis/42451)

[6 Innovative Recruitment Campaigns That (Mostly) Worked](http://www.socialtalent.co/blog/6-innovative-recruitment-campaigns-mostly-worked)

[A Glimpse Of The Future : AI Will Change Everything](http://observer.com/2017/02/a-glimpse-of-the-future-ai-will-change-everything/)?

With the release of Trainspotting 2, we take a look back at Spud’s classic interview scene from the original film. (Please note : contains explicit language). Have a great weekend!

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