Recruitment 2.0

Your 2016 graduate recruitment strategy may not be as robust as you believe. A recent report from High Fliers market research suggests that UK employers will be ‘fighting it out’ to recruit top graduate talent this year. For employers keen to hire the best candidates before their competitors, gamification could be the key.

If the constant barrage of ‘skills shortage’ headlines is to be believed, attracting talent is a challenge many employers face. It doesn’t have to be that difficult. As Employee Motivation Day 2016 (25th February) approaches, here are six tips to make your talent acquisition easier:-

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In a previous article we looked at 10 essential questions recruiters need to ask their clients before agreeing to fill a vacancy. Part two covers ten more questions to build a more in-depth picture of the  employer’s overall approach to hiring and assess their long-term needs.

There’s an emerging new trend in the workplace. Ghosting.

Speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, Professor Moshe Vardi of Rice University suggested that, within 30 years, the rise of the  robots will result in unemployment rates in excess of 50%.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is fully upon us. It’s predicted that 6.4 billion connected ‘things’ will be in use during 2016 - with 5.5 million new things connected every day – rising to nearly 21 billion in 2020.

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.

Hiring processes for young people are broken and jeopardise the ability of employers to attract graduates. That’s according to a new report from Business in the Community (BITC) and City and Guilds Group which found that one in five young people were put off by a company following a bad candidate experience. Businesses are being urged to change their recruitment strategies to attract the talent they need to compete.

An interesting tweet appeared on our Twitter feed yesterday, courtesy of Recruiting Blogs:-