Recruitment 2.0

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%.

A challenging candidate experience, initial screening, two telephone interviews and finally a face-to-face meeting, all taking place over four long weeks. It’s everything HR is urged to avoid in order to attract talent, but this is no ordinary brand's hiring process. This is Google.

Half of the UK workforce want to change their jobs this year according to a new report from Investors In People. That’s nothing new for January but it is symptomatic of an underlying problem. The primary cause of this predicted  exodus is bad management .

As we approach the end of the year, UK employers are bombarded with research and statistics lamenting the state of the jobs market and perpetual skills shortages, leaving HR under pressure on all sides.