Recruitment 2.0

When it comes to the job search, the first impressions that qualified candidates have of your brand count – but so do the last.  

A much needed change in recruitment methods is long overdue - that’s according to LinkedIn’s latest Global Recruiting Trends survey which describes today’s hiring processes as ‘transactional’ and 'repetitive'.  

Last week’s further fall in unemployment prompted REC chief executive Kevin Green to warn HR and recruiters of a ‘candidate scarce’ market in the New Year.

What recruitment trends will help, or hinder, your success in attracting, hiring and retaining talent as we move into 2018?

Hiring talent is a challenge for all employers but small businesses in particular may often feel unable to compete with the branding and budget of their larger competitors.

The job market is ‘lagging behind’ in meeting the need for flexible working and it could be the missing link in your talent acquisition success.

As a hiring professional, one of the most frustrating elements of the entire recruitment process is the candidate who fails to attend for their interview.

Attracting talent to your business often requires a complex and delicate balancing of a number of factors. Get one (or more) wrong and you face a talent exodus from your hiring process and a struggle to hold on to skilled employees.

Recruitment is changing. Gone are the traditional methods of posting jobs and waiting for talent to apply.

Amid predictions of a pre-Brexit ‘scramble’ for talent social media is a critical recruitment marketing tool to ensure a consistent source of engaged, qualified candidates for your vacancies.