With advancements in automation are the prospects of job order exclusivity increasingly lost? Does competition create better results? While accepted wisdom says that a little healthy competition inspires ever-greater performance, there are instances when this is not true. For a recruiter, an exclusive job order is one such case. Knowing that you are the sole […]
Lean workforces are the new normal. But can recruiters break through the economic uncertainties and capitalise? The vast majority of UK businesses have no surplus workforce, a new study has found. The latest Jobs Outlook Report by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has learned that almost three quarters (74 per cent) of British businesses […]
The Over 55 workforce used to have one eye on retirement. Now, they are more likely than ever to be looking for a career change. Britain’s over 55 workforce is preparing for a fresh start, rather than putting its feet up, a new study has learned. Once – in the not too distant past – […]
Intelligence agency GCHQ is hoping to hire neurodiverse candidates for new ways of thinking. GCHQ, the government communications service, is seeking neurodiverse candidates to improve its teamwork, the organisation’s Director revealed this week. Speaking at an event for the Dyslexia charity Made By Dyslexia, GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming said that “with the right mix of […]
Struggling blockchain recruiting start-up ceases trading after year of difficulties Nodal Labs Limited, an early adopter in the field of blockchain recruitment, has gone into administration. The London-based firm appointed CVR Global as administrators this week, following months of financial difficulties. Nodal Labs, which formed in September 2018, sought to utilise burgeoning blockchain technology as […]
The Armed Forces will target video gamers’ ‘unique skills’ in its new recruitment drive. The Royal Navy will target video gamers in an effort to recruit new personnel, The Mirror reports. A new recruitment drive for the armed forces launches this week – and it has chosen the EuroGamer Expo (EGX) as its host. The […]
Our guest blog on behalf of Reciprocity Labs highlights some of the big data management and information security problems facing recruitment firms today. Information security (‘infosec’) is a catch-all term for the work we do to secure data. In our digital world, virtually all data has some intrinsic value. And, as with anything that holds […]
The way your clients pay staff could be affecting your hiring prospects. A lean employment market is making for tougher trading conditions for many recruitment firms. As a reversal of this current trend may be some way off, we examine strategies that help agencies make placements. This week, we consider payroll options – and how […]
Official UK jobs market data has been published. Here’s what we learned. The Office for National Statistics has released its latest tranche of jobs market data. Today’s report shows us the employment and economic activity rates for the period of June to August 2019. The headline take-away from this quarter’s data is likely to be […]
42 per cent of small businesses need help with hiring. Almost half of all smaller enterprises require external assistance with hiring and personnel management, a new report has found. A study by Direct Line for Business examined the external skills called upon most regularly by smaller firms. Usually hired on an ‘as needed’ basis, these […]
Permanent placements have fallen for seven consecutive months in 2019. The rate of permanent hires in the UK has fallen for the seventh consecutive month, according to new industry data. The rate of UK recruitment slowdown was recorded by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), in conjunction with accountants KPMG. The findings are published in […]
Tech skills like computing and coding have higher market value than maths and science. So, is it time to rethink what we teach in the classroom? Most UK businesses would prefer a tech-savvy candidate over an academic, new data reveals. Two thirds (68 per cent) of employers would opt for a candidate who excelled in […]
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