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Spending Review Hands Cash to Police Recruitment | UK Recruitment News

The chancellor has pledged £800mn to boost police recruitment. The new chancellor of the exchequer has pledged almost £800 million to boost ailing recruitment into the police force. On Wednesday, Sajid Javid delivered his first spending review amid continuing Brexit uncertainty. The chancellor’s speech saw the release of significant sums of cash for social improvement […]

Can Video Games Help Recruiters? | UK Recruitment News

From identifying high-demand skills, to solving training and apprenticeship problems, can video games help recruiters out of their hiring dilemmas?. Recruiters are an inventive bunch. We always have one eye open for a new source of skills. And we’re usually keen to take on new approaches when it comes to screening and shortlisting our talent. […]

Finding the Future of Recruitment in Japan | Global Recruitment News

Japan’s rigorously traditional approach to graduate hiring has started to evaporate. We look at how new pressures and demands have sparked a recruitment revolution across the country. Every April in Japan, thousands of new graduates begin a highly formalised recruitment process. Dressed in matching suits, and working their way through a hectic circuit of career […]

Google Abandons its Hire Recruiter Software | UK Recruitment News

The web giant faced legal and logistical challenges with its recruiter software and ATS. Web giant Google has announced that it will be “sunsetting” its Hire for Google recruiter software – essentially abandoning the product. The California-based company announced that it was ending the service to focus on other aspects of the Google cloud portfolio. […]

Linkedin reveals 2019’s most valued roles | UK Recruitment News

Tech dominates in the social network’s report of the most recruited jobs of 2019. Linkedin, the professionals’ social network, has published its list of the most recruited jobs of 2019. Subtitled “how to proactively grow your talent pipeline”, the report should be of particular interest to recruiters. The free-to-download report names the 33 roles in […]

Exam results: Recruiters have their say | UK Recruitment News

In an eBoss exclusive, we asked businesses on the front line of recruitment whether exams still play a part in a candidate’s career prospects. This week, around 300,000 teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their A and AS level exam results. While the overall passing rate remained fairly consistent with previous years, there […]

Upskilling: The Cost to Your Agency | UK Recruitment News

With more businesses looking internally to find skills, could at-work training be costing your agency? UK businesses are increasingly likely to upskill their own staff in the hunt for talent, a new study has found. The cultural shift in the way companies scout for skills means less money going to external recruiting budgets and agencies. […]

Checking Britain’s Business Pulse | Recruitment News UK

Hiring sentiment remains strong, despite uncertainties. The ONS has released its latest set of jobs market figures. The report, which covers employment rates and pay for the months April–June 2019 shows evidence of a slight cooling in the jobs market. eBoss evaluates the figures. But this month we are going to do things a little […]

Recruitment lessons from Transfer Deadline Day | Recruitment News UK

Transfer Deadline Day is the one day of the year where everybody has an opinion on recruitment. But what lessons can consultants take away from past hiring successes – and disasters – from the beautiful game? It is transfer deadline day in the world of football. It means that – for 24 hours – recruitment […]

Why employee wellbeing improves retention rates | UK Recruitment News

Could a better understanding of benefits packages help to boost productivity? Employers need to do more to inform staff about benefits and care packages, a new report has claimed. Insurance brokerage and risk management consultancy Gallagher has told employers to raise their value offering to new hires. Their advise aims to boost both retention and […]

Is work in the UK as secure as ever? | Recruitment News UK

Editor’s Note: since this article was first published, the coronavirus pandemic has drastically reshaped the global jobs market. For more recent reports on job security and the recruitment market, please visit our recruitment news index page. It is a common assumption that job security has decreased in recent years. But a new study finds little […]