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12 Sep 2019
Data and the recruitment industry
There’s been so much in the media lately about our privacy and data as individuals. Documentaries, films and social media gossip tells us that data is today’s gold, and as such, dubious decisions and ruthless campaigns have been exploited or…
It’s drilled into us at school: get good GCSE grades to get into college; get good ‘A’ Level grades to get into university and leave with a decent degree… But is that the route every student should go down? Apprenticeships…
22 Jul 2019
The power of a cuppa…
We spend years in education trying to gain qualifications that will help us in the workplace, as well as more years learning ‘on the job’. And yet, despite all our skills, knowledge and experience, it turns out that it’s actually…
In the days of ‘jobs for life’, way back when, few people would have opted to retrain after a couple of decades in their chosen career. Workers typically stayed with the same employer, doing the same role they’d initially trained…
The rise of technology and how it affects jobs is a subject that will always get people talking. Unless you work in the technology sector, most people would see AI as a bad thing, which will eventually see thousands of…
08 Apr 2019
Cyber Security…it affects us all
Recruitment agencies carry a lot of data - both personal and professional - about their candidates and clients. The security of such data – across every industry, not just recruitment - is an increasing concern as technology marches ahead in…
12 Mar 2019
IWD 2019: Females in male-dominated industries
Hot on the heels of International Women’s Day last week, we thought we’d focus on this half of UK PLC. Gender disparity has been a huge issue over recent years, covering all topics from opportunities for women to the pay…
11 Feb 2019
How creative is your agency in its approach?
There are numerous reports that state the overall UK talent pool (should that, therefore, be the talent ocean?!) is shrinking. Skills shortages within various industries are continually having an effect on the nation’s available talent, as is the reduction of…
15 Jan 2019
The future is…?
At this time of year experts are usually keen to predict what the next twelve months hold for the UK job market and economy. However, with so much uncertainty around Brexit, few are sticking their heads above the parapet to…
03 Dec 2018
Stories at Christmastime…
Let’s get comfy by the roaring fire this festive season and share stories. But rather than heart-warming tales of animals or children, the stories we want to share involve questions that recruiters ask during interviews… A staggering 73% of candidates,…
08 Nov 2018
Put yourself in their shoes…
As recruiters, it may sometimes be difficult to remember (or imagine) what it’s like to be a job-seeking candidate. As time and technology moves on, and the application process continues to change, the fears job-seekers may experience could look different…
Where should recruiters today look for top talent? Universities? On specialist job sites? At their clients’ workplaces?! According to a new report by Monster, half of all jobseekers look for a new job whilst working at their current one. And…
21 Sep 2018
Don’t we go to work to EARN money?!
Few people would do as much as they do for their employer if there wasn’t a wage packet waiting at the end of the week or month. After all, we go to work to earn money to live – right?…
16 Aug 2018
Googling for jobs? What’s that, then?
Googling for jobs? Should this even be ‘a thing’? Let’s face it, we use Google for everything else, why shouldn’t it change the face of recruitment, too? The world’s biggest and most-used search engine has infiltrated the land of recruitment…
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