The Four Skills UK Recruiters Want To Tackle in 2016 (And How They Can Do It)

How are those tough New Year’s resolutions going? The start of the year is always a popular time to take a look back at the last twelve months and ask ourselves what we could do better. But it can be harder to make these good intentions stick. And our professional lives are no different. Creating sustainable, lasting improvements to the way we work is a much bigger challenge than a one-off win.

More information: http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/skills-uk-recruiters-want-to-tackle/

Little Data Sparks Big Changes: How Analytics Transformed Hiring at Lyst

The use of data in recruitment is a hot topic right now and I’ll look to expand on that in a series of posts, but you have to start somewhere. So having taken a new role last summer at Lyst, I’ll start things off by explaining the basic metrics we put in place, why we use them and what we have learnt so far.

More information: https://www.smartrecruiters.com/blog/little-data-sparks-big-changes-how-analytics-transformed-hiring-at-lyst/

Eight things we love about recruitment

We all know recruitment has ups and downs – one week you’re on top of the world, making placements and smashing your targets. The next, it’s a dry patch and your candidate has been pipped to the post one too many times. But it always bounces back – and keeps us on our toes!

More information: https://iloverecruitment.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/8-things-we-love-about-recruitment/

3 Things To Consider Before Committing To A Recruiting Event

If your calendar looks even a little close to as crowded as mine, you probably already know that we’re officially into yet another “Conference Season.” And if you’re a recruiting or sourcing professional, there sure are a ton of options out there; so many, in fact, that there seems to be a seasonal shift as event planners ramp up into full recruitment mode.

More information: http://recruitingdaily.com/4-things-every-recruiting-event-organizer-remember-soliciting-speakers/

5 Myths of Recruitment & Selection – Debunked

Just like most fields have certain myths so also the Recruitment Industry too has assumptions that people have followed till date. These misconceptions that are held are followed blindly and the field of Recruitment is no exception.

More information: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/5-myths-of-recruitment-selection-debunked

Get Your Recruiters Engaged in Marketing Without Face Palming…

Recruitment Marketers often have heads in hands, frowns and feelings of “why don’t you get I’m on your side!?”

You’re sat at your desk, trying to be strategic, but your facial expressions are often akin to the unhappy part of the emoji keypad…

– See more at: http://www.barclayjones.com/blog/recruitment/get-your-recruiters-engaged-in-marketing-without-face-palming/#sthash.VYpDHXB6.dpuf

The “Cloud Conspiracy” – Is Your Recruitment CRM Truly Cloud?

Enterprise Sales Director of Bullhorn APAC Matt Webster gives his unique insight on the changing landscape of recruitment technology and unveils a common yet costly misconception plaguing the industry.

– See more at: http://www.bullhorn.com/au/blog/2016/02/the-cloud-based-conspiracy-is-your-recruitment-crm-provider-lying-to-you/#sthash.ktuG21ns.dpuf

10 Not-So-Conventional Ways To Attract Talent

Startup CEOs, business owners and HR managers all have one thing in common. Regardless of their company missions or product, at some stage they will all have to attract talent and hire new employees. It’s a foundation of running a business, and it is no simple task.

More information: http://recruitloop.com/blog/10-not-so-conventional-ways-to-attract-talent/#more-8586