Recruitment is fast-paced, exciting and a real roller-coaster ride. You have to balance delivering tangible results with being a consultative expert on the jobs market. Finding people jobs, while managing multiple relationships can be a challenge.
More information: https://iloverecruitment.wordpress.com/2016/10/21/our-five-tips-for-managing-stress-at-work/
The growth of a company is directly impacted by the talent it hires. As top talent is highly coveted and most sought after, it is likely to face stiff competition in hiring them. Recruitment is a long process and requires a considerable amount of effort and resources.
More information: http://blog.hackerearth.com/2016/03/tips-employers-avoid-drop-offs-recruitment.html
Want to recruit exceptionally creative people?
Sick of the same old – CV-screening, followed by telephone interview, followed by face-to-face interview – monotony of your recruitment process?
More information: https://www.coburgbanks.co.uk/blog/attracting-staff/8-slightly-more-creative-ways-to-recruit/
Recruitment is a cost to every business right? Virgin Media plan to make it a revenue stream by radically changing their candidate experience.
Brands with world-class customer service could be victims of their own success. Failing to provide the same experience for candidates, and the disparity between the two, is losing some brands millions of dollars each year.
More information: http://www.inc.com/bryan-adams/how-virgin-media-plans-to-make-over-7-million-a-year-from-recruiting.html
In a recent blog, I looked at some of the research and narrative around skill shortages.
We have the necessary numbers of graduates from most of the disciplines* where shortages are reported, but a lack of those with relevant work experience. I won’t repeat the previous blog except to round up that some of the main reasons for shortages seem to be:
More information: https://blog.shrm.org/blog/4-things-about-skill-shortages
More information: http://www.financialwatchngr.com/2016/09/30/immigration-recruitment-nis-job-trial-resumes/
Four panelists at theHR Technology Conference — all of them from recruiting vendors — struggled to answer the question on so many minds these days: Given all the technological advances during the last 20 years, why is recruiting still such a frustrating experience for many jobseekers and employers?
More information: http://blog.hreonline.com/2016/10/06/why-is-recruiting-so-hard/
A Brent crude price hike to $70 per barrel would see a mass recruitment drive in the oil and gas industry, according to the majority of voters in a poll carried out on social media platform Twitter.
More information: http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/146929/BLOG_70_Brent_Would_See_Mass_Recruitment_Drive_in_Oil_Gas
It’s a tough time to be a recruitment leader. So many challenges, so much change.
In my work across the globe, meeting and advising Owners and Managers of recruitment businesses, five key themes have emerged.
More information: http://gregsavage.com.au/2016/09/06/the-five-biggest-mistakes-recruitment-leaders-are-making-now/
Retail recruitment case study of the month: Countdown recently used Weirdly to recruit the right staff for their fancy new Ponsonby store. Resourcing Advisor, Stacey Scammell shared the results and talked about how they did it and why they chose Weirdly.
More information: https://weirdlyhub.com/retail-recruitment-countdown-case-study/
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