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Senior managers creating organisations of clones
Employer bias is leading three in 10 (29 per cent) senior managers to hire people just like them, risking business innovation and potential
Employers up pay to compete for candidates
Two fifths (42 per cent) of employers who have had difficulty recruiting candidates have increased the salary on offer, according to a survey of employers by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
Alexander Gray-Johnson: Utilising live candidate information to find the perfect fit
Years have gone by with little innovation of any kind in the data collected by, and used by, recruiters when hunting for the perfect candidate. Generally, we’re still forced to use algorithms (admittedly increasingly accurate algorithms) to search through massive CV databases to find us the best candidates.
Job hunters believe a drivers licence makes them more employable
UK job hunters believe having a driving licence makes them more employable, according to a survey from the UK’s leading independent job board CV-Library.
Gerard Murnaghan: The future of recruitment will be driven by ‘intelligent aggregation’
Organisations turning to intelligent aggregation technologies when recruiting candidates can increase efficiency and improve better candidate-jobs best fits.
Steve Othen: Is the candidate experience really that important?
There is currently a gap between what candidates expect and what employers think is important to them, but how worried should employers really be about their candidate experience and the impact it can have? The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) Steve Othen gives his verdict… The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest research, The candidate…
Half of UK workers have had an ex-colleague attempt to poach them
UK companies are having to work harder to keep hold of their top talent as employees are more likely to ‘jump ship’ with buoyancy in the jobs market increasing, according to new research from leading recruiter Adecco. The research into workplace poaching reveals that over half (51%) of UK workers have had at least one…
Siobhan Twose: Personality profiling – “I’ve got your number”
Run a search for the word personality on the web and you will probably find something like this: “…somebody’s set of characteristics: the totality of somebody’s attitudes, interests, behavioural patterns, emotional responses, social roles, and other individual traits that endure over long periods of time” In the workplace people tend to label their colleagues, but…
Permanent candidate availability plummets
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies. Record fall in permanent staff availability in June… The latest survey of UK recruitment consultancies indicated a considerable reduction in the availability of staff to…
Majority of jobseekers would turn down a job if the interviewer gave a poor first impression
More than two thirds (70 per cent) of job seekers turn down a job if their first impression is sub-standard, according to a new study from Monster.co.uk. The research highlights what influences first impressions with 35 per cent of interviewees saying they would not take a job if they didn’t like the reception area. The…
60% of recruiters still do not monitor the candidate experience
Recruiters are burying their heads in the sand when it comes to measuring candidate experience. Research from member-based advisory company CEB has found that nearly three quarters (70 percent) of HR professionals agree that a positive candidate experience is important, yet 60 percent are doing nothing to monitor the impact of their hiring experience. By…
Job candidates need to ‘personalise’ their CV, in order to stand out
Young job seekers should play up their personal attributes and passions when applying for work, according to new research released today to mark the finals of the Brathay Apprentice Challenge 2014. The study of over 900 line managers, conducted by ICM Research, found that nearly two fifths (38%) want young people to give greater prominence…
The more education young people have, the more willing they are to work for free
Half (49%) of all young people are willing to work for free to get on the jobs ladder, according to a unique research project from recruitment experts Adecco looking into Britain’s youth unemployment crisis. The survey of 16-24 years olds across the UK found that almost half (47%) of all young people will do any…
Mark T Lawrence: Mind over matter – Seizing today’s recruitment opportunities to get ahead
James Reed, CEO and Chairman of Reed, the recruitment consultancy, recently wrote about the importance of candidates having the right mindset – perhaps signalling a challenge to the traditional search for relevant experience or skills. At a time when organisations such as the CIPD and the CBI warn of impending skill gap shortages (the UK…