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Category: Recruitment News
Today is busiest day of the year for job applications
After the slow months of November and December, January sees surge in job applications.
‘The horrors of HR needs a bonfire’ says PMs senior adviser
The Civil Service should be recruiting "weirdos".
More applications to pharmaceutical than graduate jobs in 2019
"It has been a very tumultuous year in the world of recruitment."
Candidates are ‘professionally ghosting’ potential employers
"Professional Ghosting": a potential employee avoiding communication with a company during the application process.
UK unemployment hits 1975 low which may intensify ‘war for talent’
The employment rate has risen to 76.2 per cent.
Salaries increase as Brexit fears reduce in 2020
HR, banking, and logistics salaries will remain roughly the same in 2020.
Proposed immigration system requires a ‘route map’ for international hiring
Criticism of the system is that it puts too much attention on skilled workers.
Jobs advertised heavily dampened by Brexit and General Election
November 2019 had the slowest demand for staff in the past decade.
Emotional intelligence skills gap emerging in UK
Less than 1 per cent of candidates include an emotional intelligence trait on CV.
AI can hinder recruitment and lead to a loss of talent
84 per cent of candidates feel the current recruitment process needs to change.
New owner of Thomas Cook plans to hire another 1,500 staff
After saving 2,330 Thomas Cook jobs, Hays now wishes to hire another 1,500 staff.
Job application boost in October with south of UK leading the way
This rise is most likely due to the increase in salary offered.
Would a blindfolded interviewer defeat unconscious bias?
It is the "uncontrollable and confused mix of unconscious bias" that is hurting recruitment.
World Vegan Day: Job adverts with the word ‘vegan’ in the title have skyrocketed
There are currently 600,000 vegans in the UK.