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Global Talent Acquisition Day: a day for HR professionals
Use the hashtag #GlobalTADay to get involved with the day.
Javad Juma: Global Talent Acquisition Day – what does it take to attract and hire the best talent?
September 4th is Global Talent Acquisition Day.
Instinct over insight… nearly half of UK HR still rely on gut feel to assess skills needs within their business
Pressure mounts on recruitment to improve use of data as HR and recruitment lags behind every other business unit when it comes to use of data and insight.
Timpsons: the company that recruits Mr Men characters
UK shoe repair and key-cutting business Timpson recruits new staff solely according to which Mr Men characters their personalities resemble, according to the BBC.
Do you have a graduate programme?
Graduate recruitment has always been a hot topic in the world of talent acquisition and management, but as we emerge from the global economic crisis, the war for the best graduate talent has never been more heated.
Talent shortages more acute in large businesses
Talent shortages are a top issue for all UK businesses but are more acute in large companies, a survey by Clarus Consulting has found.
Employers missing out on talent by not considering voluntary experience
Recruiters are missing out on talented individuals by not considering social action and voluntary experience in their recruitment process.
ResourceBank implements Avature for talent attraction effectiveness
ResourceBank, a leading Talent and HR Solutions organisation based in the UK, has selected and implemented Avature ATS (Applicant Tracking System) and Avature CRM for its RPO and Executive Search businesses. ResourceBank manages outsourced recruitment contracts for companies including Northgate Vehicle Hire, Magnet and World Duty Free Group, and has now completed the implementation of…
Jon Ingham: Social media – the opportunities for HR
I’m going to start off my blogging at HR Review my commenting on another blog post – Social media – the challenges for HR I firstly want to correct a factual error, and then address the focus of the post. So: “It had become fairly common practice in the US for employers to either demand…