No triple dip, but don’t pop the champagne corks yet
Recruitment business owners won’t be the only ones to breathe a sigh of relief this week at the announcement that the UK economy has managed to avoid falling into its third recession in five years – the dreaded triple dip. The Office for National Statistics reported that the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) had grown […]
Read More →CareerBuilder acquires Oil and Gas Job Search
Global jobs board operator CareerBuilder has acquired Oil and Gas Job Search as part of its continuing expansion of niche online job search platforms. The number of roles sought in the oil and gas industry in the US and Canada is set to grow to more than 1m and 70,000 respectively, analysts predict. In the […]
Read More →Counter-offers don’t cut the mustard, claims recruiter
The received wisdom that employers will always try to make a counter-offer if someone leaves is not always true, suggests a new survey by recruitment company Communicate. It found that the majority of employers have never made a counter-offer, despite over half saying they would – and that counter-offers only tend to be made for […]
Read More →UK pay rises wiped out by inflation
Rising inflation will wipe out any salary increases employers make this year, according to the latest Salary Budget Planning Report for Europe, the Middle East and Africa from consultancy firm Towers Watson. British companies plan to increase salaries by an average of 3% in 2013, but with inflation expected to sit at around 3.2%, the real […]
Read More →What can we learn from Thatcher’s leadership?
She may have been controversial, but many thought she was a great leader. Pip Clarke from talent management consultancy a&dc looks at what recruiters can learn from the Iron Lady. There has been much noise following the death of the Iron Lady – both from supporters and non-supporters – but one phrase that I’ve continuously […]
Read More →AGR announces new chief executive
The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has announced that Stephen Isherwood – currently head of graduate recruitment for the UK and Ireland at Ernst & Young – will become its new chief executive in June. He succeeds Carl Gilleard, who was head of the AGR for 15 years. Isherwood has extensive experience in graduate recruitment, […]
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Unemployment up but ongoing challenge is lack of suitable candidates in many sectors http://bit.ly/ZxjzNi
Read More →What metrics should you use to track consultants?
Satnam Brar looks as some practical ways to help you manage your team’s performance more objectively. If you’re a managing director of your own agency, then performance tracking and business metrics are likely to be a key focus. Why? Because management information (MI) lies at the heart of all good business decision-making. Measurable data helps […]
Read More →Hiring by example? How agencies source their own
They rightly pride themselves on sourcing the best, most suitable talent for their clients, but what about the staff agencies actually hire themselves? Peter Crush investigates agencies’ own approaches to recruitment. According to many, this is something that still has a lot to be desired. Glance at comments posted on a recent thread on moneysavingexpert.com […]
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Jul 19Via @recmembers on Twitter Google for Jobs launched today in the UK – in case you missed it, here’s REC marketing manager Michael Oliver's blog on how agencies can take advantage > https://t.co/1dHnR9P4Dl Read More
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