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Candidate care programme launched

By   /  August 20, 2015  /  New Industry Business  /  No Comments

Recruitment software company Mercury xRM has launched a free aid for recruiters who are looking to improve their levels of candidate care. Participating recruiters will receive access to a candidate care pack with seven chapters covering topics including building loyal relationships, communicating effectively, focussing on the right people and improving the candidate journey.

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App seeks out new business for recruitment companies

By   /  August 20, 2015  /  New Industry Business  /  No Comments

A new app has launched which mines Twitter for key phrases in conversations or mentions that are relevant to recruitment companies. It then automatically sends a personalised response from the user with contact details. The app, called Ivan_intro, works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and also allows users to set a radius […]

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Via ‏@Sonovate on Twitter

By   /  August 20, 2015  /  Your Voice  /  No Comments

Fifteen Things you Might Overhear in Recruitment – http://bit.ly/1NfevJF  #Recruitment #Staffing #Quotes #Sales

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Future careers: time to overcome the ‘guidance gap’

By   /  August 20, 2015  /  RA Now Opinion  /  No Comments

Without doubt, one of the victims of successive government cuts in recent years has been careers guidance. The decision to take responsibility away from local authorities and hand it to schools meant that there was a deterioration in the advice on offer, a select committee found in 2013. And now a survey by YouGov for […]

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Why time on hold is money

By   /  August 20, 2015  /  Industry Insider  /  No Comments

Mark Williamson explains how recruitment agencies can transform hold time into a valuable marketing opportunity. For recruitment agencies acting as a middleman between employers and jobseekers, the telephone is a key sales tool. Whether it’s talking to a business about a job specification or coordinating an interview with a candidate, a phone call often represents […]

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Engaging managers ‘is biggest recruitment challenge’

By   /  August 20, 2015  /  News, R.A. News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

Recruitment teams find engaging line managers within the hiring process the biggest challenge when attracting talent, according to new research by WCN. The e-recruitment software firm surveyed HR professionals from some of the UK’s biggest recruiters and found that a fifth (22%) of organisations struggle to identify and engage with scarce talent, battling to employ […]

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Parents fill in ‘guidance gap’ over career advice for school-leavers

By   /  August 20, 2015  /  News, R.A. News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

More than half of parents believe they will have the biggest influence over their child’s next steps after finishing A levels, but most aren’t fully aware of the non-university options available. That’s according to research from graduate recruitment company GTI media and professional services firm EY. Their YouGov survey of 1,018 parents looked at their […]

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Recruitment Agency Expo North returns to Birmingham

By   /  August 20, 2015  /  News, R.A. News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

The third Recruitment Agency Expo North will take place at the end of next month at Birmingham’s NEC. The two-day event, the biggest of its kind for recruitment leaders in the Midlands and the North of England, will feature nearly 30 seminars covering the most important topics in the industry, plus 14 training sessions, and […]

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Campaign launched to promote work experience

By   /  August 20, 2015  /  News, R.A. News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

A new government campaign has launched to help young people make the most of work experience opportunities. The WE Can campaign will see 84 “Youth Ambassadors” from Youth Employment UK (YEUK) give advice on how others can set up their own work experience placements and make the most of their time in a business setting. […]

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New job platform aimed at night workers

By   /  August 13, 2015  /  New Industry Business  /  No Comments

An online job platform has launched specifically to help connect UK job hunters with vacancies in the night worker niche. uknightjobs.co.uk allows jobseekers to find vacancies that suit their skill set and relevant experience, and also allows employers to search and view full CVs to find the right candidate.

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