Background screening predictions for 2016
Rachel Bedgood discusses what she expects to see this year. Background screening is a vital part of the hiring process and continues to remain important after you have hired your candidate. 2016 is likely to show a continuation of trends that we have already seen such as changes in regulation and flexible working as well […]
Read More →Could recruiters have a more prominent role in careers advice for young people?
When Tiana Locker was at college, her favourite subject was law. But when she approached her careers advisor about her options for the future, she was told she’d have to go to university. “I knew I didn’t want to go to university,” remembers Locker. “She said that if I was sure that I didn’t want […]
Read More →Permanent placements rise at faster rate in January
Recruitment consultants reported a slight acceleration in growth of permanent staff placements during January, according to the latest Markit/REC Report on Jobs. The rate of growth was at a faster rate than the survey’s long-run average. However, agencies’ temporary/contract staff billings rose at the slowest pace in four months. January data also signalled a further […]
Read More →Stress and mental ill health ‘major causes of absence’
Stress and mental ill health remains one the major causes of long-term absence for businesses, although the situation has improved on a year ago, according to research from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the trade body for the group risk industry. GRiD’s survey revealed that two in five (42%) of employers point to stress and mental […]
Read More →Financial concerns ‘main reason school leavers go straight into work’
The main reasons for school students not entering further education is wanting to earn money straight away, followed by not wishing to get into debt, according to the trendence School Leaver Study. However, the report revealed that university-bound students focused on longer term career aspects, such as needing to get a qualification for their hopeful […]
Read More →One in eight people experience violence at work, says TUC
One in eight people have experienced violence at work, according to new research. The poll, carried out by YouGov for the TUC, reveals that 12% of people have experienced work-related violence, such as being pushed or spat on, or even being punched or stabbed. With more than 31 million people in employment, the TUC says […]
Read More →Hyperion retained by ULEMCo to help build engineering team
Clean energy recruitment specialist Hyperion Executive Search has been retained by ULEMCo, a company that specialises in converting commercial vehicles to run on hydrogen. Hyperion has been hired to fill a senior engineer vacancy as well as further roles in ULEMCo’s technology team over the coming months. ULEMCo recently secured a further £400,000 investment from […]
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Read More →Why employers need to nail those first impressions too
Gone are the days when it was enough simply to have a vacancy and the jobseekers would come running to you. These days, employers have to fight a lot harder to gain candidates’ attention. This was confirmed in a study by OfficeBroker.com this week that revealed that almost three quarters of job hunters decide if […]
Read More →Relationship advice for recruiters and candidates
In today’s competitive market, candidates need the help of recruiters now more than ever. In order for candidates and recruiters to work cohesively in matching candidates with employers, a strong relationship built on trust needs to be established early. Relationship building may seem like an obvious component in the recruiting world, however, recruiters who struggle […]
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