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Is it easier to set up in recruitment today?

By   /  December 10, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

Despite predictions from some quarters that the recruitment industry would slip into a coma thanks to the advent of job boards, LinkedIn and social media, it is in fact vibrant and growing, surpassing pre-recession levels of business. According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the industry turned over some £31.5bn in 2014/15, a 9.7% increase […]

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Gender equality at board level: how does the recruitment industry fare?

By   /  November 19, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

The proportion of women in top-level roles is very much on the agenda once again, spurred on by various industry reports, latest quotas and workplace trends. Yet the recruitment industry, the very sector which binds markets and industries together, tends to be the most overlooked. It’s why the Women in Recruitment (WIR) initiative – re-launched […]

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Will there always be a place for human-to-human contact in recruitment?

By   /  October 22, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

The advent of social media has had a dramatic impact on the world of recruitment, affecting how agencies and employers go about finding potential candidates, and how jobseekers market themselves to employers. “It is a continuous live stream of information allowing employers and candidates to find the perfect fit,” suggests Simon Conington, managing director of […]

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What the ban on exclusivity clauses means for workers and employers

By   /  September 17, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

The debate over the use of zero-hours contracts by some employers as a means of managing staffing demand has polarised opinion, both among political parties and those in the business community. One of the biggest gripes for unions has been the practice of including “exclusivity” clauses in such contracts, meaning that while the employer is […]

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The UK’s productivity problem – and how recruiters can help solve it

By   /  August 13, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

Countless statistics and official figures have provided evidence of a real UK productivity problem. Recent ONS data revealed that despite working longer hours than many of our European counterparts, the UK is actually less productive in terms of output: we are averaging around 30% behind countries such as France and Germany and 30% behind the […]

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What would tougher immigration rules for non-EU workers mean for recruiters?

By   /  July 16, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

Reducing the number of immigrants coming into the UK has been a central tenet of Conservative Party policy since the 2010 election campaign. This has been hampered by a combination of the coalition with the Liberal Democrats and restrictions on the ability to curb migration from the EU, but there has been a steady toughening […]

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Are recruiters keeping up with demand for talent in the renewables sector?

By   /  June 11, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

The renewables sector in the UK is expanding rapidly. According to figures from the Renewable Energy Association, there has been an 8% increase in the number of people working in the sector – from 102,987 to 112,055 – over the past year, and many of these are for positions which did not exist at all […]

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Are degrees losing their value?

By   /  May 14, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

There used to be a time when hiring managers in major employers wouldn’t even consider an application unless a candidate had a 2:1 degree or above. An upper second-class degree, it was believed, was a useful benchmark to sift out those who would do better; some employers even restricted the range of universities from which […]

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What recruiters want from the next government

By   /  April 16, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

The general election campaign is now well under way, and promises to be one of the closest contests in decades, with debate not just over which party will win the most seats but the various permutations that could be needed to form a coalition government after May 7. Rob Walker, CEO of BIE Executive, believes […]

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What are the ideal attributes of the modern recruiter?

By   /  March 5, 2015  /  Featured Post  /  No Comments

The role of the recruiter is constantly evolving, as market conditions, societal trends and the tools available to those working in the industry change. The industry is certainly a far cry from the days when recruiters would work from a little black book of contacts, and spend most of their days on the phone trying […]

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