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Immigration: where do recruiters stand on the issues?
Immigration is likely to be the stand-out issue at next year’s election. But what role have recruiters played in shaping the UK’s foreign workforce? Peter Crush looks at the evidence. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to realise that with fewer than nine months to go before the General Election, there’s going to be only […]
Read More →Buoyant summer beckons for Scottish recruiters
With the independence vote around the corner, how are recruiters in Scotland feeling about employment prospects? Jo Faragher finds out. It’s going to be a busy summer for recruiters in Scotland. The Commonwealth Games begin in Glasgow at the end of this month, bringing a welcome boost to the temporary jobs market, and recent figures […]
Read More →How recruiters can give something back through welfare to work
We’re in a more candidate driven market than ever, yet the long-term unemployed still face an uphill struggle to get into work. What role can recruiters play in the welfare to work market, asks Peter Crush? News last week from Manpower showing job prospects are stronger than before the recession is a welcome boost for both job […]
Read More →‘If we treat our own staff seriously, they’ll take other people’s careers seriously too’
Recruitment agencies comprised 13% of the Best Workplaces in the UK, judged earlier this month. What are they doing right? Peter Crush finds out When it comes to workplaces patting themselves on the back, this time of year is a busy one. In the last few months we’ve seen firms rated as being Britain’s Top […]
Read More →‘The headhunting community is a crucial catalyst to introduce more capable women in the boardroom’
How comfortable do headhunters feel about positive discrimination on their shortlists in order to meet clients’ diversity targets? Peter Crush finds out Over recent years few recruiters would deny the issue of workplace diversity – particularly of improving ethnicity and the number of women in high office – has been one of the key discussions. […]
Read More →Is the video trend about to go mainstream?
Video is becoming a growing area of interest for recruitment agencies and clients. Jo Faragher explains Whether it’s laughing at cats breakdancing, or streaming a five-minute training session to learn a new skill, online video is becoming truly embedded into our personal and professional lives. Employers realise that people learn better and absorb more information […]
Read More →‘We’d love to see more recruiters getting into placing apprenticeships’
Agencies are increasingly a crucial part of the apprenticeship system. But what does taking on apprentice candidates mean for the recruitment sector? Peter Crush finds out Whatever you might think of them, apprenticeships – the post-school jobs route that suffered a severe crisis of confidence during the 1990s – are well and truly back. Thanks […]
Read More →‘We were alerted to a profile on LinkedIn which turned out to be completely unreal’
Job scams are growing in number and complexity. But as well as raising challenges for recruiters, they are also boosting the reputation of reputable agencies, says Jo Faragher It was when employment fraud entered the Daily Telegraph’s ‘Top 10 scams to look out for’ this year that Keith Rosser, chair of Saferjobs, realised the issue had reached […]
Read More →‘There’s absolutely no such thing as a European market’
The recruitment markets in Europe differ greatly, so recruiters hoping to expand should understand the variation in its countries’ markets. Peter Crush explains What happens when domestic recruitment growth (where job vacancies are now at a 15-year high, according to the REC), is well and truly back on track? Obviously, it is then time to […]
Read More →“Procurement professionals are not the ogres they’re painted as”
Recruiters are increasingly finding that procurement professionals in client meetings. How can they make the most of the inevitable friction? Peter Crush finds out If you’ve heard it once, you’ll have heard it a thousand times before: recruitment agencies and procurement departments are like oil and water; they just don’t naturally mix. While procurement departments […]
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