Although more than 8 million people in the UK use LinkedIn, 70% of HR directors believe social media platforms are “ineffective” as a recruitment tool or are unsure over its effectiveness, according...

Is it time for human resources professionals to go beyond the ‘toe-dipping’ stage with social media recruitment?

Utilities firm RWE npower has launched a direct sourcing recruitment strategy, with the creation of a career and graduate website.

Stonewall has launched two new tools for lesbian, gay and bisexual jobseekers completing the charity’s suite of resources for gay people moving through education and their careers.

Time-poor jobseekers are risking their current roles by searching for new jobs at work, according to a poll by recruitment website Monster.

The use of social media for recruitment purposes is commonplace for many organisations these days.

With scores or even hundreds of applicants for every position, recruiters are under pressure to automate the selection process using web applications, followed by computerised CV-sifting. But does it...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that many good people are overlooked because their story gets lost or is under-sold in a CV format, while others can make it through to a shortlist because their...

Eight online job sites are battling to be named Recruitment Website of the Decade as the National Online Recruitment Awards, for which HR magazine is media partner, celebrates its tenth anniversary.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has launched online careers fairs to reach as large a talent pool as possible.

The other day I received a call from a potential advertiser who asked me a very pointed question: 'What is the purpose of a diversity job board?' At first, I was a little taken aback because the...

With HR professionals facing reduced budgets, recruiting the best possible talent is more important than ever. Prospective employees are engaging more with social media, which means that HR needs...