Eighty per cent of senior HR and procurement professionals do not regard the candidate experience as a priority in recruitment, according to recent research. But providing a positive candidate...
A polarisation of the jobs market, high youth unemployment and large regional variations mean the latest ONS figures are not as positive as they first appear, according to Warwick University professor...
There’s a worldwide skills gap emerging and if it isn’t quickly bridged by HR it will threaten the prosperity of business everywhere.
UK unemployment fell by 63,000 to 1.96 million in the third quarter of 2014, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Psychological testing as a recruitment tool is not new. While cognitive ability tests tend to be the most commonly used, there is now growing evidence that behavioural testing enables recruiters to...
Politicians need to fix the education system, cut down on needless regulation and stop threatening to curb the flow of skills into the country, Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) CEO Kevin...
Businesses looking for talent can’t rule out candidates without qualifications, or experience not readily available to those from deprived socioeconomic backgrounds, according to Deloitte UK head of...
The recruitment sector has helped more than 630,000 people find a permanent new job and 1.1 million into a contractor or temp position in the past year.
The number of permanent placements increased in November but at the slowest rate for 18 months, according to the latest monthly report by KMPG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
Talking tough on immigration may win votes, but business chiefs are far from impressed.
Employers are failing to fill entry-level positions despite a surplus of talent, according to research by totaljobs.com and IPPR.
One-third of employees say they would switch jobs today if they knew they were going to work for a better manager, according to research by member-based advisory company CEB.
