Recruiting from small talent pools

How do you recruit and retain talent when the pool of people with the skills you need is very small?

More than a quarter of employees plan to leave within the year

Nearly four out of 10 European employees said having a supportive manager would significantly improve their work situation

Young people 'significantly overlooked' in their transition to work

Young people considering their options are often “presented with gobbledygook”, says baroness Jean Corston

Case study: Managing charismatic entertainers at Bounce

Recruiting high-energy, quirky characters enhances the customer and overall team experience

Confidence in psychometric assessments rises

The largest rise in the use of psychometric testing has been for employee development activities

Number of part-time male workers set to increase by 20%

Over the same period, the projected growth in part-time female workers is 7%

Almost all UK jobseekers search within the country

Those looking for a job abroad cite both personal growth and career experiences as reasons

The most foolish HR 'facts'

It's April Fools' Day, but can you guess which of these HR 'facts' the HR magazine team have received are true or false?

Case study: High-level RPO at Telefónica

While mass recruitment is in-house, Telefónica decided to outsource high-level hiring to Cielo seven years ago

Budget 2016: ISA-like accounts to help under-40s save

Business leaders respond to the 2016 budget

Hiring intentions in Britain "strongest since 2007"

Every region in the UK is optimistic about hiring, with the East, South West and London particularly so

Non-EU workers: You can't always get who you want

Limiting non-EU workers to control immigration may push employers into action that won't benefit the UK