Analysis

My brilliant recruitment career: Luke Davis

Luke Davis is head of RPO Talent Solutions at Matchr.

Executive search 4 March 2025

Tech & Tools: March/April 2025

Humans and AI: a blended approach

4 March 2025

Strap in for a bumpy ride

Despite hiring predicted to rise, recruiters are bracing themselves for a less than smooth journey.

HR 4 March 2025
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From cyber security to trade expertise

Six senior hiring trends for 2025.

21 January 2025
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Tech & Tools: January/February 2025

What tech-related trends will dominate 2025?

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My brilliant recruitment career: Azar Hussain

Azar Hussain is founder and chief rebel at Rebel Recruiters

Tech & Tools: November/December 2024

Personalising the candidate journey.

Modernising talent management

Organisations are failing to manage talent effectively

12 November 2024
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My brilliant recruitment career: Cindy Gunn

Cindy Gunn is Group head of people at Gi Group Holding.

10 September 2024

Sector Analysis Hospitality & Leisure

As recruitment is on the rise again in the sector, the age-old problem of staff retention is still a key issue
11 June 2014

Recruiter Awards 2014 Special

The Agency and In-house Recruitment Leaders of the Year are always tough categories but the cream always comes to the top, as they say

Acre Resources

Colin Cottell spoke with CEO and founder Richard Wright and co-founder Andy Cartland about Acre’s winning ways

Sector Analysis Oil & Gas

The talk is of skills shortage and talent crisis in the industry, but for many recruiters this is boom time

The FIRM finds optimism from in-house recruiters

Direct sourcing, along with talent pools and pipelines were priorities for those respondents in a new survey from The FIRM. DeeDee Doke reports
21 May 2014

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Colin Cottell spoke with the HR director of Islington Council
Public sector 24 April 2014

Sector Analysis Healthcare

Unless radical action is taken soon, the NHS is likely to be faced with a nursing staffing shortfall
Public sector 24 April 2014

Sector Analysis Creative, digital & marketing

Creative, digital and marketing may not offer super-high salaries but interest from candidates is strong

SMART RESOURCING: Jobs on the go-go

A well-designed, easy-to-use mobile-friendly careers site is no longer a luxury but a vital piece in every company’s recruitment jigsaw. DeeDee Doke reports on a few converts
IT/Telecoms 12 February 2014

SMART RESOURCING: Firms turn off talent on mobile

Despite one in three jobseekers searching for their next role on a mobile device, it seems that employers still don’t get it and are turning away potential top talent as a result of poor mobile career sites. Sue Weekes reports

Research comes of age

Research has become more than just providing names to fill immediate needs. As Colin Cottell found out, anticipating talent skills and building pipelines for the future are key for companies
IT/Telecoms, Executive search 12 February 2014

Sector Analysis Charity/Third sector

Recruiters want to make sure third sector careers are not second choice, and are increasingly looking to non-charity sector candidates
11 February 2014

Heralding a bright future

Well over half of the fastest-growing recruitment companies are new entrants in this year’s Recruiter FAST 50, sponsored by ICS and compiled by Boxington Corporate Finance. Colin Cottell sees a resurgence of the entrepreneurial, smaller recruitment business
17 January 2014

Sector Analysis Pharmaceutical and life sciences

The global nature of the pharma and life sciences industry throws up unique talent challenges
Marketing, Life sciences 17 January 2014

How can the industry repair its damaged reputation?

Recruitment’s negative perception may not be entirely justified, but it could certainly do with improving. Colin Cottell reports
17 January 2014

Sector Analysis Construction

Both retention and succession planning are key in the sector, with geography certainly playing a role
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