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Online systems now target 'perfect' candidates only
The next generation of websites are using new technology to bring employers, recruiters and candidates together anonymously over the internet.

Providers claim these anonymous headhunting systems could revolutionise online recruitment by reducing the cost per hire and enabling a far more targeted approach.

StaffCV has launched a global system called QuietAgent that is now experiencing
Missed the contact for a job ad? Just play it again!
JobsOnRadio is a new web site that will allow job seekers to listen again online to radio recruitment advertisements that they may have missed the details about.

The JobsOnRadio site, created by advertising specialists Radio Works, allows recruiters to post their recruitment adverts on the web and ga
Reynolds' priority for REC is to maintain status quo
Helen Reynolds, the REC's acting chief executive, said her first priority when she took on her new role last month was to "give staff the confidence that things weren't going to change".

Reynolds was thrust into the trade body's top staff job following chief executive Marcia Roberts' decision to step
ArtificiaI intelligence a benefit rather than threat

Artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be a highly effective recruitment tool, with the technology demonstrating that it can bring cost and efficiency benefits as well as improve the quality of recruits.

Spring Group sets sight on Europe with an Italian job
Spring Group has begun its European expansion by opening an office in Rome.

The opening comes as the IT specialist seeks to reach its goal of being a £1bn turnover business by 2009.

The office will be managed by Marco Guarno, a former country manager for Ajilon, part of the Adecco Group, and co
Fail to check means hefty fines are sign of the times
Recruiters have welcomed measures to fine companies that fail to check whether overseas workers have a legal right to work in the UK up to £10,000.

Under proposals announced by immigration minister, Liam Byrne, agencies and direct employers that fail to conduct proper tests could face hefty fines for
Industry must take action to dispel candidate confusion
The recruitment industry needs to do more to educate customers and candidates about the different kinds of services on offer from contingency recruiters and specialist search and selection firms, according to Hertfordshire-based recruiter Toby Turner.

The construction industry specialist and managing
Job boards help reach more ethnically diverse candidates
Job boards are reaching a more ethnically diverse audience and are more representative of the general population, a gathering of recruiters heard.

Alastair Cartwright, commercial director at Enhance Media, producers of the National Recruitment Online Annual Survey (NORAS) told recruiters at an eFianancialCareers.com-hosted event that this was an important factor for employers who wanted to
What is the government up to when it comes to policy about immigration and work?



On the one hand, big fines offer big incentives to both recruiters and employers to ensure that workers are eligible to work in the UK, under measures proposed by immigration minister Liam Byrne. On the other hand, the bar is raised for highly skilled migrants who want to work legally in this country. And isn't there a skills shortage going on?


Father’s Day for O’Donoghue
In this age of equality, it seems that even organisations supporting women in business recognise the role of some men at work.
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