Quality of hire will become the defining recruitment metric as the proven ability to deliver outcomes takes on greater importance than either a candidate’s education or career history in hiring, according to a new report ‘Recruitment — 2022: The Effect of Social Media and Technology on Future Recruitment’.
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Global specialist recruiter Hays has launched a new qualification that aims to arm its senior consultants with the same professional standing as a chartered or certified management consultant.
Agency recruiters need to improve their understanding of HR’s role if they are to build long-term and profitable relationships with clients, a conference has heard.
Recruitment agencies are becoming more customer-focused as a result of the recession, HR managers have told Recruiter.
Volume hiring of creative and technically skilled people could keep hiring managers mired in administrative work.
The ability to offer flexible working is an important way of attracting new talent, according to a cross-section of HR managers.
Smart Resourcing 2013, Recruiter’s knowledge-sharing event for the in-house recruitment community due to be held in London on 28 February, will be headline sponsored by leading recruitment software firm Eploy.
A new Norman Broadbent social media subsidiary specialising in candidate generation uses “influential language techniques” to encourage candidates to apply for their clients’ vacancies.
A new model of executive recruitment based on professional services such as accountancy and law, in which recruiters are paid on an hourly basis, has resulted in global security company G4S filling 14 senior roles, as well as massive savings in the model’s first 18 months of operation, according to the firm’s global head of resourcing.
For firms already operating in Asia or those looking to take advantage of the opportunities, recruiter held a roundtable to discuss the region’s potential. Colin Cottell reports