Analysis

Tech & Tools: March/April 2025

Humans and AI: a blended approach

4 March 2025

Workplace: Gamification as a productivity booster

How to use gamification to make work more interactive and motivating.

Pete Schofield

My brilliant recruitment career: Pete Schofield

Pete Schofield is group chairman at Ford & Stanley.

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Calling time on after-work drinks

The post-work pint: is this tradition dying out?

10 September 2024

Recruiters: anticipate and prepare ahead of the General Election

Mike Rogers, COO of Kingdom People, discusses what recruitment agencies should be considering ahead of the upcoming General Election and how to prepare for any changes brought in by the new government.

25 June 2024

As MP Halfon bows out, where does that leave skills, training and apprenticeships?

With a nod to Lord of the Rings, Robert Halfon announced his resignation as minister for skills, apprenticeships and higher education just before the Easter break.

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My Brilliant Recruitment Career: Ed Pritchard

Ed Pritchard is managing partner at Anderson Quigley

Executive search 16 January 2024

My Brilliant Recruitment Career: James Cronin

James Cronin is group commercial director at The Jarell Group

9 May 2023

Time for optimism – patience and demonstrable resilience will pay off

There are buyers around, but playing your cards close to your chest could pay dividends

9 May 2023

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Despite the announcement of thousands of Christmas jobs, retail recruitment is still highly competitive for both recruiters and their candidates
17 October 2012

Hastings Direct to create 200 new jobs in 2012

Hastings Direct to create 200 new jobs in 2012

Cameron: forget the venture capitalist approach, drop VAT!

Following press reports of Prime Minister David Cameron being called on to allow bosses to sack l

13 September 2012

An evolution in recruitment on the move and up in the cloud

Whether it was the cloud, social media or mobile, technology continued to change the way recruiters do their jobs throughout 2011. So what developments will most impact the industry during 2012? We ask seven visonaries across the recruiting spectrum

13 September 2012

Rocky road threatens global mobility of talent

A report by PwC predicts a 50% increase in international assignments by 2020. But as Colin Cottell finds out, there remain obstacles to companies moving their workers around the globe

13 September 2012

Netting the top talent to source the best

As client demand for RPO services is growing, Sue Weekes investigates how the providers themselves are trying to land the top recruiting talent

13 September 2012

Is it the role calling or is it the brand?

In an economic downturn, Steve Hemsley asks whether the employer brand is the main attraction for candidates or is it the actual job that draws people in

13 September 2012

Realities revealed of in-house recruitment

A new survey from The FIRM and Enhance Media provides a snapshot of the day-to-day concerns of in-house recruiters. Sam Burne James reports

13 September 2012

Getting the 'lost generation' into work

At a roundtable in London, employers and charities discussed the problems and possible solutions for the disadvantaged NEETs. Colin Cottell reports

13 September 2012

Dawning of the age of the agency worker

With the deadline for the implementation of the AWR fast approaching, getting your processes and procedures in order is vital, especially as many recruiters and hirers still appear unprepared. Colin Cottell investigates

13 September 2012

M&As still on the cards despite outlook

The latest Osborne Clarke/Recruiter survey on M&A in the recruitment sector reveals guarded optimism despite uncertainty in the market

Marketing & Sales 13 September 2012

Cautious optimism is still the watchword

Staffing businesses have had to cut costs, which has obviously had an impact on headcount, but things may be improving

13 September 2012

Getting in the zone to kick-start growth

With the first four of the government’s Enterprise Zones announced, Colin Cottell canvasses opinion on their merits and whether they can indeed help job creation

13 September 2012

Vacancies and salaries rise in IT sector

The IT contract market has shown signs of picking up as the public sector returns to strength, heralding a return to a candidate-led market

IT/Telecoms 13 September 2012
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