In-house recruitment

Availability continues to rise for both perm and temp candidates

November saw increased availability of workers for the ninth straight month of the year, countered by lingering economic uncertainty and hesitancy to commit to new hires.

11 December 2023
In Depth

11 most influential in-house recruiters

Welcome to the 11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters report.

12 September 2023

REC writes to Minister of State for Immigration over digital RTW checks

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has revealed that it has written to the Minister of State for Immigration expressing concerns over the new digital right to work (RTW) checking system.

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 22 November 2022

TA professionals flock to RecFest 2022

This year's RecFest drew thousands of talent acquisition professionals to the event.

Hospitality/Leisure 13 September 2022

11 Most influential in-house recruiters: 2022

Welcome to the nineth 11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters report.

13 September 2022

Dive in to the talent pool

A new report from The Forum for In-House Recruitment Managers (The Firm) suggests that while most organisations use talent pools to fill their roles, not many do it effectively

HR 11 July 2022

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 7-11 MARCH 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Compass Group, The Curve Group, Walmsley Wilkinson

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Retail 9 March 2022

NEW TO THE MARKET: 7-11 MARCH 2022

This week’s new launches include: Astute Technical Recruitment, Circular.io, Sterling, YoungOnes

Charity & not-for-profit, IT/Telecoms 9 March 2022

Recruitment drives and encouraging ex-offenders into employment

The Student Loans Company, BT and EE launch recruitment drives, while new employability boards aim to help prisoners obtain gainful work.

Public sector, Commercial & office support 8 March 2022

CEB: no analytics for analytics’ sake

Analytics are high on the priority list in talent resourcing and recruiting circles in 2013, but too many organisations are “doing analytics for analytics’ sake”, according to Jean Martin, executive director of the human resources practice of CEB’s (formerly Corporate Executive Board) Corporate Leadership Council.
HR 13 June 2013

Ernst & Young leads drive to set UK equality standard

Ernst & Young (E&Y) has launched a new National Equality Standard (NES) developed ‘by business for business’ that is expected to go to market in early autumn.
HR 13 June 2013

Whittling down the top talent

Two recent graduates from Bournemouth University have developed a database and filtering platform that aims to make it much easier for employers to connect with new high-quality talent.
IT/Telecoms, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 13 June 2013

Identifying the influencers

Those recruiting in the technology sector can make use of a new tool that rates an individual’s influence and expertise. The Influence Graph has been developed by WorkFu, the social recruitment service for the technology industry.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 13 June 2013

Turning a blind eye to a Lost Generation of talent?

In considering a future talent pipeline that is made up only of graduates, employers and young people alike are missing out on opportunities to create not only ready-made talent, but to learn and develop skills to be used immediately in a business environment
Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 13 June 2013

Almac and EMC announce projects to grow jobs in Ireland

Substantial job creation is expected in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after two multinationals, pharmaceutical firm Almac and IT company EMC, announced plans to expand their activities.
Commercial & office support, IT/Telecoms 13 June 2013

Disabling attitudes to work in partnership

The Whitehouse Hotel needed to find reliable people who could also be flexible. Working Links and Scope came up with a fresh solution
12 June 2013

Pilots drive the way for National Equality Standard

Some “quite significant pilots” will have contributed to the development of criteria for the new National Equality Standard (NES) aimed to go to market this autumn, according to an NES board member.
Executive search, Interim recruitment 12 June 2013

Barclays Retail Business Banking takes on trio

Barclays UK Retail Business Banking (RBB) has taken on three new hires in its resourcing and talent acquisition department.
HR 12 June 2013

BBC begins recruiting with TribePad’s ‘social ATS’

This week saw the launch of the BBC’s new online Careers Hub, through which it will direct recruitment across all its disciplines, from TV and radio to online, technology and future media, via head office and even its five orchestras.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 12 June 2013

Understanding others’ pain is the key to building a better employer brand

Understanding ‘the pain’ of others within your organisation is key to successfully transforming your employer brand, recruiters have heard.
HR 12 June 2013

Securing green shoots of growth

With bank interest rates remaining at an all-time low, now must surely be the right time for recruitment companies to seek funding to help their businesses. Colin Cottell looks at the options
12 June 2013

Sector Analysis - Oil & gas

In this skills-short market, the secret to good recruiting is… good recruiting — ideally supplemented by strong learning & development
Engineering 12 June 2013

Global Spotlight on Brazil

Although the country has been affected by recession, Brazil is still reaping the rewards from its previous rapid growth, though skill shortages abound
Construction & property, IT/Telecoms 12 June 2013

Look beyond bottom line on social media

Social media is widely used in recruitment, but how well has measuring its effectiveness kept pace?
IT/Telecoms, Industrial/Manufacturing 12 June 2013

Local Jobs Check needs proof of local job ads before overseas hiring

A proposed new scheme from the Australian government would require all employers to prove that they have advertised for labour locally before sponsoring workers from overseas.
7 June 2013
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