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

Pret boss ‘encouraged’ as café chain stocks up on Brit workers

The boss of café chain Pret A Manger says a rise in Britons among the firm’s workforce is “encouraging”, but says that an unrepresentative workforce remains “an industry-wide issue and there is no quick fix”.
23 April 2013

Compensation and perception changes needed for employers to hire more reservists

The head of the Army has urged companies to hire more reservists. General Sir Peter Wall, the chief of the General Staff, told The Daily Telegraph: “Having people who are getting a wide range of training will undoubtedly help to augment their role in the workforce… We need to have a more proactive relationship between the reservist, the Army and the employer. We need to have the employers onside.”
Public sector 23 April 2013

Recruiter Harlem Shake: We have a winner…

Recruiters across the land danced their hearts out and have spent the last couple of weeks in nervous anticipation of the result of our Recruiter Harlem Shake competition.
23 April 2013

PROMOTION: Free half day learning & networking events in Bristol TOMORROW!

Are you on the list for tomorrow’s Smart Recruiting half day events in Bristol tomorrow?
IT/Telecoms, HR 23 April 2013

TechBacc to boost occupational and vocational education

Skills minister Matthew Hancock has unveiled a new Technical Baccalaureate to “give vocational education the high status it deserved” – on a par with A-Level study – for students aged 16-19.
Education, Engineering 23 April 2013

Immigration rule change to tackle ‘chronic’ lack of nurses

The German health minister has pledged to push for changes to immigration law to enable more healthcare workers into the country.
Engineering, Public sector 23 April 2013

Professional employment support firm Stipenda launches in Boston

Stipenda, a new company that will support professional employer organisations (PEOs) providing outsourced employment solutions for growing firms, has launched in Boston for the US market.
HR, Legal 23 April 2013

In-house support is applauded

I note in Recruiter last month another organisation (DEA) set up to support in-house recruiters in a similar manner to the IOR’s in-house support offering (‘DEA fills in-house niche’, Recruiter, March 2013).
18 April 2013

NHS has no joined-up thinking

With reference to the article about the NHS in your email bulletin (‘NHS struggles to recruit outside management talent’, 18 March), the plain and simple truth of the matter is that the reason why the NHS is failing to attract good managers from outside the NHS is that those who write the job descriptions and who place the adverts for those positions always ask for/demand prior NHS experience!
HR, Public sector 18 April 2013

Recruiters: be bold and recruit for potential

In a downturn, it’s the companies which act decisively that will benefit in the long term. It’s time to turn to inexperienced talent to increase your future potential
HR, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 18 April 2013

CV-Library helps Gandys step out globally

Start-up footwear firm Gandys needed to find people in step with its ethical values. CV-Library uncovered a diverse range of people
IT/Telecoms 18 April 2013

Sector Analysis - IT & telecoms

Received wisdom suggests that permanent jobs won’t be around for ever, with project work dominating labour markets of advanced service economies
HR, IT/Telecoms 18 April 2013

Global Spotlight on Malaysia

Malaysia is a non-mature market as far as recruitment is concerned, which presents a mixture of opportunity and difficulty in equal measure
IT/Telecoms, Public sector 18 April 2013

The growing demand for the ‘talent adviser’

Recruiting in a downturn requires a shift from vacancy filler to true talent professional
HR 18 April 2013

Students just want to have fun, says Tesco graduate recruiter

Being "quirky", "original" and having fun is the key to Tesco attracting graduates, according to its graduate resourcing manager for commercial & marketing.
Education, IT/Telecoms 18 April 2013

Recruiters understand key engagement concepts, says awards judge Jeffery

There is evidence of recruitment leaders having increased understanding of gamification, crowdsourcing and other ways to capture an audience’s attention, says a judge for the 2013 Recruiter Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Eploy.
Creative/Digital/Media 18 April 2013
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