Low unemployment and a clear skills gap mean that the need for the right people on the team is paramount for business at the moment. In fairness, this has always been the case, but it has particular importance in the current employment market. It is no wonder then that the notion of employer brand is frequently the subject of conversation in the boardrooms and recruitment exhibitions around the UK. [Read more…]
Changing to stay the same? – 2018 could be a big year for the employment market
As we draw to the end of the first month of 2018, it would seem a good time to look at what could be happening in the year ahead. I suspect that this year though, the predictions for the recruitment sector are just a little more difficult than in the past because, let’s face it, last year was a fairly unusual one overall. That aside, here are four things that may well have an impact on the recruitment sector, and of course employers and employees, in 2018. [Read more…]
Diversity in the workplace – Why it needs to be paid more than lip service
When it comes to diversity in the work environment, there is a lot more at stake than just ticking a box. It is one of those subjects that seems to come around every few years, and it causes a flurry of activity that helps to redress the balance and then sadly it often falls into the background of everyday working life. However, ensuring a diverse workplace can be a rewarding endeavour from several perspectives. [Read more…]
SAFER for us all – Why we fully support the SAFERjobs initiative
Every industry has its share of underhand people. It seems a fact of life that once there is money involved someone, somewhere, will try to find a way to get it without doing a good job. Sadly, the recruitment industry also has had and probably continues to have, it’s share of those who indulge in everything from sloppy professionalism through to sharp practice and even downright fraudulent activity. [Read more…]
GDPR – What will it actually mean to the employment process
In case you haven’t heard, there is a law due to be implemented in May next year that changes the way data personal data is collected, stored and used. It will have an impact on almost all business large or small, and it could change the way we do business in recruitment. [Read more…]
Summer Is Over – Could Autumn Be The Start Of A New Career?
There are times in the year when it is good to take stock of your life. We tend to immediately think of the new year as being the point where we should consider our aims because we focus on the tradition of new year resolutions. [Read more…]
If you have just graduated where do you go next? Is it for a job or a career?
Whenever graduate employment is under discussion, there seems to be one comment that always shows up. It is along the lines of ‘Education doesn’t train people to work in industry, and they can’t do the jobs we need’ or something similar. [Read more…]
Train to gain – how a positive workplace can help motivation
We have all at some point been in a workplace where there is a feeling of negativity about the place. [Read more…]
The Marathon runners – Mental Health, Fitness, and needing to #beinspired
We often refer to things as being a marathon. It’s a convenient way of describing something that took a while or got to be quite hard to complete. If we have had a difficult journey home, it becomes a marathon, or it takes a marathon effort to get ourselves packed for the big summer holiday. Sometimes though, I wonder if that word is used a little bit too lightly and I suspect the people taking part in the London marathon a few weeks ago would probably agree. [Read more…]
The biggest challenge facing recruiters – Is it the candidates?
Recruiting is one of the most challenging, rewarding, fulfilling, and exciting of careers. Like most jobs, it requires the right person with the right mix of attitude and aptitude for the role, but if you are that person, then you will not only make a living from being a recruiter, but you will make a career out of it. [Read more…]
