There’s a new crisis when it comes to attracting, motivating and keeping talent. The old ways of pay grades and increments - along with the icing on the salary cake of tailored benefits - no longer have the same traction or impact they used to, not least due to this crisis of economics, motivation and meaning, which impacts almost every workplace and grinds the gears of employees on all levels, especially younger cohorts.
Article by: Gerry Brown, Chairman – Novaquest Capital Management | Published: 15 September 2023
As the business landscape navigates the currents of economic uncertainty, companies are seeking innovative strategies to streamline operations and optimise their workforce. Seven Search and Selection, long-standing consumer and retail recruitment agency, stands at the forefront of this transformative trend, demonstrating how Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is revolutionising the way businesses manage their talent acquisition processes.
Article by: Jade Hawksworth - Seven Search and Selection Ltd | Published: 1 September 2023
Honesty is always the best policy. But the temptation to include a tiny ‘white lie’ on a CV or slightly exaggerate in an interview still exists.
Just how many of those who state their extracurricular interests include volunteering their weekends, running marathons, or writing historical essays are being 100% truthful?
Article by: Alan Price, CEO - BrightHR | Published: 31 July 2023
THE REAL CHALLENGES LIE IN THE UNCERTAINTY AND VOLATILITY THAT LIES AHEAD. COMING DOWN THE LINE ARE JOB ROLES THAT DON’T YET EXIST AND A MYRIAD OF WAYS OF ENGAGING WITH AND CONTRACTING TALENT - BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL PARAMETER OF FULLTIME EMPLOYMENT - AS HYBRID WORKING MATURES AND IN-TIME CONTRACT WORK DEVELOPS. WITH COMPETITION FOR SKILLS UNABATED, GAINING ADVANTAGE DEPENDS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND GLOBAL REACH AND EXPOSURE. BUT BY FAR THE BIGGEST ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM IS BIAS - CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS.
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS HAS UNDERGONE A NUMBER OF CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS, CHARACTERISED BY MULTI-LAYERED INTERVIEWS, BOTH VIRTUAL AND FACE-TO -FACE, USE OF CHATBOTS AND EVEN EXPERIENCES IN THE METAVERSE. WITH THIS IN MIND, RECRUITERS MUST CONSIDER HOW TO KEEP UP, BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS THAT ARE NOW READILY ACCESSIBLE, INCLUDING AI.
Article by: BY IAN NICHOLAS, GLOBAL MANAGING DIRECTOR – REED | Published: 26 July 2023
The crisis in employee recruitment and retention is widening as small businesses face the challenge of staying relevant to employee needs in their benefits packages.
Article by: Emma Cromarty - ECHR | Published: 21 July 2023
What’s that got to do with skiing down a mountain ?
Article by: Blair Mcpherson | Published: 16 July 2023
Organisations must adapt and employ effective strategies to stand out from the crowd and secure the best candidates against their competition. However, identifying and engaging the best talent is not just a matter of filling vacant positions. It is a strategic endeavour that impacts the overall growth, innovation, and competitiveness of an organisation. The right individuals must possess the skills, expertise, and cultural fit necessary to drive success and contribute to the company's long-term goals.
Article by: Sabina Molka, Director People Engagement & Development - DocuWare | Published: 28 June 2023
Sarah Callery, director in EMEA at iCIMS, the talent cloud company, shares perspective on how automation can be more than speeding up processes and automating manual tasks - it can humanise the brand, as well. She provides advice for taking a transformative approach to recruitment marketing, empowering recruiters to improve human interaction, build pipelines of diverse talent for future openings and create sustainable methods of talent acquisition.
Article by: Sarah Callery, Director of EMEA, - iCIMS | Published: 27 June 2023
All you’re doing is helping the candidate make the most of their experience and skills enabling them to present themselves in the best possible light. But do you have any responsibility to their future employer and colleagues?
Article by: Blair McPherson - Former Director, Author and Blogger | Published: 23 June 2023
Some ambitious managers start looking for their next career move, after only 18 months in post. But is this really the best way to manage a career and maintain a work life balance? Smart organisations offer an attractive alternative.
Article by: Blair McPherson - Former Director, Author and Blogger | Published: 18 June 2023
