Business Impacts and Recommendations Halloween is coming, and with it, fear. Business and individuals across the UK are waiting nervously for that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is likely to do. Here … Read more

This month sees some of the most significant changes to UK employment law in decades, with a plethora of reforms being introduced with the aim of strengthening workers’ rights and … Read more

Having come through an era of economic uncertainty and a whirlwind of global changes, the UK job market stands on the brink of a bright future. While challenges persist, the … Read more

‘What will be the impact on employment and employers of the new government?’ We now know we have a Labour Government, and with a majority large enough to effect change. … Read more

We all know that a successful business must have the ability to attract, hire, and keep top-tier talent. As we consider talent acquisition plans for 2024, the competition for skilled … Read more

Selecting the Ideal Recruitment Partner: Leveraging a Generalist Recruiter’s Emphasis on Culture and Exceptional Service for Attracting, Hiring, and Retaining Top Talent Finding the right recruitment partner is a crucial … Read more

Building a robust employer brand is a powerful tool in today’s competitive job market. It can significantly impact an organisation’s ability to attract, hire, and keep the right talent. In … Read more

In today’s competitive business landscape, having the right people on your team is crucial for success. A well-crafted recruitment strategy is essential for attracting, hiring, and keeping top talent that … Read more

As businesses around the globe recover from the unprecedented disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, another ongoing crisis is threatening company operations, profitability, and productivity – the global labour shortage. … Read more

As an employer, your brand is your number one selling point when searching for new talent to join your business. An example of the power of successful employer brand management … Read more

Sustainability is a critical consideration that influences every aspect of our lives, shaping our habits, purchasing decisions, travel, and social interactions. Whether consciously or subconsciously, our choices must reflect a … Read more

The difference between a job description and a job advert and why it’s important to use both   By Josie Collings    Both job descriptions and job adverts have their … Read more

Searching for the ideal candidate in an age where there are more social media platforms than ever before can feel like a wild goose chase. While traditional methods of recruitment … Read more

Executive Search is a set of processes that are designed to produce a shortlist of suitable and interested candidates so that a client can interview and select the right individual. … Read more

When you are recruiting for any job role don’t focus on the responsibilities and reporting. What you need to concentrate on are three vital factors: qualifiers, competencies, and behaviours.  Qualifiers … Read more

Overview RPO stands for Recruitment Process Outsourcing, the management and delivery of recruitment services to an organisation by a professional recruitment third party provider. Or, more simply put, someone else … Read more

Quarsh. The “go-to” recruitment and retention solution for companies with a genuine commitment to sustainability. “So what’s your B Corp story?” This question has come up hundreds of times since … Read more

The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the plans of businesses to test the practicality of working from home, remote working and hybrid working. As offices were instructed to close following the onset … Read more

Is your organisation looking to boost retention. Recruitment and retention concerns are at the forefront of a lot of senior management professionals at the moment. The Labour Market Outlook for … Read more

You go to the time and effort to design a job spec, to locate candidates, to interview them, assess them and put together an offer… and then they say no! … Read more

Employer branding: The values of your organisation, marketing and what is attractive for potential employees. In short, it is the image potential employees have of you. Every employer knows how … Read more

Employee Value Proposition, or EVP, is invariably confused with employer brand, but there are key differences. True, both relate to the perception of an organisation, but they are not the … Read more

Working as part of an RPO in a company that is making significant changes to its hiring strategy is fascinating. Recruitment is generally complex, and although it takes many elements … Read more

We have said it before and will undoubtedly say it again; recruitment and retention are two sides of the same coin. If you are looking to improve your retention, first … Read more

Okay, so we’re all aware of Mental Health issues and that it has a tremendous impact on employers and the UK economy as a whole. According to the Deloitte Global … Read more

We’re currently in the midst of a game changer – the invisible killer (this is not the theme for a Marvel movie) which has changed the working and indeed, the … Read more

As I type, companies across the UK are wrestling with the concept of furloughing staff. What can they do while they’re off? Nothing at all? Should we turn off their … Read more

Strange Times We are living through strange times and other than for essential businesses we are in forced seclusion. This time is ripe to be used by owners and executives … Read more

There is a huge change underway. No, not the Coronavirus, that’s just the catalyst. The change is about how we work and how we will accept to work in future. … Read more

Mental Health issues will affect over 60% of workers at some point and costs the UK economy over £75 billion a year. To help organisations to deal with the enormous … Read more

In the realms of Mental Health and Wellbeing perhaps the biggest impact, for good or ill, is whether or not you ‘fit’ in an organisation. But how much do we … Read more

As part of Mental Health Week we are publishing an article a day on the subject of Mental Health and Wellbeing, following from yesterday’s post we have learnt that Mental … Read more

As part of Mental Health Week we are publishing an article a day on the subject of Mental Health and Wellbeing, starting with a look at how companies can provide … Read more

How to provide Employee Mental Health Support on the most miserable day of the year. It’s a known phenomenon. The third working Monday of the year. No need to paint … Read more

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So you’ve made the momentous decision to look at talent acquisition differently, more strategically, to align the growth strategy of the business with the hiring needs required to deliver a … Read more

What you should expect and accept Anyone who has ever worked with recruitment agencies is likely to have some horror stories, like estate agency it is an industry sadly notorious … Read more

I have noticed a widespread belief that Recruitment Process Outsourcing is only for big business. People aren’t thinking and talking about the benefits that it can deliver to SMEs, especially SMEs that … Read more

We all have places we genuinely want to work at, because of how we perceive them as a place to work. Big companies like Google don’t have to find talent … Read more

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is one of the most common forms of outsourced service and when done well is often one of the most successful, delivering greatly improved performance compared to … Read more

“We’ve tried everything, but we still struggle to find enough good people to work for us.” Does this sound familiar? Talent attraction about much more than offering more money, unlimited … Read more

This is a question that we get asked time and time again, and the answer, in brief, is that if you can find an in-house recruiter which is as skilled … Read more

Social media is becoming an increasingly important part of recruitment. 15 years ago no such thing existed. For me, the division is very clear – Facebook for friends, LinkedIn for … Read more

If you’re a growing company, it may be tempting to think that Recruitment Process Outsourcing (or RPO) is not for you. Success stories tend to focus on large corporates or … Read more

Recruitment and retention can be an issue for many businesses. In fact we could probably say every business is considering these two elements in the current market. The truth is, … Read more

Meet someone who works in recruitment at a dinner party, on the train, or waiting in line at the supermarket and the odds are that they will describe themselves as … Read more

Traditional management models stress the development of detailed project plans and the rigorous observation of disciplined models. Developed by engineering and manufacturing organisations they assume workflows with controlled variables and … Read more

Ask yourself the following questions; do you look for great people to join your business, or do great people look for you? Are the people within your business genuinely as … Read more

The robots are coming, as sure as the seasons, and the jobs that were the bedrock of employment, social status and wealth will in many cases be taken by faster, … Read more

Employers used to think of the wellbeing of their employees as a health and safety issue limited to the management of injuries and ill health experienced or acquired at work. … Read more

Look at any management magazine or discussion board at present and you’ll find the topic of Future Proofing front and centre. Everywhere you look we are being told that we … Read more

Now you’ve decided that Recruitment Process Outsourcing in some guise would probably benefit your business and you’re now starting to look at your options. The good news is that there … Read more