Career management for retention and engagement
It might seem a bit out of place for an employer to get involved in career managing its employees – after all, isn’t a career a personal thing? However that’s no longer the case. Despite economic pessimism, there is still demand for talent and the skills gap means there will always be demand for those […]
Milkround still valued by graduates
Graduate recruiters should not dismiss the value of the traditional ‘milk round’ as two thirds of final year students intend to use the experience to help make up their minds as to which employer to go for. According to a survey among 915 students that are about to graduate undertaken by recruitment outsourcers TMP Worldwide, […]
Top tips for mitigating seasonal recruitment risks
Fiona Dawson of Experian Background Checking explores the risks and rewards of recruiting temporary staff and offers top tips for building a reliable and flexible workforce to meet seasonal as well as ongoing business demands. According to the latest figures from the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT), the UK has the highest number […]
Talent drain evident as ‘notice week’ ends
Almost half of UK workers intend to start looking for a new job by the end of the year, but more employees are likely to hand in their notice this week than at any other time during the previous 12 month period. According to a survey undertaken among 7,500 staff in 10 of Europe’s leading […]
Bosses confident growth is around the corner: podcast
Is growth in business or hiring just around the corner? A study of European business leaders has revealed nearly 40% are planning to invest in existing talent, while a quarter claim they will invest in training as this long awaited confidence makes a welcome return to the market with over half of all companies across […]
Employing graduates: Easy as 1,2,3?
A continuing high level of unemployment among graduates, where 10% of the total graduate population failed to find any form of work last year, provokes the question: are universities adequately equipping students with the transferable skills required for the workplace? ‘Traditional degrees’ have been under fire for not properly preparing young people for the world […]
Overseas labour still in demand to fill skills gap despite jobless Britons
Despite high levels of domestic unemployment, organisations are turning to both migrant workers and offshore outsourcers in a bid to plug UK skills gaps as the economy starts to recover. According to the quarterly ‘Labour Market Outlook’ survey published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and management consultancy KPMG, some 45% of […]
Social media still feared by graduate recruiters
While workers’ use of social media is costing UK business £14 billion a year in lost productivity, nearly two thirds of graduate recruiters are wary of using the channel because of fears over damage to reputation. According to a survey of 84 graduate recruiters undertaken by the Association of Graduate Recruiters and HR consultancy Penna […]
Unemployment set to get worse for young and old
Unemployment is disproportionately hitting young people and older workers but official jobless figures appear to indicate that the situation is only set to get worse. Figures from the Office for National Statistics released yesterday seemed to be encouraging on the surface, with the number of unemployed falling by 49,000 to 2.46 million in the three […]
Coalition plans will lead to more older workers
Age UK has called on the coalition government to do more to tackle age discrimination if it is to push through proposed benefit reforms likely to boost the number of older workers returning to the jobs market. The charity estimates that plans to transfer Incapacity Benefit claimants onto Employment Support Allowance could increase the […]
Vocational experience valued more higly than academic qualifications
Three out of five employers value vocational qualifications and work experience more highly than graduate status because they believe that personnel with a less academic background are more equipped to contribute to the business from day one. Just over two fifths of bosses that do not currently employ staff with vocational qualifications also said that […]
James Reed: The three Rs – recruitment, retention and relationships
James Reed is chairman of Reed specialist recruitment, who are celebrating 50 years of recruiting. Here he talks Charlie Duff through what has changed in the industry, from recruitment through to talent and retention. How did Reed start? Reed was set up by my father, Alec Reed and 2010 is a particularly special year […]
Talent spotting and talent shopping
In 1997, strategy consultancy McKinsey coined the (perhaps controversial) phrase, "the war for talent" and while it’s a given that having great talent is business critical for any organisation, many companies have still taken a reactive rather than proactive approach to talent attraction. In a lot of cases, employers will only start to source talent […]
Employers: take advantage of ‘golden hello’ before it gets scrapped
Employers are being urged to take advantage of ‘golden hello’ recruitment and training subsidies before an expected government review puts their future in jeopardy. The call came as official figures revealed that 10% of graduates who left UK universities last year were unable to find jobs, up from 8% last year. The number could soar […]
It’s competitive, but graduate jobs are out there
Graduate recruitment has increased substantially this year following 24 months of swingeing cuts, but competition remains fierce with an average of 45 candidates applying for each position. According to a poll undertaken among 100 top employers by High Fliers Research, organisations plan to take on 17.9% more graduates this year than they did last, restoring […]
Adidas brings recruitment in-house
Adidas is in the process of bringing its global recruitment activities in-house as part of a bid to improve staff retention rates. Following a comprehensive review, the sports shoe giant, which employs more than 40,000 staff worldwide, decided to introduce an integrated strategy for both internal and external recruitment across its portfolio of brands, which […]
Recruitment – it’s not as easy as it sounds
So it might not be rocket science but recruitment is such an important part of your people strategy, it can’t be neglected. Get the basics right first and it’ll become a whole lot easier and more effective. The basis of recruitment appears simple – finding the best person for the job. However it’s vital that […]
Immigration cap: it’s happening
Even though business and Cabinet disquiet over a proposed immigration cap will lead to a wide-ranging consultation on the issue, the government is expected to implement the measures anyway. According to the Daily Telegraph, Home Secretary Theresa May is set to announce the consultation imminently, after members of the Cabinet privately expressed concern that a […]
Talent – you’ve got it: you just don’t know it yet
A survey exploring the value that businesses and HR departments place on talent information and its availability has found that a worrying number of companies do not have access to reliable information on crucial workforce issues. Although most companies measure time to hire, only 33% have access to reliable data on the quality of hire […]
The agile employer: helping employees fit the job
Employers regularly complain they can’t find the right people for the roles they have: however, there is rarely a ‘perfect’ candidate. So what’s the solution to make a person ‘fit’? The most recent unemployment figures from the Office for National Statistics is a stark reality of recession. The number of unemployed people has increased by […]