Why businesses need to embrace the external workforce on their journey to recovery
Take a moment to think about the nurse pulling a double shift, working tirelessly for those most in need and lending comfort, albeit remotely, to a worried family, all the while potentially living away from his or her family to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19 due to heightened exposure. Or consider the delivery driver, […]
How the end of EU free movement will affect recruitment
Prepare your business now for the end of EU free movement.
HR job hunting in a pandemic: how to be a change driver, not a passenger
If you’re looking for a new HR job, demand for your skills is likely to be high right now, but you will need to stand out from the crowd.
Recruitment: how to mitigate the risk of background screening delays during Covid-19
Background checks may look different in the future.
Recruitment technology: hiring for impact using machine learning and data analysis
How better data analytics can help address critical skills gaps.
Diversity and inclusion: it’s time to champion greater social mobility for young talent
Social status remains a barrier to entry for some young people in their careers.
Transgender inclusion at work: three key issues for HR to tackle
The HR profession still has some way to go to address this issue.
Talent management: the internal mobility metrics you should be tracking
Finding useful ways to track how well you are retaining top talent is key to success.
Five talent management trends to watch in 2020
The year ahead for HR professionals.
Recruitment update: uncertain times call for experienced HR professionals
The market for HR roles remains buoyant.
Zero hours contracts: a short-term fix, but not a long-term strategy
Employers are using zero contracts incorrectly and creating issues for themselves.
Avoiding ‘game over’: incorporating gamification into recruitment and assessment
In 2014, Gartner noted that human resources is a particular growth area: “while customer-focused applications [of gamification] continue to be developed, there has been faster growth in employee-focused applications”. Initial usage within the HR space focused on learning and development, utilising game dynamics to enhance engagement with development activities and improve learning. More recently, the […]
Winning the war for global talent: how to improve your employee value proposition
A recent survey of global mobility (GM) professionals around the world has revealed that most multinationals are struggling to attract the right candidates. For all sorts of reasons, employees are unwilling to relocate, which can cause skills shortages and other problems for organisations. The RES Forum’s latest report, Working Towards Top Class Global Mobility explains […]
Recruitment: four hiring challenges for small businesses
Being the first HR person in a small and growing business can mean many things – excitement, for sure, as there will many things to put your stamp on. It can, however, be daunting and challenging too, particularly if recruitment is part of your brief. Here’s a snapshot of some of the key challenges you’ll […]
Recruitment: how to hire HR professionals and why it’s not as simple as you think
Most people think HR recruitment is one of the easiest areas to recruit for. HR people are ‘lovely’, there are lots of candidates out there, and you can pretty much guarantee that every company has an HR team. All of the above is true, but when you start to dig a little deeper into the […]
Recruitment: why job brand is now more important than employer brand
Getting a job has become a bit of a race. Candidates are applying for more companies than ever before, and because of this the celebrated ‘purpose’ of employer value propositions are starting to have less impact than we might think. Nowadays jobseekers are applying for roles across a range of industries. Employers now need to […]
HR job seeking: how to stand out in a crowded market
This year has been one of change on both a global and local level, and this evolving political and economic environment is drastically affecting how companies recruit. In an unstable market, candidates can be nervous about their job prospects and reluctant to consider a move. There are a number of reasons for this, the main […]
Ethical business: attracting and retaining top talent needs actions, not just words
Right now companies face one of the biggest challenges ever faced in attracting and retaining new talent and every business, large or small, will be affected at some point in the future. The corporate world may be changing, few can argue with that, but talent is changing too and with a multitude of layers, […]
Unconventional interview tricks – helping or hindering recruitment?
Companies are increasingly starting to use unconventional tricks in interviews to help them decipher the best person for the job. But could these quirky recruitment approaches be doing more harm than good? The rise in unconventional hiring tactics has created considerable debate around how effective, if at all, such approaches are for finding the best […]
Recruitment: how aligning words and actions to values can ensure candidates are the ‘right fit’
Consciously or not, your recruitment process is values-based, but are you communicating the right values to potential new hires? Here, we look at how to be more deliberate with your words and actions throughout the process to ensure the right message is conveyed. Let’s start by replaying a conversation we’ve had many times with leaders […]