Recruitment News

Diversity and Inclusion in today’s HR landscape. In light of the recent resurgence of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign, I feel it’s topical to discuss how important Diversity and Inclusion are within the HR landscape. It certainly made me sit back and think about my accountability as a Recruiter, when ensuring that applicants are considered without prejudice or unfair bias. When I am reviewing job applications, I usually scroll strai...

We are often asked by jobseekers about whether there is anything else that they can do to make their CV’s more attractive, or to try to ensure that their application gets the right amount of attention from a potential employer? One thing that we always tell people is to make sure that their CV and employment history on Linkedin match. It’s so often overlooked by jobseekers and yet recruiters and employers will often cr...

With HR accountable for such a vast array of factors effecting personnel within an organisation, it has been interesting to see the development of job roles positioned within HR functions over the past 12 months, and what appears to be prioritised when talking with senior leaders about their HR service. I have noticed a significant increase in job vacancies centered purely around mental health and wellbeing. Even prior to the COVID-19...

Reading the newspapers (online of course), there is pressure on the government to put out a formal recovery plan, so that the cogs of our economy can start to grind back into motion. Whilst none of us really know how long our current lockdown scenario will last for, the bigger question for me is ‘what does the other side of lockdown really look like?’ and who can answer that, if anyone? My own thoughts and ramblings are below, but I t...

  In this climate, it is understandable that many employers have put recruitment projects on hold or are having to adjust their workforce planning. However, just because you are not calling us to support you with recruitment, it doesn’t mean that you have to stop talking to us altogether. There is much value that you can still leverage from our expertise in order to make the most out of your relationship with your Recruiter and help y...