In the age of technology,the demand for people who know how to handle computers and machines is rapidly growing. This is following the advancements of technology. With computer science as one of the college courses that are very much in demand these days, there have also been a lot of untraditional ways of learning the materials.

What most companies find very hard…

Technology, politics & economics have and always will call the shots as far as recruitment trends go. The outcome of the US elections, Brexit impacting UK & European economy and its further impact on trade relations and movement of workers will definitely start percolating down to how companies manage their workforce. However, some trends have been gathering steam through 2016 and are possibly heading towards…

Technology has definitely simplified our tasks and this holds true for most Talent Acquisitionists and Recruiters alike. The development of software and the ATS is proof enough of the simplicity of the tasks. Although most organisations have moved on to such tools for better productivity we often forget how the Talent Acquisition profession used to be like.

With that being said we decided to open a time capsule to the same to familiarise ourselves with what was, what is and what will…

Employee engagement is a workplace concept that refers to how committed employees are to their organization’s goals and values, and how motivated they are to contribute to the organization’s success. Research has shown that highly engaged employees: 

• Are more customer focused, more creative at work, and take less sick leave
• Care about the future of their organization and put in greater effort to help it meet its goals and objectives
• Feel proud…

Recruitment agency finance is extremely hard to find for many small agencies in the UK.

Cashflow is the lifeblood of your start-up, as it is for organisations in any industry. Fast access to outstanding debt will free up your finances and allow you to:

1. Spend on marketing.
2. Secure better agreements from suppliers.
3. Generally grow as you can make spending decisions when opportunities arise.

Perhaps most importantly, it also means…

Ohloh is a coding repository, were people keep their code, projects and more. They have over 34 trillion lines of code there. Now  Ohloh is not very well known in the staffing world. And very few recruiters try to source there. The reason is simple they do not know how. Well to do this without worry you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull…

Now that you have your degree and have put your career into motion, how do you keep it in motion? Why, networking of course! You can find mentors and career growth opportunities just by keeping in touch with the people you’ve met over the course of your career. Networking doesn’t have to be a business card grab-game with sweaty palms and awkward elevator speeches. It’s the 21st Century and time to update your definition of networking with these five ways to…

For recruiting leaders, people operation teams, talent-supply chain pros, and ambitious leads wanting a competitive edge.

Think about how exciting an origin story can be. We always want to know why and how things came to be.  But why is it exciting to us and more importantly, why do we seek understanding?

 As an industry, we have to do…

Digital technology has opened up business to the global market and many companies have spread their ventures further out via the Internet. This means that organizations now are not only internally connected but communicate with third parties way more and share sensitive data outside their own…

While the subject matter of today’s post doesn’t sound particularly interesting, there is a good reason you should definitely take a moment to observe and study this year’s recruiting statistics. Simply put, looking at these statistics will help you understand how the industry is developing and moving forward, which is vital for…

Anyone who knows me knows I rarely take time off. However this year I vowed to take some time, recharge and be ready for the new year. Hence why this post is late and will be my last till the new year. I which everyone a happy holiday and will leave with you one small gift. A tool that can help you find phone numbers called…

Now that the dust is finally settling on the election and 2016 is drawing to close, many of us are beginning to think about the possible changes coming our way in 2017. Because no one has time to follow each and every new new political development live, here is what you need to know about the changes that we could start to see as the next presidential term begins.

Mandatory Overtime Could Go Away

The Obama…

Per the Global Recruiting Trends 2017 by LinkedIn, in the top 3 of recruiting metrics we see “length of stay” and “hiring manager satisfaction.” Both of these point towards quality of hire. Another main recruiting metric is “time to fill,” but this metric…

Are Your Hiring Requirements Truly Necessary?

In today's Talent Driven market-place, a true trend to watch is whether your requirements are truly necessary to do the job in the first place. Today, many organizations have tight requirements in their staffing push that are:

>Inflexible and Based on Someone's Gut Instinct VS. Data Driven…

The old age question that has been argued each way since time began, or at least since we started pondering the questions of our existence. Where did we come from? How did we get here? Which came first the “chicken” or the “egg?” It’s the same scenario…

It’s a problem that recruiters and candidates alike are all too familiar with: poorly written job descriptions that do little to direct the right talent to the right open positions abound. To make it even worse, many resumes are similarly uninformative, making it equally challenging for employers to find the right candidates through simple keyword searches. Google has…

Hiring season is in full swing with recruiting agencies circling employers like sharks.  Today's climate in the staffing world reminds me of the staffing spike in 2006.  Back then, submitting the right candidate to a prospective client got you in the door and ensured, fast-track placements.  This time around, it may get you in the door but it doesn't…