As lockdown eases, many employers will be looking to kickstart hiring on a business landscape changed by the pandemic. However, as Paul Farrer, Founder & Chairman of Aspire, a recruitment business, explained to HR Grapevine, this won’t be easy. “If you are seeking skilled workers, don’t expect a candidate-rich market. Qualified candidates are in short supply […]
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Over half of UK firms plan to hire staff
More than half of all UK employers intend to hire additional staff within the next three months, according to the latest study released this week by the CIPD, showing what it called the ‘first positive signs’ of employment expanding for over a year, as reported by the BBC. According to the research, 56% of the […]
A key weapon in your long-term hiring strategy
Everyone knows the benefits of talent pooling; it’s proactive and focused on the company’s future needs. It provides the opportunity to quickly market to a warm pool of passive pre-screened candidates who already ‘know’ you to encourage them to apply. So, what prevents us from being proactive with talent pooling? Let’s look at why talent […]
Fundamentals of Hiring—Avoid Negligent Misrepresentations
Whether you are the GM of the Vancouver Canucks looking at who to draft or the owner of a 10 employee manufacturing plant looking to fill a vacancy, the most important decisions you make are at the hiring stage. Not surprisingly in this day and age, there are legal pitfalls employers can fall into at […]
Finally, some good news for business
For many weeks, a dark cloud has been looming over talent acquisition. In May, hiring dipped drastically as businesses reined in their budgets and employees chose to stay put to weather the storm. Unemployment rose significantly as several industries such as aviation, banking and automotive suffered huge losses and struggled to continue trading through the […]