Today’s Industry Buzz 17th May 2013
Hello and welcome to Recruitment Buzz. Today, I will be rounding up our most popular articles of the week; read on to find out what has been grabbing the attention of our readers in the past few days:
1. Top 20 Interview Howlers
2. Top 5 Recruitment Sectors to be in for next 5-10 years
3. 5 Epic Recruiting Blunders
4. Hired at a price – the gullible job seeker scam
5. Employment situation in Europe
If you’ve missed out on any of these, be sure to take a look, we’ll be back next week with more great content.
Hope you enjoy the weekend,
Rachel Jones | Email: rachel@ecomdigital.co.uk
Contact us: recruitmentbuzz.co.uk | Call us on: 029 20451 120
Latest news from the world of recruitment
Is Your Employer Brand Letting you Down?
A good employer brand can make all the difference when it comes to attracting – and retaining – the top talent within an industry. This phrase is now being heard all across recruitment, but what exactly does it mean and how can you tell if it is letting you down? more »
“Diversity as a driver of your Employment Brand”
I noticed while during my work in Employment Branding and Diversity over the years, that unique synergies could arise from the coupling of Diversity & Employment Branding.
I think that “Diversity can improve a firm’s Employment Brand” © more »
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Spin doctors. Masters (or mistresses) of the dark arts. Only slightly more reliable than estate agents. Yes, if you work in PR, you get used to having this sort of thing aimed at you. I’m contemplating telling the next person I meet at a party that I’m an astronaut instead. more »
Germany, France to Unveil ‘New Deal’ for EU’s Jobless Youth
Germany and France will announce joint proposals this month to address Europe’s soaring youth unemployment, the Labor Ministry in Berlin said, confirming a newspaper report of a planned “New Deal for Europe.” more »
Two Thirds of U.S. Employers Say Bad Hires Negatively Affected Business Last Year
New research from CareerBuilder reveals that 66 percent of U.S. employers experienced losses in business last year due to bad hires. But according to the survey of more than 6,000 hiring professionals worldwide, bad hires more »
The Karma of Candidate Experience
We can talk about candidate experience all day (and do), but here’s the real reason why recruiters should care: as last in, first out when it comes to headcount, and as a pretty significant corporate cost center more »
What Really Attracts Gen Y to a Job
The recent news that America has one of the highest rates of youth unemployment in the developed world may be horribly discouraging, but it’s hardly surprising. more »
Spring Forward with Hiring New Grads
It’s that time of year when all those college grads and summer co-ops are out there eagerly looking for work. These candidates can be a great way to go for companies small and large. more »
Increase in the world’s top talent moving to the UK, study finds
The UK is the second most attractive country in the world, after the United States, for high-flying professionals to move to. more »
Unemployment up 15,000 to 2.52 million
Unemployment rose by 15,000 between January 2013 and March 2013 to 2.52 million, with the unemployment rate now at 7.8 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal. more »
Boris Johnson: wrong on ‘sloth’, right about management
It’s interesting that, in his column for today’s Telegraph, Boris Johnson has cited the German economy as the measuring stick against which Britain should compare itself. more »
Today’s labour market statistics: ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’
Today’s labour market statistics are very much a case of ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’. more »
EU referendum row is a ‘distraction’ from growth and jobs, warns CBI chief John Cridland
In a speech to the British American Business Council, John Cridland will say demands for a Bill to underpin David Cameron’s promise of an in/out vote on Europe is an “unnecessary distraction” from the real issues affecting our economy. more »
ONS job ads data: Recruitment at its hottest in four years?
Just over half a million jobs were advertised in the three months to 30 April, the highest in over four years – although the number of people in work has dropped slightly, reports the Office for National Statistics (ONS). more »
How to Create the Perfect Job Posting
Whether you have too many candiates for a job opening or not enough, an eye-catching, informative job posting is key if you want to corral the most qualified applicants. more »
Strategy key in easing recruitment pain
A new white paper by global digital recruitment group Evenbase outlines the difficulties encountered by recruiting leaders in dealing with parallel challenges: an unprecedented high volume of applicants, and finding and retaining niche and high-level talent. more »
5 Hiring Mistakes to Avoid
When I was working my way up through a sales organization, I looked forward to growing from running my territory to leading an entire region. When I was promoted to vice president, my first big priority was recruiting. more »
Mobile Job Search Increases
Over the past year, Snagajob saw its users increase their mobile job searching by 95 percent. The company recently released its second “Counter Intelligence: The Snagajob Service Industry Hiring Report, more »
Are Job Boards Still Relevant for the Future of Recruiting?
Everyone seems to agree that generalist large scale job boards are in trouble, and others are profiting. The decline of the Monster share price to below five dollars, parallel to the success story of LinkedIn stock more »
27% of UK employers reported losses of $92,469 (£50,000)
JobsCity.com announced today that they will be rolling out a new technology that is specifically designed to help young adults between the ages of 17 and 34 find local jobs with one single click. more »
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