The first step to hiring technical talent is understanding what’s important to them in a new job, and the Stack Overflow 2018 Global Developer Hiring Landscape Report provides a comprehensive look at what developers want and how they work in order to help companies attract the best talent. The report’s data comes from the 2018 Stack Overflow Global Developer…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Mobile. Virgin Hotels. Virgin Trains. Virgin Active. The Virgin brand is used in many guises, but what about employer brand? This week we’ll learn how it’s all tied together in one people promise. Amy Sawbridge was the Brand Director & Head of Employee Experience at Virgin Group, during her 10 years under…
Remote working is on the rise, with predictions that 50% of all workers will be doing their jobs remotely by 2020. There are, in fact, many companies that are completely remote. Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs, doesn’t think half the workforce will be 100% remote by then, but she does argue we will be…
As a recruiter, it’s essential that you are able to screen CVs effectively and shield hiring managers from any potential disaster interviews (or even hires). In order to ensure that you are only sending the very best candidates through the application process, you must be able to quickly spot red flags in CVs that identify…
“Is this fake news?” was the message I received through my Facebook page with a screenshot of an advertisement for a training opportunity at a BBC radio station. It clearly stated that the roles were only open to people from Black and Asian backgrounds. “Surely this can’t be legal? I’m shocked that the BBC can…