So many recruitment professionals dream of starting up on their own, and the fact is that so many of them fail. Not all of them, by any means, but many don’t survive after the first year. It’s impossible, and wrong, to generalize but Paul Mizen, Managing Director of The Recruit Venture Group has the experience…
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The World Economic Forum suggests we are on the cusp of a Fourth Industrial Revolution driven by ‘ubiquitous automation, big data and artificial intelligence’. The Institute for Public Policy Research, however, says that “despite the growing capability of robots and artificial intelligence (AI), we are not on the cusp of a ‘post-human’ economy.” IPPR suggests…
Ever heard of the power of storytelling? Of course, you have. Want to know how to apply effective storytelling to employer branding and/or recruitment marketing? Well, then you won’t want to miss this episode! Lauryn Sargent is a founder at Stories Incorporated, a company that is half story consultancy and half creative studio. She has…
Up until July 17, a job seeker looking for a new role could simply google their industry or preferred position, and they’d see a mix of recruitment agencies or job board searches on sites like Reed and Indeed. However, with the launch of Google Jobs, the job-searching process has received a shakeup. The new feature…
Whether you’re all for technology being at the fore of your business or if the thought of it makes you break out in a sweat, it WILL be part of your company in some way. Candidate experience is no exception but whether automation will be a help or a hindrance is a risk you may…
Unilever is a British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company co-headquartered in London, England, and Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is a global company selling fast-moving consumer goods, whose purpose it is to make sustainable living commonplace. You will recognize consumer brands such as Axe/Lynx, Ben & Jerry’s, Dermalogica, Dollar Shave Club, Dove, Hellmann’s, Knorr, Lipton, and Magnum. But…
I’ll never forget reading the classic Wuthering Heights at book club. After the first reading I didn’t see the fuss, to me it just seemed like another novel with archaic language. However, when it was discussed at book club, I saw the book through a whole new light. After listening to one member’s interpretation of…
“A company is only as good as its employees” – anyone trying to hire top talent. Recruiters say the biggest problem they are faced in today’s market is talent shortage. When a job is posted, it receives over 180 applications per position and of those applications, about four to six candidates make it to the…
Sponsored by Perengo The Holy Grail of recruiting is to reach the right candidate with the right ad at the right time — all the time In the field of HR advertising, programmatic recruitment offers employers the ability to reach qualified applicants at scale. While there’s a lot to explore in this area, in this…