The concept of talent management is all about an organization’s dedication to doing all they can to attract, retain, and more importantly, develop the best employees and candidates in the market. No talent management isn’t just some HR buzzword. Originally defined by McKinsey & Company in 1997, talent management is encompassed through diverse organizational strategies…
Let’s be honest, the stats aren’t great. Just 17% of people working in the tech sectors in the UK are female. Are employers doing enough to attract more women into tech roles? IT, technology and subjects alike are predominantly studied by males, so is it really the employers’ fault? As recruiters, what can we do? How…
A company that invests time in a quality onboarding process is 25 percent more likely to retain its workforce while seeing an 11 percent increase in performance, according to Christine Marino, the Chief Revenue Officer of Click Boarding. If you operate a remote business, the question is not whether you have an onboarding process—the challenge…
There are certainly plenty of good reasons why women (and yes you men too) rock in recruitment, so I’ve asked a number of fellow female recruiters for their interpretation of “why.” Based on the answers I’ve received from these special women, I have comprised a list of the 7 best reasons why women rock in…
Attracting young talent continues to be one of the biggest challenges we face as employer brand specialists. From Generation Z to millennials, companies all around the world compete heavily in order to attract the best of the best to their business. The week we sit down with talent attraction and employer branding prodigy, Lane Sutton,…
While millennials suffer an unfair reputation for laziness and entitlement at the hands of the press, employers generally recognize that the younger generation’s high level of education, technological savviness, and fresh vision can be key to a company’s success. There are plenty of millennials out there: 16.2 million currently live in the UK, making them…
Next up as part of our interview series with some of LinkedIn’s Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agencies is the largest staffing firm in the world, The Adecco Group. The Swiss-based Fortune Global 500 company excels in terms of content performance and content engagement on Linkedin, so we caught up with Ed Blust, the Global Head…
Recruitment can be a long and expensive prospect but any business with growth ambitions must go through the process at some point. With the UK currently facing a skills shortage and a decrease in the pool of talent, businesses are struggling to get enough qualified or skilled candidates through the door. The tech sector, in particular,…
What advice would you give to a young woman about to take her first steps into her brand new job? Would it be to always know your worth? Or to always be confident in your talent and ability? As part of our latest panel series, we ask some of the most influential women in the industry…