At a time of political and economic uncertainty, it can be a challenge for recruiters and employers to attract new talent – and retain quality staff. Yet according to new research, project management seems to be one profession bucking that trend. Away from the doom and gloom of the news headlines, our annual ‘Salary and…
Employee retention plays a big part in how recruiting, and sourcing strategies are created and executed. That’s a given. However, there’s a lot of conversation and noise in the industry about how everyone wants to find and hire top talent, while the retention aspect often gets assimilated or assumed as part of that process and…
Increasingly, one of the most popular questions we’re hearing from candidates is ‘are there career progression opportunities?’. We can see why – 91% of millennials say progression is one of their top priorities, so businesses who don’t have clear development paths are at risk of losing talent to their competitors. As employment experts, it is up…
Every generation to enter the workforce has influenced recruiting strategy, and Gen Z is no different. What’s the new competitive edge with these diverse, tech-savvy candidates entering the workforce? Recruitment marketing. Why Recruitment Marketing Is Nonnegotiable Recruitment marketing involves developing and communicating a value proposition to candidates much like marketers do with consumers. It’s a…
With Employee Appreciation Day taking place last week, at Perkbox, we set off to uncover some of the latest trends amongst UK businesses in recognizing employees over the last 10 months. We did so by using a sample of 2,810 companies that currently use Perkbox Recognition. Amongst other things, we found that the most popular…