A couple of exciting upcoming events to tell you about.
Firstly, a 45 minutes webinar, Profile Raising and Candidate-Client Attraction, is being run by Lisa Jones, recruitment technology guru. The webinar is this Friday, 25th July at 11 am. More information and registration details can be found here.
Secondly, a new event organised by Global Recruiter magazine, Recruitment Live. Recruitment Live is billed as “a game-changing event designed to drive forward the industry and all those who work within it”. This event runs over two days in November, and will be held at ExCeL London. For further information please see Louise's Blog.
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Inspiration for Recruiters - Give something back.
Lee Biggins, Managing Director at CV Library, recently attended his secondary school's careers day, an event that he attends on an annual basis. He and a number of local business people attend the event as mentors, to guide pupils through the process of creating job applications and going to interviews. As recruiters we could provide such invaluable advice to school leavers, why not see if your local school runs a similar event and give something back?
Considering their goal is so often the same thing, ie to hire top talent, it's strange that the relationship between recruiter and hiring manager is so frequently difficult and frustrating. This article looks at how you can imporve the relationship and create a successful partnership!
"The smartest talent acquisition teams in the recruiting industry today have moved away from the “post and pray” model, relying instead on data to pinpoint the best hiring sources and support recruiting decisions. This targeted approach enables them to focus resources on the recruiting solutions that drive the most hires".
This article shows you five simple steps towards adopting this technique.
Louise was approached by a lead generation service recently with a view to spreading the word about their services. In this blog, Louise looks at the concept of out-sourcing lead generation and tells you a bit more about hteir service. What do you think about it?
Despite Facebook being the most used social network, few recruiters use it to find potential candidates. Here are some top tips to utilize Facebook to attract more of the best candidates.
Information on the first In-House Recruitment Expo, showcasing some of the very best offerings in ATS, CRM, referrals, job boards and job postings, training, screening and selection and with keynote speakers Lars Schmidt, Guido Nieuwkamp, Walter Heuber, Ravi Mikkelsen, Charu Malhotra, and Nicky Garcea from Capp& Co, the event promises to be invaluable to inhouse recruiters. The event is being held in London on 20th & 21st January 2015.
Office for National Statistics UK Labour Market report Key Points for March to May 2014
Comparing the estimates for March to May 2014 with those for December 2013 to February 2014, employment continued to rise and unemployment continued to fall. These changes continue the general direction of movement over the past two years.
There were 30.64 million people in work, 254,000 more than for December 2013 to February 2014 and 929,000 more than a year earlier.
The proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 in work (the employment rate) continued to rise, reaching 73.1% for March to May 2014. The employment rate last reached 73.1% in December 2004 to February 2005 and, since records began in 1971, it has never been higher.
There were 2.12 million unemployed people, 121,000 fewer than for December 2013 to February 2014 and 383,000 fewer than a year earlier.
The unemployment rate continued to fall, reaching 6.5% for March to May 2014, the lowest since October to December 2008. The unemployment rate is the proportion of the economically active population (those in work plus those seeking and available to work) who were unemployed.
There were 8.78 million economically inactive people (those out of work but not seeking or available to work) aged from 16 to 64. This was 67,000 fewer than for December 2013 to February 2014 and 258,000 fewer than a year earlier.
The proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 who were out of work but not seeking or available to work (known as the economic inactivity rate) continued to fall, reaching 21.7% for March to May 2014. The economic inactivity rate last reached 21.7% in July to September 1990 and, since records began in 1971, it has never been lower.
Pay including bonuses for employees in Great Britain for March to May 2014 was 0.3% higher than a year earlier, with pay excluding bonuses 0.7% higher.