Lots of updates for you this week...

Firstly, Hireserve have asked us for your help with a research project they are running in partnership with the University of Reading. They want to understand more about the skills graduates have upon leaving education and whether they match the needs of employers. They want to hear about your experiences of graduate recruitment, how prepared you think new hires are for the world of work and whether you have changed way you approach graduate recruitment over the years. Please take a moment to complete this short survey. The results will be published in the summer.

The Access Group have created a GDPR Portal, specifically made for GDPR compliance, you can fast-track the consent process on a web-hosted server, keeping a full consent history of all your candidates. You can find out all about it here.

We are excited to announce that Early Bird tickets are now available for our Recruitment Technology Showcase event. You can read more about it in the articles below or book the tickets now here.

Finally, scroll all the way down for short poll just for fun. If you have any dilemma or quandry you would like to a put to our readers email it in to us and we will publish with a credit to yourself.

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"Through emails, you can stay in touch with suitable potential candidates and build up a foundation, or a talent pool, of people who would be suitable for jobs now and in the future." Manila Recruitment shares six tips for creating captivating and informative marketing emails.

Early bird tickets for the Recruitment Technology Innovation & Social Media Showcase on Wednesday 20th June, 10am to 5pm are available now. The event is perfect for anyone looking for recruitment specific technology providers. There will be concise demos, expert led workshops, roundtables and networking time with both experts and peers.

Our keynote sessions will be How Google for Jobs will impact recruitment? and Can successful recruiters keep up with new tech whilst staying big billers?

If you would like to know more about the event, check out these top ten highlights from last years showcase or email for further details.

"Google for Jobs has finally arrived in the UK ... Here are the top 4 things to do if you want to benefit from [its] free organic traffic"

"The interview process is your opportunity to find the right candidates for your open role, and to sell those candidates on working at your company. However, an unstructured interview process in which candidates may each experience different steps, questions, or assessments, can do quite the opposite."

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• Flexible Working in Recruitment
• From Transactional to Human: A Hiring Process Awakening
• Opening Asia’s Approach to Recruitment One Client at a Time