Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year. Anyone still keeping their resolutions going?!

Lots of articles looking forward into 2018 this week to help you plan ahead and prepare for the rest of 2018. Hope it's a prosperous and successful one for you all!

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In the midst of a seismic shift in the recruitment industry, Beamery make their predictions for 2018 to help you evolve your processes, teams, and tactics to be more candidate-centric.

"ClickIQ looks ahead at what the year ahead has in store and how to make sure you ride out the storm and don’t drown in the subsequent downpour. Here are our top 7 trends for 2018..."

"In 2017, the recruitment firms and the overall HR industry delved into how they can increase employee engagement, improve employee retention, and utilize automation technology to make their process more efficient. This 2018, more disruptions and trends will evolve to help shape the future of HR and recruitment. Here’s what you can expect this coming year."

"The competition for great talent is higher than ever, and 2018 will prove to be yet another challenging year for talent acquisition professionals. Sixty one percent of recruiters expect to hire more people in 2018 than they did in 2017, and 42 percent of employers are worried they won’t be able to find the talent they need. If you haven’t already jumped on board with the following recruiting trends, now is the time."

Written back in November, Social Talent listed the 3 top trends you should be following in 2018.

• Wish list: Capabilities of your recruitment back office in 2018
• How Does A Recruitment Agency Make Money?
• 6 Phrases That Should Never Be Used in a Job Ad
• The candidate – it’s time to listen
• How to Prospect Passive Candidates When Hiring
• Social Recruiting is Here to Stay This 2018 – Here’s Why

ARC Network Meeting
Wednesday January 10th 2018 London 3 - 5.30pm
Speaker: Steve Keeler, Operations and Prosecutions Manager at the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate will outline the EAS’ plans for the industry.
In addition: ‘Countdown to GDPR’ given by our legal partners Lawspeed plus an opportunity for members to raise issues that “keep them awake at night”! £20+VAT for non-members and free for ARC members. Pre-registration essential. To find out how to book your place and for more information, click here.

How To Get Event Insurance Right

Wednesday January 24th 2018 Online 3pm

Louise Triance will be joined by Mark Clayton and Mark Blair of event insurance specialists www.inevexco.co.uk to talk about event insurance. If someone gets hurt at your event, you have to cancel last-minute or your kit gets damaged, what would that mean for your business? When things go wrong, insurance is there to cover you, meaning you don’t have to worry about unexpected bills and can keep on running. It’s like having an umbrella on you when the weather suddenly turns from clear skies to thundering rain. Register here.