We are very pleased to announce that the judging panel for the “UK Recruitment Blog of the Year” awards has been announced. You can see the full list here.

The nominations for the awards, sponsored by Volcanic and Back Office Support Services Ltd, have recently opened and we will start creating a finalists list after Friday 24th November and then onto the judging stage. The judges role is to select between 3 and 8 finalists per category and then to choose the winners of the Recruitment Blog of the Year 2017 awards.

Alex Martin

UK Recruiter Newsletter Editor

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"Having a large budget is a definite advantage in the recruitment process. But we all know that this is almost never the case.  

Here are six tried and tested ways of recruiting superstar employees without breaking the bank."

"If, like many an employer, you’ve worked with a fair few recruitment agencies in your time, the likelihood is that you will have also talked to them a lot about ‘candidate fit’. 

So, what are the specific qualities that indicate a certain candidate is a great ‘fit’ for your company?"

"Unfortunately the effects of a bad hiring decision don’t show up until after months, sometimes years, into recruitment. By this time, your company would have wasted precious time training and retraining the newbie.  Some data show that companies lose anywhere from three to five times the annual salary paid to that employee."

"Making the right decisions at the hiring process will mitigate the risks of hiring someone new. While past history doesn’t reflect future behaviours, there are certain indicators that reveal the likeliness of an employee jumping ship earlier than expected. Here’s what to consider next time you recruit."

It's been a great week for content so here are five more articles we want to share with you. 

• 7 Interview Questions to Help You Find a Real Team Player
• What Does Good Recruitment Social Media Marketing Look Like?
• How to Use Networking As A Powerful Recruiting Tool
• Access Group launches its first customer conference delivering on the promise to give recruiters everything they need to help their business thrive
• Microdec Guide to GDPR

Recruiter Zone

Monday 13th November, online

Boringly Brilliant: Pipeline Mastery. Some may enjoy the roller coaster of up and down billings, but most directors just want to know what they are going to bill month in month out. This show will help Consultants, managers and directors the understand key levers they should master if they are to have a brilliantly boring life of consistent billings.

Recruitment Conference 2017

Wednesday 15th November, London – SOLD OUT

Bringing together the UK’s leading recruitment experts to cover a multitude of topics relevant to our sector; technology, client development, candidate engagement and experience, agency/in-house relationships, social media and sales/driving results. This event is now SOLD OUT.

The 17th Annual National Online Recruitment Awards

Wednesday 15th November, Covent Garden London. 7pm

The NORAs event is a celebration of excellence in the UK online recruitment sector, and is also a fantastic networking opportunity amongst your industry peers. Everyone within the UK recruiting community is very welcome, as is anyone who has nominated their favourite websites for the NORAs.