Automation: Employment problem or solution? | Recruiters Weekly News

There is no greater debate in recruitment than the consequences of automation on the workplace. Will it solve all our problems and make our lives easier? Or will it deprive huge numbers of people of their livelihoods?

This week, our news round up takes a look at an in depth discussion on the subject. Read our recruitment news to see the findings.

Schools: the new talent pipeline? | Recruiters Weekly News

Private enterprise is playing a leading role in the funding of education. In return, it is discovering recruitment prospects at a younger age than ever before. 

The rise of the classroom talent pipeline may revolutionise the way we pay for schools in the future, but how will recruitment adapt to this change?

Also in the headlines: The main growth industries for the workplace of tomorrow are named. And how one digital entrepreneur monetised the resumes of students.

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The Best Professions for a wage increase? | Recruiters Weekly News

While the UK economy struggles to build momentum, a survey published this week shows which sectors have enjoyed the fastest wage increases of the past year. Are you one of the lucky ones?

Also in the news headlines this week: Australia increases its reliance on contingency workers, academic training leaves young professionals unprepared for the world of work. And: would you undergo cosmetic surgery to improve your career progression? [Continue reading...]

GDPR for recruitment: the compliance checklist

The General Data Protection Regulation will drastically change the way businesses manage private information and data. Organisations must show greater responsibility, and individuals will receive new rights concerning the use of their data.

Non-compliance leaves businesses open to multi-million Euro fines. Yet many organisations have not even begun to prepare for the changes to the legal status of their data. Make sure that your recruitment enterprise is secure from security breaches and punative fines, with our practical 10-step checklist for GDPR compliance. Click here to find out more.

Recruiting Generation-Z? Use agility and image | Recruiters Weekly News

The young professionals of Generation Z care who they work for. It is up to business to remain pro-active and cultivate an appealing brand identity if they want to win over the new talent entering the workplace.

Also: protecting unsecured workers remains a challenge, but do Australia’s new laws hold the solution? Three states have announced new licensing for labour hire firms, but some in the industry believe they are being unfairly targeted for the misdemeanours of a few bad businesses. [Continue reading...]

How to future proof your recruitment process

The role of recruitment evolving to meet the new needs of a rapidly changing workplace. As we stand on the threshold of rapid progress in the fields of artificial intelligence and automation, some smaller businesses feel they have no hope of keeping pace.

The digital transformation of work is a topic that eBoss knows only too well. We have helped countless businesses revolutionise their internal proceses, and realise even greater results for their clients. Along the way, we have developed a series of steps that firms can implement to future proof their recruitment processes.

Now, we have compiled each of these strategies into a handy infographic.

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Recruitment: A buyer’s market? | Recruiters Weekly News

New market data suggests that average earnings are falling – but are the figures giving us an accurate picture of today’s recruitment landscape? Advertised wages reach a three year low The cost of the hire has become a major concern for many businesses in recent years, but one unexpected piece of news this week would [Keep reading. . . ]

Have formal qualifications had their day? | Recruiters Weekly News

Top employers prize intelligence and integrity above grades. MI5 recruitment to keep an eye on budgets If you were asked to create a new job by merging two existing positions, you would be hard pressed to find a more glamorous combination than ‘spy-plus-investment banker’. And yet, that is precisely the dream job that domestic intelligence [ Continue reading]

EHRC: flexible working agreements as standard | Recruiters Weekly News

A new report suggests that flexible working arrangements may address many of the fundamental inequalities of the workplace. But how can businesses meet the logistical demands of managing a highly flexible workforce? Flexibility as standard The digital age has spawned an abundance of catchy buzzwords – from paperless offices to uberfication – to describe what [Continue reading]

Businesses scramble for GDPR compliance | Recruiters Weekly News

The British government has confirmed that the GDPR data rules will come into force in May 2018. Yet one survey says that most UK businesses remain unaware of the requirements, the solutions – and the multimillion pound fines – that the new legislation will entail. Why GDPR is serious business This week, the British government [Continue reading]

The recruitment balancing act | Recruiters Weekly News

New studies from Australia suggest bias can remain even in blind selection processes; the NHS seeks a mental health expansion, and UK aviation is creating jobs. Expansion of mental health care will face tough challenges The UK government has announced a major expansion of NHS mental health care services and facilities, which will include a [Continue reading]

HOW TO….test the efficiency of your recruitment software

There is no doubt that recruitment software has changed the industry in a little over a decade. And it has the capacity to transform the fortunes of your recruiting firm - if you know the right ways to implement these powerful tools.

From communication solutions, to smart networking and database management, eBoss guides you through the smarter way to make your recruitment software more efficient - and improve outcomes for you and your clients.

Ready to learn more? Click here, and read our free, expert guide.

Equal opportunities at work | Recruiters Weekly News

Tax changes mean IT specialists are exiting the public sector, just as Amazon expands its tech expertise. Transparency may be the key to solving the great BBC pay debate; and on which day of the week are you most likely to go job hunting? BBC pay debate: Employers urged to publish wages Equal gender pay [Continue reading]

Towards Transparency

Should workers in unsecured positions have their hourly pay published? Should your old social media posts be used during the interview process? And where in IT can jobs growth be found? Find out the answers in our weekly round-up of recruitment industry headlines. Social media recruitment under the microscope Social media recruitment is a valuable [Continue reading]

Apps, interactivity, Big Data in recruiting

“Efficiency” was once a euphemism for redundancies. Today, it is far more likely to mean resourcefulness. Being efficient in our modern, digital landscape means finding creative uses for the Big Data that is collected almost as a by-product of everyday activities. Digital Transformation Necessity is the mother of invention – or so the saying goes. [Continue reading]

Addressing fears of the ‘robot recruiter’

Recruitment must value long term planning Britain braces for turbulence in the jobs market after an inconclusive general election in the run up to Brexit. But there is a growing sense of time running out if we are to avoid recruitment chaos. So how can an industry achieve stability in these uncertain times? 96 per [Continue reading]

The right and wrong ways to address skills gap

It seems as though every major economy is experiencing a skills shortage at present. This week, we see how the skills gap has caused one police force to change its tactics – and has provided money-making opportunities for those on the other side of the law, too. The Met opens the door to recruit new [Continue reading]

Soft skills and respect: the secret to success

Your workplace culture is more important to the success of your business than you may realise. Among the stories making the headlines for recruiters this week were reports into the significance of respect and how soft skills will matter most for tomorrow’s recruits. Improve your work-life balance: expert advice for recruiters The world of recruitment [Continue reading]

Migrant, graduate and green: the new workforce

It’s not just jobs and businesses that are changing: workers are changing, too. Although we often hear when opportunities are scarce, or rights are eroded, we know less about the ways recruits are reshaping the workplace to fit their own attitudes and objectives. This week we look at some of the methods that recruiters and [Continue reading]

Automation, gamification, AI and monetising the CV: the future of recruitment?

This week’s news round-up has a futuristic feel as we take a look at some of the ways the recruitment experience will change to meet the demands of tomorrow’s world: from artificial intelligence to creative interviews; to candidates trading their CV as a commodity. “Fourth industrial revolution” boosts Australian tech Automation will create new opportunities [Continue reading]