Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 11:03
A new instant messaging simulation game - which provides a situational judgement assessment of a candidate’s strengths, personality and abilities, in the style of WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger - has been launched by cut-e, the international talent and assessment specialist.
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 11:02
Skillsarena, the Chelmsford-based online talent management solutions provider has announced its partnership with US pre-employment assessment provider; The Hire Talent.
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 10:45
A surprising number of job ads still use gender-biased language in the quest for perfect candidates, but some industries are bucking the trend. The technology industry was amongst the least biased of all UK sectors, found new research by job search engine Adzuna.
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 10:23
The Office of National Statistics recently released its February UK Labour market bulletin which reported that the UK employment rate was 74.6% - the highest since records began in 1971. However, the same report also stated the there is still 1.6 million unemployed people in the UK that are seeking and available to start work. Therefore, there is still a large demand for recruiters to place candidates.
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 10:19
Recruitment software specialist Hireserve has donated its ATS technology to power ‘The Volunteer Pool’, a new online platform which encourages staff volunteering.
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 10:15
Textkernel has been developing the use of nested fields in its semantic search product. In this blog post Ruben Geerlings, Head of Architecture at Textkernel, explains how this can be used for more complex search queries and better search results.
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 10:12
As Britain’s EU Ambassador gives official notice of the UK’s decision to leave the EU to the European Council, under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, Samantha Hurley, Operations Director at APSCo, comments:
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 09:58
Responding to UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s triggering of Article 50 today, Kevin Green, chief executive at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), said:
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 09:53
International media group Schibsted, has appointed Nicki Dexter, former HR director of Telefonica Digital. Nicki joins as vice president of HR – Products and Technology.
Submitted by Stuart Gentle on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 09:36
Ahead of the enforcement of gender pay gap reporting on 6 April, Dr Sumita Ketkar, Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Professional Development at Westminster Business School, believes the legislation is a positive step towards solving a problem of ‘mindsets’ when it comes to equal pay:
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