Is the Recruitment Industry Ready for Disruption?
As I mentioned at a recent Rip It Up, Start Again event, there are five main limitations of the conventional hiring process that needed to be challenged in order to create a better, fairer way of hiring for both clients and candidates.
Why Video CVs Risk Widening the Diversity Gap
The trend for hirers to use video CVs as part of the recruitment process has gained momentum recently. While I understand the appeal, I’d urge them to be flexible when it comes to stipulating which format they want applicants’ CVs to take.
The Challenges of Using a Recruitment Agency
When it comes to matching professionals with job opportunities, using a recruiter is often the go-to option for companies and employees alike. However, as with everything, there are pros and cons to this approach.
Returning to work: how to overcome the common hurdles
In a recent webinar I hosted, one attendee posed an interesting question related to the many hurdles faced by individuals who have taken career breaks and then tried to return to work. Here are some of the key challenges facing professionals.
Diversity by design: the secret is in creating a level playing field
The deadline for gender pay gap reporting has led, not surprisingly, to a barrage of news reports about salary inequality. However, the pay gap isn’t simply a case of females getting less money. Instead, there’s an imbalance in gender representation.
Recruitment. It’s an easy target. (Part 2)
Right at the beginning of defining the proposition for AnyGood? I was keen to look at what worked in other industries and also what challenges they faced. Specifically Airbnb in particular was a huge influence for me.
Why are Executive Search fees so high….?
Given my background in the executive resourcing arena for almost 20 years, I’m happy to hold my hands up and say it’s afforded me a pretty decent living and I’ve had the pleasure of working for some very successful businesses in the world of headhunting.
Trusting Strangers, Bubbles and Homophily
(aka how to give clients access to recommended candidates from a truly diverse talent pool). It’s claimed that we’re moving away from a world where people trust institutions, to one where trust is distributed amongst people.
Recruitment. It’s an easy target.
How awful that this is a suggested Google search, but lets face it, it’s easier to hate than do something about it. On LinkedIn every day we see examples of just how broken the recruitment industry is, there is simply too much noise to indicate that the current state is satisfactory.