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  COVID-19 has transformed the job market, and while no-one can anticipate the long-term impact, one thing that’s certain is that we’re now operating in a climate that hasn’t been seen for decades. As a result of high unemployment, the pace of recruitment is changing dramatically – as is the way it’s conducted. In our…

COVID-19 has transformed the job market, and while no-one can anticipate the long-term impact that this will have, one thing that’s certain is that we’re now operating in a high unemployment environment that hasn’t been seen for decades – and job hunting looks very different as a result.   In our recent series on “Advice for…

  Role dropouts – when candidates abandon the hiring process at offer stage or before starting a role they’ve accepted – have always been a key challenge for recruitment. But with COVID-19 adding new dynamics to the employment market, this is something we have begun to see a lot more of in recent months. So,…

Internal recruitment teams: The last 10 years have seen a steady move towards candidate sourcing – i.e. actively seeking out quality candidates rather than advertising and responding to those that apply to the job ad. As a result, internal recruitment teams have had to become much more sophisticated. Because the skills required to “seduce” a candidate…

Seek guidance: You are not going to change all the beliefs you developed in your working life overnight – you will need help, so seek advice from someone who has seen this before and ask them what it’s going to be like. Regardless of the political spin being put on the unemployment rate, wage subsidies are…