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| 24 June 2008 |
| About the Society |
| The Recruitment Society aims to be the UK's voice for best practice and innovation in Resourcing and its execution. [more] |
| 03 April 2008 |
| An Alternative Method of Assessment and Development |
| There are numerous parallels between music-making and leadership, team and self-development, argued Adrian Bawtree and Richard Jones, partners in Conducting Business, the personal development specialists. And you don’t have to get cold or soaked to produce candidate assessments from activity based evaluations. [more] |
| 19 March 2008 |
| Wake Up Britain – The Recruitment Challenge is Upon Us |
| “Wake up Britain. The labour market has gone global. Companies can perfectly well recruit from outside the UK and don’t have to base themselves in the UK” was the message given to the Recruitment Society on a presentation given by Carl Gilleard at their March meeting held at Times and Sunday Times. [more] |
| 13 February 2008 |
| Second Life - An employer's curse? |
| The virtual world is where an increasing number of young people are spending much of their time and employers can not ignore this trend and need to adopt appropriate strategies to engage their interest and intentions, argued the panel. [more] |
| 29 January 2008 |
| Belbin and Recruitment, how to find the long term fit? |
| The foundations of the Belbin model were laid 40 years ago. However, there are few occupations more challenging than the delivery of solutions to dysfunctional teams in organisations, argued Jo Keeler of Belbin at the January meeting of the Society held in London at the offices of Vantis Numerica. [more] |
| 21 November 2007 |
| Is Candidate feedback a vital new tool in the race for competitive advantage? |
| Organised in conjunction with and sponsored by Jobsite, this meeting involved presentations from a panel led by Felix Wetzel, Jobsite’s marketing director, Sally Emmett, Partner, Cranleigh Recruitment Solutions, and Ian Ruddy, Head of People Services, O2 UK. The panel was facilitated by journalist Sean Geer. The key message of the meeting was : ignore candidate management at your peril!
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| 18 October 2007 |
| The imminent death of temporary contracting as we know it? |
| The MSC legislation will have a significant effect on the way the recruitment market operates, but largely because it will have a disproportionate effect on the relationship between agency and worker, argued John Chaplin and Sharon Boxall of KPMG at the October meeting of the Recruitment Society held at the Salisbury Square offices of KPMG. Agencies which specialise in tax and insurance avoidance will attract more interest from HMRC, and agencies are going to have to be doubly vigilant about the degree of control they exercise over people contracted to work through them, in order to avoid being caught up in the tax trap.
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| 04 September 2007 |
| Extending Bright Ideas into Recruitment |
| This presentation looked at Tim Campbell’s career to date, including his winning of the Apprentice in 2005, and his launch of the Bright Ideas Trust. The Trust was looking for ideas and projects from the Recruitment Industry.
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| 27 June 2007 |
| Search Engine Optimisation - an essential tool for competitive advantage |
| Most people are aware of the existence of Search Engines, but there is remarkably little understanding in the recruitment sector about how to exploit these for commercial optimisation, argued Dave King at the June meeting of the Recruitment Society. The rapid growth of Online had fuelled an entirely new way of doing business, but new business models were evolving [more] |
| 26 April 2007 |
| Interim Management – Continued Growth or Rapid Segmentation? |
| Interim management has been enjoying double digit growth for several years, with private equity joining the increasing numbers of clients interested in using interims. However, an increasingly hostile regulatory environment combined with increasing shortages of suitable interims (the “supply side”) make delivery of client expectations challenging, argued Tony Evans, Chairman of the Institute of Interim Management, and Peter Sanderson, Chief Executive of Boyden Interim at the April meeting of the Recruitment Society held at the new offices of Dechert in Queen Victoria St.
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| 01 March 2006 |
| Diversity in the Workplace – maximising the opportunity. |
| It is 20 years since the CRE first introduced their Code of Practice for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity in Employment. Despite some progress much needs to be done, argued Ian Barr, Commissioner for the Commission for Racial Equality, at the Recruitment Society event held on March 1st at the Guardian. In order to provide further impetus, a revised Code of Practice was therefore required, and this is to become law on 1st April 2006. [more] |
| 16 November 2005 |
| Employer branding - still predominantly a recruitment tool or a business necessity? |
| “How is Employer Branding evolving and what implications does this have for recruitment” asked Tom Crawford, Director of Solutions at the Hodes Group, at the November meeting of the Recruitment Society hosted at the offices of Times and Sunday Times Appointments. Perhaps the most crucial development to affect branding was the evolution of the “Me” Brand and successful recruiters have recognised that management of candidates as customers brings the rewards. Sam Thirlby Smith then explained that her team at GSK have identified that candidates want to be part of the Brand and GSK have developed candidate relationship programmes to facilitate this. [more] |
| 11 October 2005 |
| Achieving Rapid Growth in an Uncertain Market |
| “How can a Recruitment Organisation meet today’s challenges and prosper?” was the issue raised by John Hunter, Chief Executive Officer of Imprint, hosted at the City offices of Dechert. Starting in 2001, Imprint have achieved the highest growth rate of any recruitment organisation in the UK in recent times [more] |
| 21 September 2005 |
| Recruiting for a Competitive Environment |
| Businesses can grow rapidly and successfully, provided that there is successful delegation, that people are treated as they wish to be treated in a no blame culture environment, and that the organisation has values which generate passion in everything it pursues, argued Christopher Hyman, CEO of services group Serco, on the occasion of the September Recruitment Society meeting held at the offices of the Financial Times. [more] |
| 23 June 2005 |
| The Future of Work – What is a normal job? |
| Transforming business is something of a cliché, but is something most businesses could benefit from, argued John Blackwell, on the occasion of the June meeting of the Recruitment Society. Most businesses could benefit from a combination of improved performance and lower costs. [more] |
| 09 May 2005 |
| Post-Election legal tips for Recruiters – what forces will be at work? |
| The UK is entering a period of increased enforcement, as the DTI have been given compliance targets to be met, warned Adrian Marlowe of Lawspeed, addressing the May meeting of the Society. What will be enforced, and how it will be enforced, is a matter of some speculation but there will be more rigorous attempts at enforcement.
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| 12 April 2005 |
| Working with Americans |
| Everyone has their own stories about misunderstandings between Brits and Americans. Most are full of fun and humour. However, the serious side to this, argued Allyson Stewart-Allen, is that severe misunderstandings can arise which can strain or sever any transatlantic business relationship. Understanding the differences is key to managing relationships. [more] |
| 23 March 2005 |
| Will the new Graduate Recruitment Standard meet the Need? |
| Competition is intensifying in Graduate Recruitment. In response to these pressures, the AGR has introduced a “standard”, which is a toolkit to raise the standards of graduate recruiters and is supported by practitioners who run their own development programmes. [more] |
| 12 October 2004 |
| Standards in Recruitment - are they high enough? |
| The recruitment industry is now a major force in the UK economy, and as such standards and adherence to them has become a major issue for the industry, argued David Winterburn of Ramsey Hall and Chair of ASSC, and Marcia Roberts, Deputy Chief Executive, REC. [more] |
| 25 June 2004 |
| Where now for Government Policy on Recruitment? |
| One of the main cornerstones of Government Policy is to achieve an effective transition from “Welfare” to “Work”, thereby reversing a trend where it has not been worthwhile for some people to have to work, observed Vic Patterson, responsible for Government Standards in Recruitment at the DTI. [more] |
| 05 April 2004 |
| Recruitment Advertising – where will it be in the complex communications mix? |
| Despite the shocks of the bursting of the internet bubble, September 11th and the uncertainty created by the Iraq war, the recruitment industry is beginning to enjoy a sustainable recovery, as witnessed by the recruitment advertising sector, said Helen Bird of the Guardian and Andrew Wilkinson of TMP Group at the meeting of the Recruitment Society held at Dechert on 5th April. [more] |
| 25 February 2004 |
| Racial inequality – how can legislation solve the oldest problem in the world? |
| In a hard hitting presentation given to the Recruitment Society at its February meeting, Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, criticised some organisations for not having the vision to embrace the need for and achieve change. These organisations, he argued, set up a separate department to oversee diversity matters. This is not a solution as they can only be addressed by leadership from the top of an organisation. [more] |
| 22 January 2004 |
| Competency based assessment - is there a better alternative? |
| Current thinking encourages recruiters to take a critical view of behavioural competencies, explore new techniques and develop new ways of measuring people's capability, especially in the area of motivation, argued Francesca Buck of Kaisen Consulting at the January meeting of the Recruitment Society. [more] |
| 12 November 2003 |
| The increasing role of outplacement in job sourcing |
| The changing status and nature of outplacement generated a discussion led and hosted by Caroline Swain and John Rawlings of Lee Hecht Harrision, which was arguably the most lively and controversial for some considerable time at a Recruitment Society event. Could outplacement ever pose a serious threat to traditional methods of recruitment through agencies or search? Some felt that it might.
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| 23 October 2003 |
| Building a unique partnership : the role of HR management. |
| Craig Murray of BAe Systems was the speaker at the Recruitment Society fringe meeting on the occasion of the CIPD conference in Harrogate. Speaking as ongoing negotiations were taking place with the Indian Government to supply Hawk Jets, he argued that the recent success of the company was due to close cooperation between management and unions, recognising talent and then using it.
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| 07 October 2003 |
| Employee communications – using people to build the brand |
| “What is a brand and how can employees contribute towards building and maintaining it?” was the question Peter Jackson put to put to a full Recruitment Society at its October meeting, using as his reference his experience at Royal Insurance and Sun Alliance. What is the relationship between employees and the brand?
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| 09 September 2003 |
| Innovation in volume recruitment at B&Q |
| “How innovation at B&Q enables them to “do-it-themselves”” was the subject of the Recruitment Society meeting on 9th September held at the Embankment Place Offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mike Cutt, Director of Human Resources, described the sea change in approach to recruitment taken over the last four years and highlighted the benefits including 25% lower staff turnover in a tightening labour market. [more] |
| 18 June 2003 |
| HR service providers - should they work closer? |
| “Should HR Suppliers Work Closer” was the theme of the Recruitment Society meeting on 18th June held at the Economist. Rob Yeung, of Kiddy and Partners, and Zoe Lewis, of Odgers, Ray and Berndtson, argued, in the light of experiences at Royal Mail, that such cooperation could lead to improved results and satisfied clients.
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| 19 May 2003 |
| Interim Management - Threat or Opportunity |
| There is much speculation about the market for interim management. Is the reported growth real or perceived? The truth is that rates of growth are not dissimilar to the permanent recruitment market, with perhaps a 6 month time delay. Contrary to general perception, there is no qualitative research on the size of the market.
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| 15 April 2003 |
| “Where now for Recruitment?” |
| “Where now for Recruitment?” was the question addressed by Dr. Gareth Osborne at the April meeting of the Recruitment Society.
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| 18 March 2003 |
| The Future for Search |
| “What is the future for search?” was the question Noorzman Rashid of Norman Broadbent put to a packed Recruitment Society at its March meeting. In a tough market, what does the headhunting world need to do to stay afloat?
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| February 2003 |
| Top issues in employment law |
| Jonathan Exten-Wright, partner at law firm DLA, and Mary Walsh, solicitor at DLA, gave a run-down of the ten most important employment law issues recruitment professionals face. [more] |
| 15 October 2002 |
| Our Aims & Beliefs |
| The Recruitment Society aims to be the UK's foremost authority on recruitment and its execution. [more] |
| May 2002 |
| The Premier League of HR |
| At the Recruitment Society meeting on 8 May 2002, Peter Ridsdale, Chairman of Leeds United Football Club discussed what an ex-HR director brings to football. [more] |
| April 2002 |
| Has internet recruitment changed anything? |
| Views on the role of the internet in recruitment have totally changed since the first online recruitment sites set up only a few years ago. At the 2002 annual Recruitment Society Internet debate, opinions were sharply polarised. [more] |
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