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4 Industry-Changing Recruitment News Stories You Must See this Week – 7th November 2016

Social Talent

Uber had argued that it was a tech firm rather than a transport one, and that as its drivers were self-employed contractors it was not obliged to provide the kinds of statutory employment rights full-time workers would expect. Uber drivers now have the same employment rights (sick pay, national minimum wage, holidays etc.)

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4 New Job Post Stats That Will Help You Attract Candidates

Linkedin Talent Blog

The staffing industry had the highest apply rate per view: candidates who read their posts were 14% more likely to apply than average. Importantly, this refers to job posts for positions within the staffing industry itself—not job posts that staffing industries put out for their clients.). Aero/Auto/Transport - 6.4%

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Office in an ‘unsexy’ area? Use these 5 talent attraction strategies

Workable

The impact on the bottom line is significant: to make it in top-tier locations, businesses must both charge more for services and offer increased salaries to offset living, transportation and other costs borne by their employees. Consider the alternative, such as an office in Cleveland. No problem – it’s just $18.29 USD per square foot.

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Skill Shortages Fuel Demand for Talent Despite UK Slowdown

The Staffing Stream

Year-on-year comparisons for March 2023 versus March 2022 reveal that applications for these sectors are down by 29.8%, 16.9% However, while job vacancies fell for medical and nursing by 17% in March 2023, we saw an uptick for transport and rail (6%), with education and training up noticeably by 26%. respectively. respectively.

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Time to Fill in Recruitment: Everything You Need to Know

ApplicantStack

Here’s a brief comparison: Time-to-fill measures the average number of calendar days between an organization deciding to open a new job position or posting the listing, and having a candidate accept the job offer. Time-to-Hire A similar-sounding recruitment metric, time-to-hire is often confused with time-to-fill and vice versa.

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Gig Economy: Make Your Money on Your Own Terms

Transformify - Recruiting

Prior to founding HR Brain for Hire, Delmar was in Corporate America working with industry leaders like FedEx and Kelly Services Global Staffing. Over 20 years, Delmar has held senior level individual contributor and specialist roles in a number of industries including transportation, healthcare, staffing and non-profit.

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Office in an ‘unsexy’ area? Use these 5 talent attraction strategies

Workable

The impact on the bottom line is significant: to make it in top-tier locations, businesses must both charge more for services and offer increased salaries to offset living, transportation and other costs borne by their employees. Consider the alternative, such as an office in Cleveland. No problem – it’s just $18.29 USD per square foot.