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A Tale of Strikes, Skills and Economic Uncertainty

The Staffing Stream

The first quarter of 2023 has certainly kept the recruitment market on its toes. Reports across the recruitment market are showing signs of a hiring contraction. However, the skills agenda is a top priority for the government and businesses across the country which is, in fact, promising news for the recruitment sector.

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Demand for Contractors Surging Amidst Skills Shortages

The Staffing Stream

Taking a detailed look into the white-collar jobs market, our latest Recruitment Trends Snapshot report reveals that the contractor recruitment market remains buoyant in light of the ongoing dearth of resources, with vacancies up 2% month on month and 7% between July 2021 and 2022. Permanent Job Numbers Take a Hit.

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How To Tailor Recruiting Strategies And Improve Candidate Engagement

PandoLogic

On September 6, 2021, the United States government officially ended federal unemployment benefits. While some states opted to end the benefit sooner, the labor market has been in a state of flux since the cut-off. To stay competitive today, Talent professionals everywhere need to cultivate a culture of retention vs. churn and burn.

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If Your Interns Are Talking, Next Year’s Class Is Listening

Stories Incorporated

And, if you know us, you know what’s coming: it’s great for recruitment marketing content. Great experiences are great stories, and you’ll have compelling content and be waaaay ahead when recruiting next year’s top talent. is helping us bid on government contracts, which she had some exposure to in her last internship.

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If Your Interns Are Talking, Next Year’s Class Is Listening

Stories Incorporated

And, if you know us, you know what’s coming: it’s great for recruitment marketing content. Great experiences are great stories, and you’ll have compelling content and be waaaay ahead when recruiting next year’s top talent. is helping us bid on government contracts, which she had some exposure to in her last internship.

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How TAF helped its members get more talent for hard-to-fill jobs

Workable

Learn more With Workable’s recruitment expertise and inspired by the results of our first branded job board, IG@work , we created Jobs at UK Trade Associations to help TAF’s members deal with recruitment challenges and increase awareness among candidates of the impact working for a trade association can bring.

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Words to Describe Company Culture: We’re Like Family

Stories Incorporated

But, if you pretend you’re something you’re not, it can be catastrophic for engagement and retention… and it’s not cool to fool candidates anyway. Perhaps let them crash on your couch for months: We spoke to someone who worked at a large government contractor. What is something you’d only do for your brother or sister?

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