Starbucks announced recently that in response to protests at the treatment of two black men in one of their branches in Philadelphia, they would close all 8,000 branches in the US for half-a-day so all staff can undertake unconscious bias training. The estimated cost was $20m (£15m) in lost sales. A drastic move? Or simply a reflection …
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Bright Network and EY conducted research to explore the views of women studying at UK universities, who want a career in Technology, Engineering or Consulting (TEC). They wanted to understand their experience of exploring their future career options including the recruitment process, and to get their views on what can be done to enhance their experience. Click here to …
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For as long as I’ve been in resourcing, there has always been a gap between the tech talent needed and the tech talent that is actually available. Bar a couple of extreme economic blips, the trajectory of demand for tech talent has been on an increase since the 1990s with no sign of abating. In …
The start of 2018 will have been a frenetic time for most graduate recruiters – and may still be for those whose closing dates are still not over the line. Schedules will now be packed with assessment and selection activities. But arguably it’s now that the hard work really starts. In a fiercely competitive market, …
Fifteen years ago, as careers websites became the lynchpin of most resourcing strategies, reciprocity was one of the key objectives of any good site. The definition of reciprocity is an exchange or trade of mutual benefit. In short, what did the candidate get for their click? The outcome of fifteen years of the careers site …