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What's the going rate for a graduate?

New XpertHR research presents salary prospects for graduates in the 2011/12 hiring round - and finds that salary levels are frozen for the third consecutive year. The 22nd XpertHR survey of graduate recruitment covers 182 employers collectively employing...

Published 1 Feb 2012 10:58 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: salary surveys, pay and benefits, recruitment, graduate recruitment, graduates

Benchmarking labour turnover (3): Monitoring turnover costs remains a minority pursuit

Monitoring labour turnover costs tends to be something of a minority pursuit, latest XpertHR benchmarking research suggests. Only a minority of organisations surveyed by XpertHR were able to supply data on the costs associated with labour turnover. Among...

Published 28 Sep 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, benchmarking, labour turnover, voluntary resignation, xperthr surveys

Benchmarking labour turnover (2): Total turnover rates on the increase

Latest XpertHR benchmarking research on labour turnover rates and costs reveals that voluntary resignation rates are in decline. But in contrast, our research shows that total labour turnover rates (which additionally take redundancies into account, and...

Published 22 Sep 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, benchmarking, labour turnover, voluntary resignation, xperthr surveys

Benchmarking labour turnover (1): Voluntary resignation rates decline

Voluntary resignation rates are in decline , latest XpertHR research reveals: The national median voluntary resignation rate (XpertHR Benchmarking subscription required) stood at 8.1% in 2010, according to 2011 benchmarking research on labour turnover...

Published 20 Sep 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, benchmarking, labour turnover, voluntary resignation, xperthr surveys

Assessment centres: well worth the money

Assessment centres have a reputation as a highly effective, but costly, selection technique. New XpertHR research finds that three-quarters of respondents believe that their investment in the use of assessment centres is fully justified. We also found...

Published 14 Sep 2011 5:01 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, selection techniques, assessment centres

Employment references

Do employers have to provide a reference, if requested? What are the risks if we provide a negative reference? Can we withdraw a job offer because of a poor reference? These are just some of the issues that employers have to consider in relation to employment...

Published 4 Jul 2011 5:31 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, termination of employment, references

Do assessment centres represent value for money?

Assessment centres are widely regarded as the 'Rolls-Royce' of selection techniques but they don't come cheap. This XpertHR survey will examine employer practice in this area and look at how to get the best value out of assessment centres...

Published 4 Jul 2011 9:46 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, hr policy and strategy, selection techniques

HR strategy round-up: is the war for talent a phoney war?

The CIPD's annual recruitment survey finds a "return of war for talent and huge skills gaps in UK, despite widespread unemployment". Employers are being inundated with unsuitable candidates and struggling to fill vacancies while talented...

Published 22 Jun 2011 11:01 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, hr policy and strategy, talent, social media, talent management, HR strategy, CSR

Permanent jobs forecast looks rosier

Permanent workforces are set to grow, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC's) latest JobsOutlook . The most recent monthly survey finds that employers are expecting to add to their workforces in both the short and longer...

Published 20 Jun 2011 12:55 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, employment

Older workers feel the brunt of employer fears

All age groups are suffering from increased long-term unemployment, but the largest rise is among those aged over 50, according to Government data on the long-term unemployed, analysed by the Institute for Public Policy Research . Half the unemployed...

Published 6 Jun 2011 2:10 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: retirement, recruitment, termination of employment, research, performance management, age discrimination, older workers

Micro businesses and recruitment - Does finding the right fit outweigh the need for skills?

Entrepreneurship seems to be a topic on everyone's lips, twitter feeds and smart phone screens these days. The Government is expanding the Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP) to bring more investment to the UK and Lord Sugar gave a big thumbs up to...

Published 24 May 2011 4:26 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, training and development

Work experience - change coming soon?

2011 has seen plenty of publicity on the topic of work experience and a focus on possible change to the way internships and similar schemes are carried out. Firstly, unpaid internships could come under greater scrutiny following recommendations by the...

Published 5 May 2011 5:14 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: surveys, recruitment, training and development, national minimum wage, research, interns, pay, work experience

Can your organisation save money on recruitment?

Cutting resourcing costs is on everyone's agenda - whether through blanket recruitment freezes or introducing new candidate attraction or selection practices. The 2011 XpertHR recruitment cost management survey will identify the most effective approaches...

Published 19 Apr 2011 1:11 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, hr policy and strategy, business practices, talent management, hr budget

Now hiring: Pilot-Astronauts!

Tired of the same-old, same-old in your workaday routine? One of the more unusual and exclusive job adverts of our time has just been posted (perhaps appropriately, given that Google informs us that today marks the 50th anniversary of the first spaceflight...

Published 12 Apr 2011 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, job adverts, astronauts, space travel

Global survey of recruitment selection & testing practices in 2011: Take part!

XpertHR is pleased to endorse and promote a global survey of recruitment and selection practices , which is currently being run by the Organizational Psychology department at Michigan State University . The survey can be completed online , and is open...

Published 28 Mar 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, benchmarking, survey, selection, recruitment testing, selection techniques

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What's the going rate for a graduate?

Benchmarking labour turnover (3): Monitoring turnover costs remains a minority pursuit

Benchmarking labour turnover (2): Total turnover rates on the increase

Benchmarking labour turnover (1): Voluntary resignation rates decline

Assessment centres: well worth the money

Employment references

Do assessment centres represent value for money?

HR strategy round-up: is the war for talent a phoney war?

Permanent jobs forecast looks rosier

Older workers feel the brunt of employer fears

Micro businesses and recruitment - Does finding the right fit outweigh the need for skills?

Work experience - change coming soon?

Can your organisation save money on recruitment?

Now hiring: Pilot-Astronauts!

Global survey of recruitment selection & testing practices in 2011: Take part!