Employers should formulate a job description when recruiting to a new position. When recruiting to an existing position, the employer should review the job description to ensure that it is up to date.
The job description should set out accurately the duties and responsibilities of the post and should be used with a person specification to identify the most suitable candidate.
New REC and Fawcett Society guidance says organisations should not ask salary history questions during job interviews.
Job vacancies posted in the UK fell to their lowest since mid-January, suggesting that the hiring spree seen since last summer has diminished.
Employers taking part in a government pilot will list salary details on job adverts and stop asking candidates about salary history, in a bid to tackle pay inequality.
Seven in 10 HR professionals want to see greater flexible working in their organisations, and many feel it would be...
The number of UK job adverts explicitly requiring candidates to be vaccinated against Covid-19 has grown by 189% over the...
Researchers find that "bullshit jobs" are rare and in decline, the opposite of what anthropologist David Graeber asserted in his award-winning book.
Research finds senior executive positions are being advertised using less inclusive language than junior roles, which could deter women from applying.
With so little recruitment this year, organisations with vacancies report being inundated with applications for the limited roles they have...
Recruiters that were prompted to consider flexible working when posting a job were 20% more likely to list flexible work...
Contact tracers report major technical and organisational obstacles in training.
How can businesses attract and recruit the best candidates when everyone's working at home?
Written particulars upgrade from next month: what employers need to know.
Research published today shows that 36% of UK employees report having a “low-quality” job.
Analysis of the Household Longitudinal Study...
Despite many employers making efforts to improve their candidate experience, some still fall short on the simplest aspects. Lee Biggins,...
A bizarre job advert calling for “creatives” to apply for a role at a hotel chain attracted plenty of online...
