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Online recruitment

Employers commonly use the internet to attract and recruit candidates.

Popular channels include: online job boards; traffic-generation strategies; search engine optimisation and search engine marketing; social media and business networking channels; and the employer’s corporate website or corporate careers site.


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    Huge rise in crop-picking job searches

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Apr 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Apr 2020

    Indeed, Monster and TotalJobs report surge in farm-related job searches from within the UK.

    • Coronavirus
    • Apprenticeships
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    Graduate and apprentice hiring hit by coronavirus uncertainty

    by Jo Faragher 25 Mar 2020
    by Jo Faragher 25 Mar 2020

    Companies have been forced to scale down entry-level recruitment programmes.

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    Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar)

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    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2020

    ON-DEMAND | As the true impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic becomes apparent, employers are facing...

    • Candidate experience
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    • Latest News

    How tech gave recruitment at Mitchells & Butlers a competitive edge

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Mar 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Mar 2020

    With employment at a record high, talent attraction has become extremely competitive, with the need to promote a strong employer...

    • Police
    • Financial services
    • Candidate experience

    RAD Awards 2020 winners: TMP Worldwide takes Work of the Year with The AA

    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 31 Jan 2020
    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 31 Jan 2020

    TMP Worldwide took the coveted Work of the Year for its campaign for The AA.

    • Candidate experience
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    Job website spots slump in searches for nursing roles

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Nov 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Nov 2019

    Indeed has reported a steep decline in online searches for nursing jobs.

    • Candidate experience
    • Employer branding
    • Recruitment & retention

    Personnel Today Awards 2019: SAP celebrates Employer Branding Award success

    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 20 Nov 2019
    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 20 Nov 2019

    Tech firm SAP scooped the Employer Branding Award for its “Bring everything you are – be everything you want” campaign,...

    • Candidate experience
    • Latest News
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    Should salary history questions be outlawed?

    by Jon Heuvel 3 Sep 2019
    by Jon Heuvel 3 Sep 2019

    Ending employers' ability to ask candidates about salary history could help tackle gender and ethnicity pay gaps but how best to achieve this?

    • Candidate experience
    • Latest News
    • Graduates

    Jargon puts off half of graduate jobseekers

    by Jo Faragher 22 Aug 2019
    by Jo Faragher 22 Aug 2019

    Half of UK workers are put off applying for a role because of jargon in a job description, according to...

    • Candidate experience
    • Latest News
    • Job descriptions

    Three things recruiters can learn from the viral Radisson Red job advert

    by Dean Sadler 13 Jun 2019
    by Dean Sadler 13 Jun 2019

    A bizarre job advert calling for “creatives” to apply for a role at a hotel chain attracted plenty of online...

    • Latest News
    • Job descriptions
    • Recruitment & retention

    Is blind recruitment truly gender blind?

    by Charles Hipps 22 Mar 2019
    by Charles Hipps 22 Mar 2019

    More and more employers are turning towards blind recruitment methods such as removing names from CVs to reduce bias. But...

    • Automation
    • Candidate experience
    • Latest News

    Recruitment process outsourcing: the future is ‘total talent’

    by Jo Faragher 6 Mar 2019
    by Jo Faragher 6 Mar 2019

    Employers are battling economic uncertainty but still struggle to source much-needed skills. In such a volatile jobs market, what role...

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Automation
    • Careers in HR

    AI’s impact on recruitment, HR and the workforce (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 18 Jun 2018
    by Personnel Today 18 Jun 2018

    ON-DEMAND | Artificial intelligence promises the potential to revolutionise almost every aspect of the way we work. But what will it mean in practical terms for...

    • Latest News
    • Online recruitment
    • Talent management

    Could crowdsourcing be the answer to finding great talent?

    by Juliet Eccleston 29 May 2018
    by Juliet Eccleston 29 May 2018

    Many of us associate crowdsourcing with raising money or start-up investments, but it can have a valuable role in finding...

    • Candidate experience
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Glassdoor acquired by Indeed’s parent company for $1.2bn

    by Jo Faragher 9 May 2018
    by Jo Faragher 9 May 2018

    Employee review and job site Glassdoor has been acquired by Japanese company Recruit Holdings for $1.2 billion.
    Recruit Holdings also...

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