In our last blog, we looked at the continued importance of recruitment agencies in a crowded marketplace. Now, as we shift the view to a more detailed forecast for the year ahead, let's look at how and why a shortage of candidates could be to your advantage. We...
For Red Chilli Recruitment, it looks very different. The past few years have seen rapid development, post-pandemic, with the advent of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, automation, and the Internet of Things. In short, the job market is undergoing rapid transformation and as an...
Interestingly, it has been announced today that top analysts and senior figures are predicting that the UK workforce may not ever return to the full time office working scenario we had pre-pandemic. They are suggesting a “hybrid model” is likely to be here to stay with...
Changes to the IR35 regulations within the private sector have been spoken about for many months and they almost got to the finishing post in March 2020, until the pandemic stopped its implementation in its tracks! Well its back, and looking certain to come in to...
1 role: 350 applications!…What would you do? Sad times…. With latest figures sadly indicating that one in three firms plan job losses over the next 3 months, it is clear that the recruitment market place will continue to see a surge of available candidates all looking for...
Psychometric testing has revolutionized the world of assessment when selecting candidates over the past couple of decades. There is an overwhelming portfolio of scientific studies backing the predictive success and accuracy of using cognitive ABILITY tests and / or PERSONALITY measures in the recruitment process across...
INTERVIEWING? 7 reasons why interviews can be dangerous! Interviews are by far the most popular form of carrying out selection for a job role. They are a quick, easy and cheap assessment tool, but the majority of employers are unaware of the dangers they bring to the process...
RECRUITING? STOP! Why initial preparation is ESSENTIAL? The absolute Holy Grail of ensuring the right person is selected first time (and stays long term), is to ensure that there is a crystal clear description of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role in question AND a detailed analysis...