When the going gets tough, the tough get going. For business leaders in 2023, it’s vital to remember that if you’re facing staff walkouts it’s already too late to put in place toxic workplace mitigation strategies – that HR ship has sailed. The...
Recession-proofing your tech stack does not mean compromising on good business practices or dispensing with growth. But there’s nothing wrong with doing some spring cleaning! Taking a long hard look at your technical assets and understanding if you’re...
Burnout is evolving – so should you. 2023 is tracking to be a uniquely disruptive year for recruiters and HR teams. Whilst an economic downturn is predicted to take the sharpness off traditional high staff turnover rates in the first 2 quarters of the...
We’re taking a brief peek into the near future with this week’s blog, looking at the recruitment tools that will define effective recruitment in 2023. Xmas is upon us and the new year beckons. Here at Rectec HQ, we know the traditional New Year New Me...
Research from Linkedin indicates “75% of bosses globally are concerned that the current economic slowdown means they will have to roll back employee well-being initiatives”. We despair at the fact that during a downturn, one of the first things to be...
Some good news! There have been reports of record-breaking investment in the recruitment tech (or “WorkTech”) sector in the second half of 2022. However, some serious questions do have to be asked if recruiters, HR professionals and, indeed, clients...
Quiet Quitting seems to have taken the recruitment commentariat by storm over the last couple of weeks. From major national newspapers to reams of LinkedIn conversations and thought leadership, the concept behind Quiet Quitting – when staff members coast...
Targeted use of recruitment tech can, if utilised well, be the cure to persistent recruitment outreach failure. But can the very same recruitment tech be utilised for the retention of talent within critical roles? The current recruitment market is tough. But retaining...
The digital world sits on the cusp of a fully realised Web 3.0. But what does this mean for the humble job seeker, and how will decentralisation in all its new and novel forms change the simple act of connecting with an employer, or finding talent during a candidate...
For all the incredible work recruiters, HR professionals and business leaders do to reduce bias within recruitment, it sadly persists. There is, however, some good news: the impact of technology on bias reduction within recruitment is incredibly positive. The...
News broke this week of one of the world’s most recognisable brands changing a long-held hiring rule. This shift in employee expectation both opens up new markets of candidate opportunity and asks its customers to challenge long-held biases and beliefs of...
Dear digital nomads – do you know what skills you need to really excel at your craft? The age of the digital nomad is here. This new iteration of flexible worker is, technically, a “state” less worker, capable of working from any location, any...