Features

By Lauren Mackelden, Features Editor, Onrec

Psychometric tests are no longer beyond the reach of most businesses. Whether you require a standard questionnaire or a top of the range bespoke assessment, they can inform and improve your decision making.

Online is the way forward in finding candidates, but what role do the traditional High Street agencies play in today’s recruitment landscape? The internet has changed the business forever, and in the recruitment sector this has meant that recruitment agencies, particularly the traditional High Street ones have had to find their feet in this new world.

Thinking about investing in a new applicant tracking system? As business picks up, now is a good time to invest in infrastructure which will put you ahead when coping with increasing numbers of job applications this year.

Corporate websites are common place now, but some are more effective and popular than others. Often this reflects whether the company is truly committed to online recruitment. If you are planning a new recruitment area on your website, or updating an old one, here are some golden rules.

As we enter 2010, Human Resources (HR) professionals are looking for more functions than ever before from their software. Initially, HR software provided little more than a database system and a means of managing payroll processes, says Gabriela Skeoch, Global Head of Technology Consulting at Alexander Mann Solutions.