I had a very interesting email exchange with a Director of HR this week about how the talent management lifecycle is becoming increasingly difficult to control.Among the key challenges, she told me, is the ever-accelerating rate of change in technology. IT is altering all aspects...

Businesses that are reliant on IT need to pay special attention to their recruitment and retention strategies in 2018 as a recent survey suggests that a third (32%) of IT professionals hope to switch jobs within the next 12 months.Given that just about every business is now relia...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Access Talent! We hope you enjoy reading our blogs and posts and we look forward to sharing many more with you in 2018.We’ll be back on 2nd January with a great year of articles ahead.In the meantime, if you’re missing our blog...

It caught my eye. I cannot find robust research that backs it up, but I have to agree, that when you look through the 'situations vacant', you do see a lot of basic errors in grammar and spelling. Also, there’s often a lack of focus on who hirers are actually trying to attract. S...

Skype or video job interviews can be notoriously difficult. From sitting too close or freezing to tricky technology there are lots that can go wrong. Here are five articles packed with tips to help you (and one infographic).How to do a video job interview8 camera tips – best inte...

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh once estimated that bad hires had cost his firm company "well over $100 million", almost half of hiring/HR managers (41%) believe that bad hires have cost their firms "thousands" and the U.S. Department of Labour puts the price of a bad hire is at least 30% ...