For many years the term ‘recruitment agency’ has been dirty words for hiring managers, but recently there has been a wind of change.  Many businesses are now turning to recruitment agencies, with a move towards ‘partner’ relationships between employer and agency.

Recruiting is a time-consuming job. There are candidates to hunt for, resumes to read and job seekers to interview. Should your company be recruiting full-time, or only when the need presents itself?

Recruitment and selection by competency is a way of hiring candidates that go beyond traditional qualifications. Gone are the days when it was enough to have professionals who met the job requirements, focused solely on technical skills. With increasing competitiveness and a scramble for talent, companies need flexible, dynamic, and complex professionals who meet the challenges of the marketplace.

"We often overestimate the effects of future changes in the next 2 years, while underestimating those that will occur within 10 years" (Bill Gates). While change is often thought of as a sudden and obvious revelation, it settles more often in our daily lives in a progressive way. What about today's HR? Collaborative experience, social recruitment, process acceleration: amid all these topics, what will be the recruitment trends for the year 2019?

Knowing about recruitment cycles could give your job search an edge. When it comes to connecting with the right job opportunity, timing isn't everything, but it's certainly something.