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Sector Analysis: Supply Chain - Warehousing, Logistics and Delivery

Supply-chain, Warehousing, Logistics and Delivery recruitment impacts many businesses. From those pivoting to, or increasing, deliveries, to anyone with physical stock that needs stored, managed and moved. We give an overview of recruitment for these occupations, including the different strategies companies will need to employ for different roles. In Quarter four, the normal higher seasonal […]

Diversity - The Unrealised Potential of Workers with Disabilities.

Monster recently provided advice for the student ‘career corner’ at City College Peterborough: This guest blog post from Assistant Principal Tasha Dalton-Winterton highlights that workers with disabilities still face stigma in entering the workforce: At City College Peterborough – Study programmes, we work with and support young people to educate them with the skills and […]

How to Write Job Adverts With Diversity and Inclusion

We look at ways to write job adverts that are inclusive and promote diversity.

HR Webinar Recording : Corona, Where do we go from here?

Monster’s Global VP of HR, Claire Barnes recently hosted a panel of Global HR experts from Hospitality, Manufacturing and Healthcare, sharing their experience, insights and advice. In this round-table webinar, senior HR executives from leading brands across four key industries shared their experiences and offer some guidance on ‘where we go from here’.

Don’t Lose More Time, More Talent, Momentum.   

What can recruiters do right now, with so much still uncertain?     Not all hiring has stopped, but it has slowed.  Many recruiters might be coming back from furlough, but still not sure about who they will be hiring and when. There will probably be a cautious staggered release to lockdown over the summer months, but there’s much to be […]

COVID-19: Life in the waiting room

The public risk associated with COVID-19 didn’t seem too alarming two weeks ago. It was something that was still ‘elsewhere’, not quite real.Today in Glasgow shopping streets and supermarket shelves are empty. As I write this, the world seems to be stuck in a paradox. Things feel completely hectic, yet everyday life is on hold. […]

Four Evidence-Backed Ways Science Improves Recruitment! 

Your preferred style of interview might be down to personal preference, tradition, familiarity or time in your schedule. Does it help you make the best hires? Finding the “right-fit” is possibly the trickiest part of recruitment. Candidates thrive when they genuinely engage with your company culture as well as having the right skills on paper. […]

Hire and develop 'soft-skills' to get the right fit

The importance of finding the ‘Right fit’ emphasizes the value soft skills bring to the workforce. Technical skills are important – people need to be able to, or be trained to, be technically able. But even as we face an increased skills shortage, employers increasingly recognise the value of soft-skills. These attributes are easily transferable […]

How to help your team rest without going rusty

How you can help your team stay motivated during quiet times Both the lead up to Christmas and the summer holiday period can cause slow periods in the workplace. When the pace slows it is easy for the team to take their foot off the gas and just cruise. And once your team is cruising […]

How to look after your employees' mental health

With one in six individuals in the UK experiencing a common mental health problem in any given week, and over 15 million work days lost to work-related stress, anxiety or depression last year, it’s clear that workplaces need to do all they can to support the mental health of all their employees. Experiencing mental illness […]