On Wednesday 22nd July, jobs.ac.uk hosted its fourth Google Hangout on Air, a live online Q&A event on the subject of ‘Research Impact & Public Engagement for Career Success’. Over…
Written by Carl Freelove
Introducing our new PhD portal
As part of jobs.ac.uk’s long-term commitment to supporting postgraduate study, we’ve recently launched a dedicated ‘Find PhDs’ portal at www.jobs.ac.uk/phd. The new PhD portal has been has been designed alongside…
10 steps to managing recruitment more strategically
With greater pressure on recruiters to become more accountable and improve ROI with their recruitment spend; it is quickly becoming a priority for employers to make more data-based decisions and…
Top questions you should ask a university Applicant Tracking System provider
Is your university thinking about investing in its first Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to help streamline staff recruitment? Perhaps you’re looking to change systems? Putting together a shortlist of different…
10 steps to help you choose the right jobs board for your vacancy
Jobs boards are one of the most essential tools for online recruitment. Therefore, choosing the right jobs board for your vacancy is crucial to the success of your online recruitment…
How to write killer job titles for jobs boards
Writing an effective job advert is an important part of using any jobs board. After all, get it wrong and you could find yourself sifting through multitudes of irrelevant applications…
5 great reasons to recruit staff in December
Putting off your recruitment until January? You may want to think again as research shows that December is a prime time to recruit high-quality talent – so you could be…
5 steps to successful recruitment planning
We recently released the results of a recruitment effectiveness study we carried out to understand how universities attract job applicants and more importantly, which media delivered the best quality candidates…
How to write a recruitment blog for your careers website
A well-written recruitment blog focused on your area of expertise is a simple, very cost-effective way to tell prospects and candidates who you are, what you do and what it’s…
Free report: recruitment effectiveness for universities 2013
Deciding where to spend your valuable recruitment budget is always a challenge. At jobs.ac.uk we recognise this issue so earlier this year we collaborated with some of our UK university…