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1. Should I be hiring or holding
ground?
Ranstad's latest world of work report offers a detailed insight
into the current jobs market across the vast number of sectors
Randstad specialises in. Joel Natfal, Major Players Head of
Recruitment for Research Insight & Analysis jobs gives a
brief overview of whether or not to hire during the current
climate.
Alternatively, if you want to read the full report you can get
your hands on it by requesting a copy here. Or if you're looking
to find your next star employee then get in touch with one of
our many specialist consultants or submit a brief.
Hiring intentions
There are many areas of this report which mesh together, and
the question of whether to hold off or to hire links with a lot of
these. As discussed elsewhere, managing internal change,
people, and productivity are the issues which organisations
report as their major current concerns. This is a shift from

2. previous years when the big challenge was attracting and
retaining talent.
But it’s worth noting that around a quarter of organisations say
they intend to make some small increases in full-time staff. As
the upturn comes, more companies will need to hire. The
picture seems to be hold now, but get a strategy in place to
hire. So how do you hold, and how do you make plans to hire?
Finding flexible solutions
Around 40% of organisations identify a skills shortage in their
industry. Similar numbers say that these shortages are

3. increasing stress and workload amongst staff. But less than a
tenth believe that this under-supply of skills is increasing staff
turnover and a small but not insignificant group say it’s a
problem which is having a negative effect on productivity.
Graduate recruitment
On the graduate recruitment front, vacancies have dropped
whilst numbers of graduates have risen. As a result, most
organisations (according to the Association of Graduate
Recruiters) now insist on a 2:1 degree as a minimum, and the
average salary has been frozen at around £25,000 since 2008.
The hope is that with the need for STEM graduates rising
quickly up the UK Skills Councils’ agendas, and with the
government promising investment in apprenticeships,
organisations will begin to focus on developing skills and
potential amongst those about to join the jobs market.
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