THE BROADBEAN BLOG

Here is where we display the latest news, insights and advice from Broadbean on the recruitment and technology industry.

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JOBS UP 10% AS CONFIDENCE RETURNS

Posted: 16 August 2021

Jobs up 10% as confidence returns Vacancies increase 10% week-on-week in the run up to Budget Jobs in the last week of February highest of 2021 so far Education and training reports 33% increase in vacancies as…

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DATA ON JOBS REVEALS EXTENT OF TALENT SHORTAGES: VACANCIES CLIMB BUT APPLICANTS TUMBLE

Posted: 30 July 2021

Data on jobs reveals extent of talent shortages: vacancies climb but applicants tumble  Job applications tumble quarter-on-quarter while vacancies continue to rise rapidly Retail sector feeling worst effect of talent shortages Businesses in the UK are continuing to contend…

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GRADUATES HIT HARD BY PANDEMIC: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TUMBLE 66%

Posted: 30 June 2021

Graduate and training vacancies down 66% on pre pandemic levels Graduate and early careers arena faring worse in 2021 than at height of the pandemic Number of applications per graduate vacancy up 46% compared to pre-pandemic levels…

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ACCESS DISCUSSES THE CHANGES IN PHYSICAL VS. DIGITAL RIGHT TO WORK CHECKS

Posted: 22 June 2021

Every business, recruitment and hiring manager needs to ensure their job applicants are legally allowed to work in the UK before employment commences. The checks must be carried out on all employees – British nationals and EU…

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JOBS UP 34% AS LOCKDOWN RESTRICTION BEGIN TO EASE

Posted: 24 March 2021

Jobs up 34% as lockdown restriction begin to ease Vacancies increase 34% week-on-week Hospitality vacancies rise exponentially, up 231% as sector prepares to reopen London leads city hiring Vacancies across the UK saw a 34% increase during…

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WELCOME TO APPLICANT RANKING!

Posted: 02 March 2021

Broadbean is excited to launch a brand NEW feature to help you manage applications efficiently within our Responses product! Applicant Ranking uses machine intelligence in matching applicants to jobs that they applied for and sort applications in the order of highest…

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RULES OF ENGAGEMENT IN A DIGITAL WORLD

Posted: 02 March 2021

In the summer of 2015, BlueSky PR brought together a group of marketing professionals from the recruitment and talent management sectors to discuss both the challenges -and the opportunities – provided by the myriad of different channels…

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MISSED BROADBEAN’S NEW RELEASES? TAKE A LOOK HERE!

Posted: 26 January 2021

Missed what products and updates Broadbean released in 2020? Well, go no further! Here is our 2020 wrap up of all our product releases and integrations to ensure you are up to date.  Even though 2020 was a …

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BROADBEAN AND TALENT NEXUS TEAM UP TO PROVIDE CUTTING EDGE PROGRAMMATIC RECRUITMENT SOLUTION

Posted: 12 November 2020

Recruitment software company, Broadbean Technology, has partnered with programmatic media buying agency, Talent Nexus, to provide recruiters with a new job advertising solution that will help them reach targeted talent pools quicker. The combined solution will allow recruiters to…

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HOW TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE UNICORN CANDIDATE, FINDING THE UNICORN AND GROWING THE TEAM THAT GETS IT

Posted: 18 September 2020

There has been a lot of talk recently about unicorn candidates and their importance in working teams. But what is a unicorn candidate, and why does your company need one? With businesses of all kinds facing increased…

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HIRING HALVES IN JUNE AS COVID-19 IMPACTS RECRUITMENT IN THE UK

Posted: 06 August 2020

Hiring across the UK has almost halved in the last year as Covid-19 impacted recruitment, with the number of new vacancies added in June down 49% when compared to the same time last year, according to the…

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WHEN YOUR CANDIDATE SOURCING FAILS

Posted: 24 June 2020

A lack of talented candidates happens to the best of us. It happens to the brightest companies and the best recruiting teams. But if your company struggled through its most recent round of recruiting, it might be…

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