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Techround recently collected 2021 recruitment predictions from industry experts, with Kristine Angeltvedt stating that “2021 is the year of change for recruitment”. Our own Jo Caine shared her thoughts along with a panel of experts...

Human Resources (HR) is arguably one of the most changed area of business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a short space of time, business’s working models had to dramatically change in response to the crisis.

Today we meet Jo Howell, our specialist Financial Services and Accountancy recruiter. We find out a little about her role, who she works with, her thoughts on the past year and how 2021 is looking to shape up for the industry.

2020 has been a challenging year for us all but, thankfully, it appears that we are slowly but surely coming out of the eye of the storm and looking ahead to much brighter days.

Putting the brakes on the gender reporting was met with very mixed opinions, some businesses welcomed it with open arms, whilst others felt it was unnecessary and a potential risk to the progress that has been made for the equal treatment of women in the workplace.

For employers, receiving dozens if not hundreds of applications for a single vacancy is a significant logistical challenge. It is overwhelming, and while some hiring managers may be the tempted to abandon their policy of responding to each applicant regardless of whether they are successful or not in a bid to save valuable time, this could be at their detriment.

Cathedral Appointments are very proud to sponsor the 2020 Tech South West Awards celebrating the achievements of local tech firms.

The KPMG & REC UK Report on Jobs data for October shows that permanent placements have increased at the quickest rate since December 2018.

Find out more about how to save time and resources when recruiting, which recruitment KPIs are important for businesses looking to hire new staff.

How to Choose between Junior Talent and More Experienced Candidates. Read more.

It’s been a month since the last Jobs Outlook figures from the REC outlined what we all knew was happening in the market.

In May 2009, Joanne Caine, MD of Cathedral Appointments became involved with the Express & Echo’s “Exeter Bites Back” campaign which highlighted reasons to be positive about the local economy, lessons which are useful for today!