Recruitment Industry News Round-up

With the coming and going of January, we have hurtled through February at a rapid pace. The cold snap hasn’t chilled the news cycle, and we have seen more interesting, exciting and at times alarming stories coming out of the recruitment sector this month. Here’s the stories that have had the Omni team in deep discussion and debate over the last couple of weeks:

The 20 most sought-after candidate skills

Recruitment Grapevine

Finding the right candidate is no simple task. Locating the ideal person who possesses that ideal balance of skills, experience and personality is often like finding a needle in a haystack. But there are certain candidate skills that can make them stand out from the crowd. Research by freelance jobsite Upwork has revealed the 20 most desired skills that an employer seeks in a potential candidate, which include:

1. Natural language Processing

2. Swift

3. Tableau

4. Amazon Marketplace Web Services (MWS)

5. Stripe

6. Instagram Marketing

7. MySQL programming

8. Unbounce

9. Social media management

10. Angular JS

11. Business consulting

12. Machine learning

13. Brand strategy

14. 3D rendering

15. Information security

16. R Development

17. Node.js development

18. User experience design

19. Bluetooth

20. Zendesk customer support

So, do you possess any of these 20 skills? If you’re lucky enough to have more than a few, it’s safe to say you’re probably one of the most attractive candidates that an employer could find.

Recruitment top industry for romance

Recruiter

February means Valentine’s Day, and the big day has got us thinking about all things romance. New research conducted by CV Library has discovered that recruitment is the top industry for romance. Recruitment topped the report as the industry where colleagues are most likely to have a workplace romance, followed by Property, then Marketing, narrowly followed by IT and finally Hospitality. This story certainly brought some cheer to these cold February days, and is good news for any single recruiters out there.

Facebook's favourite interview question

Recruiting Times

Interviews can be tough. Whether you’re the one asking or answering the questions, awkward pauses, red faces and stuttering words can make for a tense experience. Miranda Kalinowski, Global Head of Recruiting for Facebook, has shared some insight into the social media giant’s hiring process and the company’s favourite questions to ask potential candidates: “What are you doing on your best day?” It might sound like a simple question, but by asking this the Facebook interviews have found that they can then unearth what really drives and motivates the candidates. Kalinowski went on to explain that this is a great question to prepare for, even if you’re applying for a job elsewhere, as it forces candidates to reflect on what they enjoy doing most.

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