How many times have you said, ‘I just can’t switch off’? Well, as from next year, doing so could be a legal obligation.

🤎24% of businesses plan to increase recruitment in Q2 2025. 🖤 25% of workers are expected to leave their employers for better opportunities. At the moment, recruitment is a client led industry. Job-seekers aren’t settling for a shabby service or someone who does a half-arsed job because they don’t have to. If they’re not happy with a recruitment company, they can simply move on to another one because there are plenty who are trying to fill the same roles. According to Total Jobs, 85% of employers experience challenges related to poor-quality job applications, which means two things: 1. Competition is fierce 2. Hiring managers and recruiters need to up their game and think outside the box For us, this means looking beyond a CV and taking the time to get to know about someone’s skills, energy and adaptability. It goes without saying that experience and qualifications are still hugely important, but there is often more to a person than a document about their career history. We’ve put a ‘wild card’ forward for an interview on more than one occasion, but there’s a lot to be said about a gut feeling, and following your instinct about someone. We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘There’s just something about them,’ and it’s that ‘something’ that can give you an edge from a recruitment perspective. You just need to make the effort to find it. 🔥