With permanent hiring curtailed in most businesses save for critical roles, extra levels of sign-off along with general uncertainty about the market are causing many employers to push out candidates' start dates, says Launch Group CEO Rebecca Wallace. read more
Five-year contracts and lock-in terms will quickly lose favour in an uncertain market, says Harrier Group's new CEO, who is also exploring a UK-style upskilling expansion for the local operation. read more
Large employers that continue to use procurement-run talent acquisition processes are going to miss out on all the innovation happening in the recruitment market, an RPO lead says. read more
Having reduced their internal teams, it's time for employers to rethink how they approach talent acquisition, and get more realistic about the need to hire "superstar" recruiters, an Allegis Global Solutions leader says. read more
In a market where many companies are toughing it out and others are overwhelmed with demand, the quality of supplier relationships is forefront in employers' minds, says ManpowerGroup MD Richard Fischer. read more
Hudson RPO has ramped up its reporting, meetings and oversight to respond quickly to each new development in the COVID-19 crisis, but it's difficult to plan more than a month ahead, says Asia Pacific CEO Kimberley Hubble. read more
Hiring activity might not yet have "fallen off a cliff", but recruiters are having to expand their focus and prioritise different activities to stay relevant and useful, an RPO leader says. read more