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10 top tips for creating an effective LinkedIn profile
5 days ago by Brook Street
In today’s competitive job market, a strong LinkedIn profile is no longer optional; it’s essential. As one of the world’s largest professional networking platforms, LinkedIn is often the first place recruiters and potential employers will go to learn more about you and make their first impressions of you.Here are our top tips for creating an effective LinkedIn profile:1. Sta...
Accelerating Adaptability
6 days ago by Talent Solutions
2025 UK Workforce TrendsFor more than 10 years, we have partnered with our clients to explore four underlying forces shaping the future of work. As we look ahead to 2025 and beyond, we examine how the pace of change will accelerate and what it means for employers and the workforce.An increasingly diverse global workforce will impact the future of who is available to work, a...
World of Work for Generation Z in 2025
9 days ago by Brook Street
According to the World Economic Forum, Generation Z will comprise approximately one-third of the global workforce by 2030.However, our 2024 Global Talent Barometer research revealed that Gen Z workers were the most likely (46%) of all age groups to say they will voluntarily leave their current roles in the next six months, but were also the least confident they could find a ...
ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey - Q1 2025
2 months ago by ManpowerGroup
Hiring plans unable to meet businesses’ growth mindsetUK employers report hiring plans have stalled going into the New Year, with stagnant hiring plans reported for Q1 (January – March) 2025, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. Unchanged since last quarter, the UK Net Employment Outlook – a measure of business hiring confidence – remains at...
Global Talent Barometer - 2024 UK report and key findings
3 months ago by ManpowerGroup
The ManpowerGroup Global Talent Barometer aims to improve the future of work through deeper understanding of workforce sentiment, offering workers an opportunity to share their views on what they want now and in the future.The Global Talent Barometer in the UKWe surveyed more than 1,000 workers across the UK to better understand what workers want and how they feel about the...
Podcast: How Inclusive Hiring Can Help Alleviate Talent Shortage
4 months ago by Brook Street
Inclusive hiring not only helps to expand the candidate pool with a steady stream of motivated, excellent candidates that can often be overlooked but it can also help with the acute talent and skills shortage being felt by every company in the market at the moment. Listen to an informative chat with the founders of Bridge of Hope to see how inclusive hiring can benefit your...
The 2024 Brook Street Business Professionals Salary Guide
5 months ago by Brook Street
As recruiting new talent becomes increasingly challenging, staff retention has become vital for UK organisations. Despite a 4.5% drop in job vacancies since Q4 2023, the UK still faces over 900,000 open positions, with significant shortages in business administration, support roles, and middle management.These roles are essential across all industries, yet they are part of ...
PODCAST: The role of government funding in the sustainability of the charity sector
5 months ago by Brook Street
In this episode of the Big Question podcast, host Rhys O’Leary is joined by Stephen Bell, CEO of Changing Lives, to discuss how government funding can provide stability and long-term sustainability for the charity sector, allowing them to deliver essential services, and how this impacts their staffing needs.Stephen also talks about the move towards values-based recruitment ...
How inclusive hiring can transform lives and benefit society
5 months ago by Brook Street
A job can be so much more than just a job; it can be a lifeline. Not only for an individual but for their whole family and even society as a whole.Thanks to a slowly improving economic climate, organisations across the country are ready to put the challenging past few years behind them and hire for growth. However, with a widening skills gap, these same employers are strugg...