UK job Tracker

The BBC News website is keeping track of jobs lost and created in the months ahead. This is not a comprehensive study but a snapshot from around the UK since 1 January. Move the slider to see Job Losses.

They also have an interesting Recession Tracker for those who are interested in precedents.


Links

UK job Tracker
Recession Tracker

From Transactional to Transformational

Lou Adler, in his not so futuristic article "A New Perspective on Sourcing Top Talent - Eight New Ideas You Need to Consider" talks about how companies will have to transform their recruitment strategy

"Consumer marketing ideas have overtaken traditional sourcing approaches faster than anyone could have imagined. Job boards are dead; talent hubs are alive. Skills-based postings will soon follow the dodo bird into extinction, and will be replaced with ads focused on the future, not the past. They will be crafted with the latest search engine marketing concepts in mind. If you want your fair share of tomorrow's talent, you'd better start changing how you source them today.".. Lou Adler

All the eight ideas have already created volcanoes in my head... time to unsettle.

Happy reading

How OS2i began

OS2i was the first company to use the term RPO on their official website. Pioneers in offshore recruitment process outsourcing, this company has played a major role in spreading the concept of RPO especially in India.

Here is a post on How OS2i began:

"The concept was simple. Instead of UK recruiters wasting valuable hours screening and searching CVs, why not outsource these tasks? Even better, why not outsource these tasks to a country like India, where a highly literate, specifically trained, English-speaking workforce could do the work at a fraction of the price that it would cost over here? It was watertight, a real win-win situation."- Regan George CEO OS2i

History of Sourcing

Jim stroud has created a neat timeline depicting the history of sourcing. It is a continual work in progress, any and all contributions are welcome

Check it out at

http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/The-History-of-Sourcing-1