European Issue Autumn 2022

1109, 2023

Embracing a New Era of Work

By |September 11th, 2023|

As we evolve our approach to sales, recruiting and candidate engagement to adapt to the changing landscape, we must remain focused on our purpose and what is core to our businesses.

1710, 2022

Editor’s Note

By |October 17th, 2022|

We live in uncertain times. And the world of work we traverse has been no less unpredictable. What does it take to navigate this volatility? Boldness.

Welcome to the Europe Staffing 100 class of 2022. The honourees on the list are going where no one has ventured before in the world of work. They are bold […]

1710, 2022

Research Report: Leaders Versus Laggards

By |October 17th, 2022|

From a business perspective, workplace diversity, equity and inclusion is not just a moral objective to pursue — it can also provide a strategic and financial advantage. Research studies from SIA show that organisations that embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion thrive, while those that do not are consistently disadvantaged.

Data from Global Diversity […]

1710, 2022

After the Interview

By |October 17th, 2022|

Psychometric assessments are a well-established method of gauging how well job seekers will suit a job vacancy and fit into your team, and they are often used post hiring to understand how well teams work together.

Allegedly based on psychological research, psychometric assessment vendors claim to provide an objective, data-driven and scientific way of measuring soft […]

1710, 2022

Ahead of the Curve: RPO to Slow?

By |October 17th, 2022|

Of the global recruitment process outsourcing market’s estimated $7.4 billion in 2021 revenue, 31% came from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A report by SIA found that European RPO revenue in Europe had grown 21% between 2020 and 2021. However, SIA forecast growth may slow this year despite a pipeline of interest and opportunity […]

1710, 2022

Victors Set the Rules

By |October 17th, 2022|

The war for talent or the talent crunch — we’ve heard it all before. The ability to find the right talent has never been more difficult. We all thought that the pandemic might restore the balance, but in a way, trends in place before 2020 have become even more entrenched. People crave more flexibility, talent […]

1710, 2022

Altered Course

By |October 17th, 2022|

In the past few years, the political tide in Europe has changed as left-leaning governments have triumphed in several countries — Spain, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland and Portugal. Time and again, employment law is where the political shift is most visible. The consequence of this for temporary work is that these newly elected governments […]

1710, 2022

Staffing 100 Europe

By , , , , , , and |October 17th, 2022|

The last few years have been turbulent ones for the staffing industry. This tempest might have followed a long period of stability, but we are now looking at a volatile and uncertain 2023. A difficult economic environment and the war in Ukraine have aggravated a talent shortage that has been especially challenging for staffing companies. […]

1710, 2022

By the Numbers: Most Attractive Staffing Markets

By |October 17th, 2022|

1710, 2022

The New Customer: On Their Terms

By |October 17th, 2022|

Temporary employment was already in the midst of a paradigm shift in 2019, with staffing firms beginning to approach the engagement of temporary workers in ways that went beyond just pay.

Since then, the pandemic, energy crisis, labour shortages and the invasion of Ukraine have caused shifts in the wider world of work — notably the […]