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Shifting demographics including shrinking birth rates, reduced mobility across borders and the rise in early retirees means talent is scarce. 69% of employers cannot find the skills that they need. Now is the time for businesses to get even more creative – attracting, upskilling, reskilling and r...

To #BreakTheBias ManpowerGroup is calling for more companies to respond to What Women Want at Work. With women leaving the workforce at alarming rates, there’s an urgent need for employers to better understand what women want at work to thrive.

Remote work, online ordering, and click and collect are just some of the lasting impacts of the pandemic as every company has now become a digital business. More than 80% of employers have accelerated digitisation in response to COVID-19, and consumers and employees alike now expect tech to make ...

New research from ManpowerGroup reveals that while 86% of companies are measuring gender parity, most are looking purely at pay equity (often driven by regulation), with far fewer measuring the number of women in traditionally male dominated roles and the number of women in senior leadership posi...

The global talent shortage that began before COVID-19 entered our lexicon has only accelerated thanks to the pandemic. Companies that can successfully manage the labour market have a competitive advantage over other organisations that are falling short in the battle for talent.

LinkedIn may be the first social network most people think of when it comes to a job search. However, personal branding through social media can take place on any platform, from Instagram to Twitter, Facebook to TikTok. For job seekers, here are our top tips to maximise positive exposure through ...

What started out of necessity during the pandemic, with people around the world demanding better working conditions, more health and safety protections, increased compensation (especially for essential work under incredibly stressful times), and greater work-life balance, has rapidly become the n...

Look around you and you’ll soon realise the impact engineering has on our day to day lives. From the cars we drive and the phones that connect us, to our roads, railways and recycling systems, engineers – be they mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, software or environmental – are problem-sol...

2022 has the potential to be one of the most transformative years in recent history. From workers taking more control of their professional lives, to the seemingly never-ending struggle of employers to recruit and retain talent, to the rapid acceleration of digital adoption, to businesses realisi...

Employers in the UK have ambitious plans to increase their headcount at a record rate as they enter the fourth and final quarter of 2021, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. However, the UK is also suffering from a serious skills shortage as employers look to fill rol...

As we look ahead to the new year, organisations in the UK are preparing for another quarter of record high hiring intentions. Despite employment outlook across the UK hitting a thirty-year high, employers are struggling to fill their vacancies, with talent shortages remaining the main challenge f...

2021 was the year of the “Great Resignation” with employees quitting their jobs at record rates. Labour shortages became widespread and employers scrambled to fill vacancies from a talent pool that is both smaller and more selective than prior to the pandemic. Looking ahead to 2022, we’re facing ...

With Covid once again forcing many organisations to back-pedal on their return to the office, instead leaving many of us remote working, it can feel like more of a challenge to catch the attention of management, show your worth and gain a promotion.

In the 30th anniversary edition of the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey in the UK, and 60th year globally, of more than 2,000 employers, all regions and industry sectors report a positive outlook.

The UK is facing a skills shortage. We are living and working in uncertain times and many sectors are struggling to fill their vacancies as a result.

For the first time in more than a decade, a single historical event has affected millions of careers at once. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted not just jobs lost, but also career trajectories for those who were expecting to move up in their organisations or find new responsibilities.

Over the last decade, the responsibility on corporations to take environmental sustainability seriously has become paramount.

Recruiters and headhunters are often the ones who conduct the first round of interviews. This interview offers you an opportunity to learn about the company, and perhaps get hard-to-find information that will assist you in later rounds of interviews. Interviews with recruiters and headhunters als...

With nearly one million workers expected to have been on furlough at the end of September.

Dyslexia influences as many as one in five people across the world. From award-winning director Steven Spielberg to founder of Virgin Group Richard Branson to Olympic gold medallist Caitlyn Jenner and lawyer and advocate Erin Brockovich, some of the most successful people are dyslexic – and credi...