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• Professional Images in Digital Recruitment: Where AI Photo Tools Actually Help

  26-08-2026 14:04 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|Professional Images in Digital Recruitment: Where AI Photo Tools Actually HelpRecruitment is still driven by experience, skills and interviews, but the process has become far more visual. Candidates appear on LinkedIn, company career pages and video calls. Recruiters and hiring managers do too. A professional image is now part of the digital first impression on both sides.
   
  That does not mean everyone needs a studio portrait. Many people already
  
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• AI-Powered Recruitment Platforms: How They're Changing Talent Acquisition in 2026

  26-08-2026 13:58 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|AI-Powered Recruitment Platforms: How They're Changing Talent Acquisition in 2026Recruitment in 2026 looks very different from just a few years ago. Companies are hiring in a more competitive market where speed, accuracy, and candidate experience are critical. Traditional recruitment methods often struggle to keep up with increasing application volumes and the demand for specialized talent. As a result, businesses are turning to AI powered recruitment
  
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• The Art Behind Successful Recruitment: Why Professional Recruitment Branding Matters

  26-08-2026 13:52 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|The Art Behind Successful Recruitment: Why Professional Recruitment Branding MattersEvery memorable game has one thing in common: a visual identity that captures players' attention from the very first moment. Whether it's a colorful mobile puzzle, an immersive RPG, or a competitive multiplayer title, the quality of its artwork shapes the player's first impression and influences long-term engagement. As the gaming industry continues to grow, developers
  
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• Guaranteed hours plan risks workers’ opportunities and conditions as well as growth, warns REC

  26-08-2026 12:20 via onrec.com
  Published byREC26 Aug 2026|StatisticsGuaranteed hours plan risks workers’ opportunities and conditions as well as growth, warns RECThe costs and complexity of the ‘government knows best’ approach taken to guaranteed hours rules will hold back hiring at a critical time for workers, companies and the UK economy, warns the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), as the government’s consultation on the proposal closes this week.The REC is urging the government to reth
  
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• New research: Productivity drops the moment employees learn their job is at risk

  26-08-2026 09:58 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|StatisticsNew research: Productivity drops the moment employees learn their job is at riskRedundancy processes will always have an immediate and measurable impact on employee productivity, while the effect on overall business performance can differ drastically, as found in new research from Right Management. 44% of employees say their productivity decreased once their role was at risk In contrast, 22% of employees say their productivity increased The d
  
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• Zero hours reforms risk increasing employment costs while cutting jobs for young people, CIPD consultation response warns

  26-08-2026 09:47 via onrec.com
  Published byCIPD26 Aug 2026|OpinionZero hours reforms risk increasing employment costs while cutting jobs for young people, CIPD consultation response warns New CIPD data shows that many organisations expect to make redundancies and increase the use of temporary and self-employed staff unless changes are made to planned reforms Complex new rights for zero and short hours contract workers risk increasing employment costs and employers’ reliance on temporary workers, the CIPD has warned in i
  
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• Portsmouth-based recruiter ARM celebrates 30 years of connecting specialist talent with industry

  26-08-2026 09:46 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|News archivePortsmouth-based recruiter ARM celebrates 30 years of connecting specialist talent with industryRecruitment firm ARM is celebrating its 30th anniversary on 27th August, marking three decades supporting organisations across the UK and beyond with specialist recruitment solutions.Founded by Paul Huntingdon in 1996, ARM has grown from its Hampshire roots into a national and international technical recruitment business supporting organisations
  
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• Guardrails can’t fix agents that lack context, says M-Files

  26-08-2026 09:44 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|OpinionGuardrails can’t fix agents that lack context, says M-FilesAs AI takes on greater autonomy, organisations must treat content readiness as a core component of governance to ensure agents can make responsible decisionsAI has proven itself as an immensely valuable tool for static cases such as data entry and communication summarisation. However, a recent report warned that the proliferation of AI agents is creating new challenges around visib
  
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• 9 in 10 pension savers would retire earlier than planned if they could afford to, reports Penfold

  26-08-2026 09:41 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|Statistics9 in 10 pension savers would retire earlier than planned if they could afford to, reports PenfoldNew Penfold survey highlights the role affordability plays in when people hope to retireNine in ten pension savers (92%) would retire earlier than they currently plan to if they could afford to, according to new research from workplace pension provider Penfold. 
  The findings point to a significant gap between retirement aspiration and retirem
  
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• 10 Ways Recruitment Agencies Get First Meetings Using LinkedIn

  26-08-2026 09:36 via onrec.com
  Published bySocial Hire26 Aug 2026|Opinion10 Ways Recruitment Agencies Get First Meetings Using LinkedInBy Tony RestellRecruitment agencies have become adept at using LinkedIn for candidate attraction and candidate sourcing. Many have also invested in growing their Founders' personal brands in the hope that this will translate into new client enquiries. All of this has value, but it does not necessarily create conversations with the people who approve recruitment suppliers, brief agencies on new
  
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• How AI Video Tools Are Reshaping Recruitment Marketing

  26-08-2026 08:23 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|How AI Video Tools Are Reshaping Recruitment MarketingRecruitment has quietly become a content business. The candidates worth hiring are scrolling, not searching - and the employers who win their attention are the ones showing up in feed with something that moves. Yet most HR and talent teams operate with neither a video crew nor the time to become one. That gap is now closing, and the tools doing it are simpler than the industry expected.
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• How Multilingual and Hybrid Teams Can Build a Clearer Cross-Device Communication Workflow

  26-08-2026 08:19 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|How Multilingual and Hybrid Teams Can Build a Clearer Cross-Device Communication WorkflowHybrid work has changed the way employees communicate. A recruiter may review candidate information from a desktop computer, a hiring manager may reply from a smartphone between meetings, and a remote employee may be working several time zones away.For international organisations, another layer of complexity comes from language. Teams may include employees who work
  
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• The Role of Web Development in Business Growth Strategy

  26-08-2026 08:17 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec26 Aug 2026|The Role of Web Development in Business Growth StrategyLast week a business owner told me he spent forty thousand dollars on ads and got twelve inquiries. His ads were fine. His website was the problem. It is this conversation that shows why finding a web development agency Mississauga you can actually rely on matters more than most owners realize. Before they even pick up the phone to call you, people are sizing up your business via your website.
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