A world-class, future-proof recruitment strategy is the key to improving the performance of technology companies, finds recruitment specialist Hays. In a recent poll, 45 per cent of nearly 500 respondents agreed that it improves overall productivity, alongside customer experience (26 per cent), product quality (19 per cent), and financial performance (10 per cent).

COVID-19 hit Generation Z’s entry to the world of work hard, damaging not only their career prospects but the sustainability of the future talent pipeline. Fortunately, employers who are returning to growth are uniquely positioned to help the COVID-era cohort of university and school graduates start over.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), which assesses the sustainability and societal impact of businesses, has gathered significant momentum in recent years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses into survival mode and in some cases sustainability efforts slipped down priority lists. As the world begins to recover from the global pandemic, businesses must again move substantiality back near the top of their agenda. 

Though Japan’s economy had slowed even prior to the global pandemic, following three straight quarters of decline the second half of 2020 saw an economic rebound, climbing to above pre-corona levels. And as the government’s stimulus initiatives begin to bear fruit, consumer confidence is returning, all of which bodes well for Japan’s industrial sector.

Hays, the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people, has launched a four-part video series revealing how Manchester City players have had to prepare and be adaptable during their careers to help them reach their career goals.  

Flexible working options and employee wellbeing are top priorities for job seekers in Asia as they look to the new era of work, finds the new Uncovering the DNA of the Future Workplace in Asia report by leading recruitment experts Hays, which surveyed over 9,000 working professionals across Asia in February and again in September 2020.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation continue to develop as a method of providing the best possible experience and service to customers. Recruiting experts Hays shares its advice on how it utilised the technology to improve its insights and ultimately provide a better and a more personalised service to customers.

In recent years, the healthcare landscape in Japan has been experiencing positive developments in terms of deregulation and increasing the speed to market for new treatments. This movement has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic along with efforts to service the medical needs of Japan’s ageing population.

COVID-19 has driven demand for digital and technology talent globally in 2020, beginning with candidates that could enable remote working, such as professionals with IT infrastructure and cloud-based skills, and moving into demand for data and cybersecurity skillsets.

The COVID-19 crisis has transformed the digital technology landscape in Japan, with more professionals working remotely and more businesses ramping up their digital capabilities as part of a seismic shift in traditional working culture. This shift has caused a surge in hiring within the digital technology sector, particularly in areas that have proven increasingly important in facilitating Japan’s digital transformation.