3 Things Changing the Future of Employment
Reading Time: 3 minutesLast year made us resort to big changes and revisit many aspects of work. This meant going remote, reaching out for new digital resources, virtual recruitment, as well as reestablishing essential needs. Bigger questions keep arising – how do we keep improving the market as employers? What is the future of employment? Responsible Management With […]
Global Talent in one place – Recap of the EFMD Global Virtual Fair
Reading Time: 4 minutesOver 47,000 booth visits, 3,700 applications, and 3,000 webinar participants. The 2021 spring edition of EFMD Global Virtual Fairs came to a close and what a week it was! Here’s a recap of the job fair we held this past April. Opportunities for students and graduates The career fairs powered by Highered are full of […]
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Hiring Online
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe current pandemic has resorted us to rely on technology in a bid to get on with our lives, whether for studying, working, socialising and even job searches. A knock on effect of this digital march is the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Particularly in the recruitment industry. While it can be argued that technology […]
This is how Covid-19 has changed the student hiring process forever
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s not an overstatement to say that COVID-19 has changed the student hiring process indefinitely. Last spring, hiring was forced to a standstill as companies were hit hard with the repercussions of the pandemic. Hiring didn’t just pause; it was stopped entirely. Unemployment peaked at 14.7%, an all-time high since the Great Depression. Companies were […]
Recruiters, Here Are 3 Reasons Why You Should Join Global Virtual Fairs
Reading Time: 2 minutesGoing digital has undoubtedly shown one major upside in particular – new opportunities. Digital innovations are appearing left and right to make our work lives easier. It is no different in the recruitment world. Struggling to connect your brand with young talent? If you are looking for an easy and cost effective way of reaching […]
How to land a job at a virtual fair when you feel like giving up
Reading Time: 2 minutesJob hunting as a student or a graduate is a difficult and draining thing to do, especially when you get rejected time and time again. It is especially hard in the time that we are in. Where nothing is how it normally is and finding a job is harder than it has ever been before. […]
Why your offline recruitment technique won’t work in the online world
Reading Time: 2 minutesCOVID-19 brought the working world to its knees and, with it, ushered in a new era of hiring and working. In-office workplaces and offline recruitment once dominated the working industry, but with new changes bringing about the need for digital accommodations, companies are being forced to adapt to a new, online society. Remote work has […]
4 Ways to Prepare for a Virtual Careers Fair in 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutesJob searching is hard, and it can be particularly draining when every resume you send out doesn’t result in an offer, or worse, a callback. Feeling like you’re never going to find a graduate job in the field you want isn’t an uncommon feeling though, and your job-searching methods can be the cause of why […]
How to Network with Recruiters at a Virtual Career Fair
Reading Time: 3 minutesJob fairs are hands-down the best way to get your name, face, and resume in front of a recruiter. Virtual fairs, in particular, are a great way to customize your fair experience to make sure both you and the recruiters get the most out of it. Companies love virtual fairs and are more likely to […]
Recruitment in the cloud: EFMD Highered China Virtual Career Fair connects global Chinese-speaking talent and 50+ leading companies
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe world is turning digital at an unprecedented pace in the current climate. Talent acquisition is no exception. Though campuses are quiet this Spring, talent find new venues to connect with recruiters – the EFMD Virtual Career Fair Series by Highered. The China Virtual Career Fair, which took place between March 24th and April 1st, […]
