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There is frequent discussion as to why London is such a lucrative place to do business – the connections, international links, the resources – and a recent judgment of London's Business School appears to affirm that the city holds positive prospects for business investment. The annual Financial Times Ranking of European business schools maintained London at the top for the second year running; a considerable achievement.

The ways that job candidates are assessed and interviewed may be changing in response to what many call 'the digital age'. This finding is the result of increased attention on the recruitment process, across industries. Typical job interviews are assumed to be strict affairs, where the candidate sits to be questioned, perhaps one-to-one or as part of a group. However, it seems recruiters are now opting for digital methods of assessing candidates, believing it to be the most efficient way of truly testing the modern worker. A report in The Guardian detailed such a change; in the form of the accountant firm Deloitte using a mobile phone game within its interview process.

Health Education England (HEE) has revealed recent successes in the form of a recruitment campaign aiming to get more people to study general practice. As a result of a professional recruitment drive, a 600% increase in applications was seen, when compared to the previous year. This illustrates the effectiveness of good recruiting.

According to research carried out by networking company Approved Index, up to a third of people rate a good working relationship with their boss as a primary aim for within the working environment. This result was achieved in the form of a survey involving 40 different industries and 1400 employees. It suggests that positive workplace dynamics are highly valued by employees; and this is something which can be better-provided through quality recruitment.

A recent report used by CareerBuilder has found that 66% of people surveyed sometimes feel so tired as a result of their job that they find functioning properly difficult. This implies the operations of many workplaces may be adversely affected – and therefore current levels of output may not be at their optimum. It also suggests that a number of people may be ill-suited to their current job roles, as tiredness is potentially indicative of the individual being put under excessive pressure and strain. If a person is in a job suited for them, this should not be happening.

According to recent research released by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation in partnership with Indeed, has highlighted that just over 50% of recruitment managers and consultants are satisfied with their reward and pay. Furthermore, the statistics highlighted that 24% are dissatisfied whilst another 24% responded that they were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. Therefore, only a very slight majority of those at the top level of recruitment are satisfied with the economic provisions of their position, which is potentially concerning.

According to recent results released by Q2, a body working with the public sector, 61% of member consultancies have expressed that they expect staff recruitment to increase during this quarter of the year. Furthermore, of those involved in the business survey, 57% expect the UK economy to improve over the next 12 months. These could be considered highly positive statistics for the world of recruitment – highlighting a ready market, and optimism about the economy.

According to a recent report by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), many companies are struggling to manage the recruitment process effectively. This is reflected in the statistic that one in five workers is cited as expecting to leave their job in the next year. The statistic suggests that many who have already been recruited are potentially unhappy or dissatisfied with their job role – in turn creating a number of unstable working environments.

London recruitment to recruitment agency, GSR2R, have recently commented on the figures which reveal that the number of people in the UK in work grew by 611 000 in 2014, the biggest growth experienced in Europe.

Leading UK rec to rec company, GSR2R, have recently commented on the analysis from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) which believes graduate vacancies will be on the up in 2015.