How Financial Services Must Adapt Its Recruitment Strategies To Attract New Talent (Or Face A Slow Death)
The financial services industry is on collision course to a severe talent shortage according to some reports. What can the industry do to ensure it continues to attract the best people for the right roles?
Diversity in STEM: Should Businesses be Concerned?
STEM has long been an area where women are underrepresented. But with increasing skills shortages, are STEM companies missing out by not maximising their diversity potential?
2019’s best bits…(with much more to come!)
Our CEO, Gavin, talks about 2019’s best bits, and takes a step back (for a change!) and looks at Solutions Driven’s achievements. From getting 96% of our hires right first time to a ridiculous amount of Diet Cokes, here’s to 2020!
Solutions Driven expands into US market
With 60% of our clients headquartered in the US, Solutions Driven has expanded into the market. North Carolina’s Tod Maners will take the reigns stateside as we look to grow our operations.
Recruitment talks: meet Maureen
Our keeper of the sweetie drawer and HR guru, Mo, talks about life at SD and how she got here. Find out what she loves most about her job and her day-to-day working life here in Glasgow.
Preparing for the future of HR
HR is changing fast. We explore findings from the latest HR reports, and examine how best to approach the hurdles that teams are facing in the coming years.
STEM’s changing workforce: what it means for your business
Workplace demographics are changing fast, and STEM companies need to keep up. Diversifying your talent pool and your workforce is no longer optional for STEM organisations. Amazon’s recent decision to retrain a third of its workforce is big news. At a cost of around $700 million, their announcement has made many in STEM industries sit […]
Recruitment Talks: Meet Leigh
Meet some of the amazing team working behind the scenes at SD! PROFILE Name: Leigh Murray Role: Talent Delivery Specialist Time with SD: 1 year SD Highlight: Getting to spend a month in America as part of an assignment Hi Leigh! Thanks for chatting to us. You’ve been a recruiter for a while now. Did […]
The ABCs of Business-Critical Hiring
Your most important hires don’t have to be your toughest. Using our straightforward system, you can strengthen your company’s business-critical hiring in no time. Business-critical roles are the ones which add the most value and have the greatest strategic impact in your company. Roughly 20% of a business’ hires can be described as business-critical. The […]
Recruiters: Internal, External, or Something In Between?
Companies are often torn between using internal or external recruitment resources. What if a third option meant your organisation didn’t need to choose? Every business knows that recruitment is an essential part of their operations. Without the right people in place, growth, profitability and productivity can fall off a cliff edge, but how should you […]