​“Never has a platform truly revolutionised the [recruitment] industry, with technological innovation whilst retaining the human element so vital to our industry.” Quite a claim, isn’t it? But that’s what Vidu, the new digital platform launched earlier this month, is described as in the recruitment news. So, let’s pick up on that opening claim to explore what Vidu is and what it could bring to the recruitment industry.

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on an emerging trend: conducting early-stage interviews via text messages. You’d be forgiven for thinking this sounded a little far-stretched on first impression. But considering we can screen something as important as a potential life-partner with a swipe, tap & quick message, using a text message to interview for our next job doesn’t seem that much of a leap.

Google launched ‘Google for Jobs’ yesterday with hopes of launching it in other territories within the year. The UK recruitment industry has taken notice of this development and will no doubt be considering its potential effects very carefully.

We're very excited here at Rated Recruitment, because we've just launched our brand-new website (which we hope you'll love!) and with it, we've expanded into every job industry!

As employment trends continue to shift with both permanent and contract jobs on the increase, it seems that the recruitment industry is expanding to help meet that demand.

Job boards play an important part in the recruitment process and act as a tool for recruitment agencies to find suitable candidates, and candidates to search and apply for suitable jobs. But what they don't do is help build the working relationship between candidate and agencies and between employers and agencies, they're in effect faceless.

Whether you're the supply cover manager, a head of department, the SENCo or the Headteacher, when you need to recruit staff for your school, you need a recruitment agency.

With it's noisy classrooms, giggling children, hilarious stories of children's antics shared in the staffroom -the world of teaching has its lures and if you are a teacher that took time out to start a family, it might not be long before you're looking to get back into that world.

Congratulations! You've passed your teacher training course or PGCE Qualification and are now a fully fledged NQT!

The fundamental objective of any aviation engineer whether 'A', 'B1' or 'B2' licensed, is to improve aircraft performance and flight safety and it takes different types of engineers; mechanical, electrical, software, etc., all working together to ensure success in both areas. To offer you inspiration If this is a career you're considering, we put three questions to experienced aviation engineer John Dunn, Managing Director of Rated Recruitment.