​“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.

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.