{"id":59709,"date":"2017-10-13T14:35:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T13:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/?post_type=press_release&#038;p=59709"},"modified":"2017-10-13T14:38:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T13:38:19","slug":"78-recruiters-view-gig-economy-friend-not-foe","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/news-and-press\/press-releases\/78-recruiters-view-gig-economy-friend-not-foe\/","title":{"rendered":"78% of Recruiters View Gig Economy as \u2018Friend,\u2019 Not \u2018Foe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><strong>13 OCT. 2017 &#8211; LONDON &#8211;<\/strong> When 1,000 recruiters were asked via live polling whether they view the gig economy as \u2018friend\u2019 or \u2018foe\u2019, 78% chose \u2018friend\u2019 and 22% chose \u2018foe\u2019, indicating that most recruiters are keen to embrace the opportunities presented by the growing contingent workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Other questions posed to recruiters at this year\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bullhornlive.bullhorn.com\/\">Bullhorn Live London<\/a> included\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>whether they would \u2018promote\u2019 staff or \u2018replace\u2019 them with technology. Seventy-six percent chose \u2018promote\u2019 and 24% chose \u2018replace\u2019. Finally, the audience was asked whether they would \u2018build\u2019 business growth organically or \u2018buy\u2019 growth through M&amp;A; 59% chose \u2018build\u2019 and 41% chose \u2018buy\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The questions were posed by Art Papas, CEO and co-founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bullhorn<\/a>, the cloud computing company that helps staffing and recruitment organisations transform their businesses, in the opening keynote speech designed to highlight three crucial decisions that businesses will need to make over the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bullhorn\u2019s Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and International, Peter Linas, proceeded to outline the main theme of the event: \u2018Growing Your Business in the New Relationship Economy\u2019. He explained how the future of interpersonal relationships between customers, recruiters, and candidates will be shaped dramatically by many different social, economic, technological, legal, and political changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Linas then chaired an executive panel comprised of Darren Weeks of aap3, Dennis van Weeran of Vibe Group, Bradley Lewington of Spencer Ogden, and Ejaz Ali of Kelly Group Companies. The panellists touched on several topics, including the benefits that technology has brought to their businesses, but agreed that it must be used strategically \u2013 not as a crutch. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to have the right kind of relationship and the right type of activity to get the technology to work for you\u201d, said Weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Garreth Cameron, Policy and Engagement Group Manager at the Information Commissioner&#8217;s Office (ICO), dispelled many of the commonly held misconceptions and myths around GDPR. He made clear to recruiters that the ICO\u2019s priorities \u201c\u2026are aligned with yours\u2026we want to help organisations get it right\u201d. At the same time, he urged the audience to not \u201c\u2026bury your heads in the sand \u2013 this stuff isn\u2019t going away\u2026GDPR is an opportunity to rebuild trust with consumers\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Peter Searle, CEO of Airswift and former Group Managing Director at Adecco, spoke to Art Papas about growing recruitment businesses and navigating change, particularly in relation to M&amp;A. He said that with any new merger, every staff member needs to feel like he or she is part of the plan: \u201cIf you can convince your people that the environment of change is not a threat, but an opportunity, you\u2019ll end up in the right place\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Matt Fischer, President and CTO of Bullhorn, showcased the company\u2019s future innovations, including a native mobile app and \u2018Bullhorn Cleo\u2019, a built-in speech recognition tool that will enable users to gather candidate data faster than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fischer also highlighted other new enhancements to the Bullhorn system which are designed to redefine the user and candidate experience. One of these enhancements, \u2018Bullhorn Boost\u2019, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide insights into \u2018placement probability\u2019 (based on previous candidate placements), as well as candidate shortlist suggestions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An executive panel featuring Samantha Hurley of APSCo, John Nurthen of SIA, and DeeDee Doke of Recruiter Magazine, discussed economic trends shaping recruitment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nurthen noted that the recruitment industry in Italy is seeing 20% growth, while growth in the UK is \u201calmost flat\u201d. Doke said that the decline in EU workers due to Brexit may hopefully cause an increase in demand for under-represented demographics, including the elderly and disabled. Hurley added that companies and recruiters need to start becoming more disability-confident, citing the fact that less than half of the seven million disabled people of working age in the UK are in employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Joanna Abeyie of Hyden, Charlotte Clarke of APSCo, and Yvette Cleland of Clinical Professionals discussed recruitment diversity and inclusion. Cleland said that businesses \u201c\u2026can\u2019t be fearful of diversity, otherwise they will miss out on talent,\u201d while Abeyie urged that \u201cif you don\u2019t have a diverse shortlist \u2013 reject it\u201d. Clarke stated that \u201cmums returning to work bring amazing passion\u201d, but can often feel excluded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alex Edelman, comedian and star of \u2018Millennial\u2019 and \u2018Everything Handed to You\u2019 ended the day with an entertaining discussion about the rise of Millennials. \u201cIdentity capital is crucial for Millennials\u201d, said Edelman, \u201cit\u2019s what differentiates them from every other candidate\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It was also announced that Bullhorn Live will be replaced next year by a new conference known as Engage, due to be hosted by Bullhorn in London. Engage has been a huge success in the US, and the company believes that the wider industry will embrace the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Linas commented: \u201cOur goal is to become the most customer-centric and value-adding recruitment CRM provider in EMEA and, ultimately, across the globe. Hosted in London, Engage will be a huge part of this \u2013 it will bring together recruitment professionals and experts from across the continent to learn about important trends and developments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The announcement follows the recent news of Bullhorn\u2019s acquisition of Rotterdam-based Connexys, a leading provider of recruitment solutions to mainland Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bullhorn has won many new international clients in the past 12 months, including G2V, a specialist in global recruitment services, and STR Group, a portfolio of niche recruitment companies. Not including the new staff that have joined from Connexys, Bullhorn has expanded its global team to 630 staff members across its offices in Boston, St. Louis, Sydney, London, Brighton, Vancouver, and, most recently, Amsterdam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Linas added: \u201c2017 has been a pivotal year for Bullhorn. We are already growing at a rate of 30 percent year-over-year, and joining forces with Connexys will help us supercharge our expansion into mainland Europe. We share the same vision and culture \u2013 and together we will provide unparalleled technology and services to recruiters around the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>-ENDS-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Bullhorn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bullhorn is the global leader in CRM and operations software for the recruitment industry. More than 7,000 staffing companies rely on Bullhorn\u2019s cloud-based platform to drive sales, build relationships, and power their recruitment processes from end to end. Headquartered in Boston, with offices around the world, Bullhorn employs more than 600 people globally. The company is founder-led and backed by Vista Equity Partners. To learn more, visit <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/\">www.bullhorn.com<\/a><\/span> or follow @Bullhorn on <span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bullhorn\">Twitter<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on any of the panels at Bullhron Live 2017, comment or interview opportunities, please contact:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toplinecomms.com\/\">TopLine Comms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:bullhorn@toplinecomms.com\">bullhorn@toplinecomms.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>+44 (0)207 580 6502<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 OCT. 2017 &#8211; LONDON &#8211; When 1,000 recruiters were asked via live polling whether they view the gig economy as \u2018friend\u2019 or \u2018foe\u2019, 78% chose \u2018friend\u2019 and 22% chose \u2018foe\u2019, indicating that most recruiters are keen to embrace the opportunities presented by the growing contingent workforce. 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