History of Recruitment

  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
    Staff were hired from the local area by word of mouth. Management were all noble men
  • Newspaper Adverts

    Newspaper Adverts
    Vacancies were advertised in newspapers
  • Introduction of CV's

    Introduction of CV's
    People began creating CV's and handing them out to prospective employers
  • Job Centre and Recruitment Agencies

    Job Centre and Recruitment Agencies
    The government run job centre and private recruitment companies became the popular in advertising vacancies.
  • Online Recruitment

    Online Recruitment
    The introduction of the internet saw the creation of online recruitment agencies.
  • Linkedin created

    Linkedin created
    14 years after its creation LinkedIn is now becoming the popular method for large employers to recruit new staff.
  • Website recruitment

    Website recruitment
    Majority of big organizations now have own online vacancy and application process on their websites
  • Job Centre Plus Closure

    Job Centre Plus Closure
    Job Centre Plus was closed. Unemployed people now must use Universal Jobmatch an online system