Opinion: The recruitment industry must change

Make no doubt about it; recruitment is a huge part of the UK economy. It accounts for revenue of over £25bn and places 500,000 people in permanent jobs every year, never mind overseeing the 1.5 million temporary workers - about 3% of the workforce, and growing. Despite its size, most companies still see recruiters as a necessary evil. This isn’t just our view – we’ve commissioned a great deal of research into the wider perception of our industry and the results were not pretty. There’s simply a lack of trust. There’s a very clear reason why this has happened – the lack of a long-term vision amongst recruiters.