Jobtrain Solutions

25/06/2026

Building trust with candidates starts with clear communication. Are your job adverts transparent about salary and next steps? A simple tweak could mean fewer dropouts and a stronger talent pipeline. Keep candidates engaged by closing communication gaps and offering honest feedback at every stage. Ready to rethink your candidate experience? Let’s make recruitment more open, connected, and human.

We talked about this in our latest webinar, and summarised the session so you can enjoy it with your morning coffee! 🍵

24/06/2026

Most organisations with a serious employer brand have invested real effort in it. The careers page is well-designed, the EVP is carefully articulated, the culture content is authentic and well-produced. The message is clear: this is a great place to work. Here's what we offer. Here's who we are.

Then a candidate applies. And the experience that follows - the process, the communications, the people they encounter - tells a different story.

This gap between the promise and the reality isn't a fringe problem. According to new research from Jobtrain and The Talent Labs, it's one of the most widely recognised challenges in talent acquisition today 👇

Align your employer brand with your hiring process to bridge the gap between candidate expectations and reality, enhancing the overall recruitment experience.

23/06/2026

One in four people in your team is already thinking about their next move.

Not because the job market is booming. Not because they've been headhunted. Mostly because they feel underpaid, unrecognised or unable to progress.

According to Ciphr's 2026 research, 36% of those considering a change cite feeling underpaid as the main driver. Lack of recognition comes second. And the gender gap is striking: women are almost twice as likely as men to cite feeling undervalued as a reason to leave.

For recruitment teams, this isn't just a retention issue. It shapes your sourcing strategy, your employer brand and the expectations candidates bring to your process. People researching your organisation will find this data. What will they find when they look at yours?

Source: Ciphr / OnePoll survey of 2,000 UK employees, February 2026

What's the most effective thing your organisation has done to reduce unwanted turnover?

22/06/2026

Our practical guide on AI in Recruitment is out now!

Do you know how to avoid the risks of ‘black box’ AI? Are you opening yourself up to problems later down the road? Do you know the different between AI, IA and EI?

AI is reshaping how UK organisations attract, assess and hire. But the wrong kind of AI opaque scoring tools that read free-text responses and produce unexplainable decisions!

This guide sets out the safe, transparent alternative: AI-assisted structured assessment that is explainable, fair and legally defensible.

Download it now and get read up!

https://hubs.ly/Q04k1Yrf0

19/06/2026

A hundred TA leaders. A full day with The Talent Labs. And one topic that kept coming up: candidate experience.

That day shaped a white paper. And now it's shaping something more - a series of three expert webinars, starting next Tuesday 23rd June at 11am.

The first session is on establishing trust and expectations with candidates. Joining Giles on the panel: Yorkshire Building Society, St Helens Council, Aspris and NHS Blood and Transplant.

If you're working through what candidates actually experience - and what your organisation can do about it - this one's for you.

Register via the link in comments.

18/06/2026

St Helens Council has used Jobtrain to master the candidate experience 💪

They will be joining our upcoming webinar on how to establish trust with candidates - sharing best practice!

Join us next week on June 23rd - sign up link in the top comment👇

16/06/2026

Your best retention strategy isn't a salary review.

It's your managers 👈

94% of employees say they're more likely to stay at a company with a great manager. When the manager is poor and leadership is weak, that figure drops to 19%.

That's a 75-percentage-point swing based on a single relationship.

For in-house recruitment teams, this reshapes how we think about hiring. The case for role, the team, the culture, the manager: candidates are assessing all of it. And so are the people already in your organisation, every single day.

Investing in manager development isn't a nice to have. It's one of the most measurable things you can do for retention.

Source: MOL Learn, Key UK Employee Statistics 2026

Has manager quality ever been a factor in a candidate accepting or declining a role at your organisation?

15/06/2026

Candidate feedback is broken! ⛓️‍💥

During our hackathon with The Talent Labs last month - that's what we kept hearing!

We broke down what we learned from the session and some practical fixes to help you get started!

Link to our Candidate Experience Whitepaper is in the top comment 👇

12/06/2026

We might not know our teams yet, but we're fully committed to what some of us call, the beautiful game. ⚽😉.

The Jobtrain World Cup is officially underway. We've got a reverse sweepstake (teams revealed as you go), a predictor league built with more formulas than a Gary Neville debrief, upcoming fancy dress and BBQ.

Wednesday was our launch day with obligatory pub snacks to get us started - think bitter shandy, Irn Bru (to represent our Glasgow crew!) and scotch eggs!

Prizes, bragging rights and serious office honours on the line. Let the games begin.

What are your predictions? Let us know in the comments!

12/06/2026

We talked to St Helens Borough Council about their recruitment transformation and the feedback was inspiring! 💡

To hear more about their best practice join us on June 23rd for our webinar on how to establish trust with candidates. Diana Read from the council will be joining us to share what she knows!

Sign up today - link in top comment👇