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From the latest labour market trends, to best practice guides for attracting and retaining talent - find everything you need, tailored for public sector organisations.

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Get practical advice on everything from shaping your hiring strategy and tapping into new talent pools to writing killer job adverts and picking the right channels to get the best ROI.

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Public sector market data

Get the latest intelligence into what public sector candidates are looking for as well as advertising trends.

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Don't miss: Action plan to transform your candidate experience

Our brand new whitepaper explores what public sector candidates look for during the recruitment process.

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A rapid recruitment solution for Greenwich Council’s HR Team

Urgent roles and no time to fill them? See how we helped Greenwich make offers for two temporary contracts in 2024.

How Brent filled key new HR roles in just three weeks

Attracting top talent in a short period of time is an intimidating task. Find out how we worked with Brent Council to attract qualified active and passive candidates for their HR & OD restructure in 2024.

Strategic talent acquisition: Brent ASC's success with performance marketing

See how hiring in a high-churn service area like Adult Social Care can be transformed by an integrated performance marketing campaign. Brent were able to double applications from qualified candidates in three months.

Case study: How performance marketing transforms hiring in education

Hiring for teaching roles in London can be incredibly competitive, with smaller schools or trusts struggling to stand out from the crowd. See how Jobs Go Public worked with University Schools Trust to increase their employer brand awareness and attract more candidates.

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Case study: Peformance marketing to attract adult social care workers

Trying to reach candidates in the adult social care sector can be difficult. Like so many public sector organisations, councils are competing over the same pools of candidates to fill many vacancies. Jobs Go Public works with Halton Borough Council to create targeted digital recruitment marketing campaigns with paid advertising to extend the reach of their hiring processes.

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Case study: Setting the standard with rolling recruitment ads

Jobs Go Public has worked with the Birmingham Children’s Trust for more than a decade, providing e-recruitment and digital marketing solutions. Due to the pace and variety of roles managed by the trust, the team required faster and more proactive hiring solutions. Find out how our range of digital recruitment solutions helped them attract 484 applications.

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A manager's guide to supporting employees with fertility challenges

Fertility challenges impact 1 in 6 people globally according to the World Health Organisation and 1 in 4 pregnancies sadly end in miscarriage. Career Coach with a Fertility Lens Jade Dunn and Jobs Go Public's Head of Resourcing Solutions Amy Andrews discuss how fertility challenges and pregnancy loss impact the employee experience at all levels of an organisation.

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How to engage top talent during long application processes

Imagine having to restart your recruitment process because the good candidates are no longer available. We know one culprit is long wait times. You may have a great remuneration package for them, but if you don't keep them warm during the process, you risk losing them.

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