Significance of Technology Alteration in UK Recruitment Agencies

This research proposal examines the significance of technology alteration in the development of business models for recruitment agencies in the UK. It explores how technological advancements influence recruitment processes, including the use of social media, websites, and online applications. The study investigates the importance of adapting recruitment models to incorporate technology, such as contingency hiring and retained search, to meet the needs of both employers and job seekers. The proposal also identifies the essential skills for the future growth of recruitment agencies, emphasizing the need for digital natives and strong networking abilities. Furthermore, it analyzes the interrelationship between technology alteration and the evolution of business models, highlighting the impact of human resource management on successful business operations. The research aims to analyze the significance of technology alteration in the development of business models for recruitment agencies in the UK and the skills needed for future growth. The objectives include understanding the concept of technology alteration, identifying the importance of recruitment models, determining future skills, and evaluating the interrelationship between technology and business model development.

Research Proposal

Table of Contents
TITLE: ............................................................................................................................................1
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................1
Literature Review ............................................................................................................................4
Research Methodology ...............................................................................................................8
Expected Results .............................................................................................................................9
Research Plan.................................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................11
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TITLE:
To analyse the significance of technology alteration in development of business model
for recruitment agencies in the UK and appropriate skills that are required in the future.
Introduction
Overview of the Research
In today's modern business environment, the major motive of each business organisation
is to attaining higher growth and success at market place. Technologies are refers as the key
aspect that are widely applied by organisations in respect to enhancing their overall operations
and functions (Stam and Scott, 2014). Human resource is considered as the most valuable aspect
of an organisation, as in this modern era the major concern of each small as well as large
business organisation is to recruit well educated and talented people within the work place in
respect to developing the operations at global level. Now a day's small as well as large business
enterprises are hiring people through the help of recruitment agencies. The recruitment agencies
are concern on providing suitable candidate to the organisations as per their requirements.
Technological alteration is effective for recruitment agencies as organisations are using more
advance and high tech technologies for developing business model for recruitment. United
Kingdom is a large city which is famous for its business industries and the country is providing
opportunities to an individual or organisation to grow by implementing their business operations
in appropriate manner. Technological alteration affects more than productivity, employment, and
income inequality. It also creates opportunities for changes in the nature of work itself. HRM is
an effective process in which recruiting, selecting, inducting employees, providing orientation,
imparting training and development, appraising the performance of workers, deciding
compensation and providing benefits, motivating employees, maintaining proper relations with
employees and their trade unions, ensuring employees safety etc. are involved. proper and
effective implementation of these practices are helpful in achieving organisational desired goals
and objectives in appropriate manner (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). The potential relationship
among human resource management and business operations has been high in the context of
many hospitality industry. In today's digital era, there is rapid change arises in the technology
and it is essential for business organisations to adopt change in respect to developing their
business models for recruitment.
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Significance of the Research
The considered research is based on the significance of technology alteration in
development of business model for recruitment agencies in the UK and appropriate skills that are
required in the future. Technologies plays vast role in the growth and development of an
organisation as these are effective for each business firm especially recruitment agencies to hire
skilled and talented people at global level (Lovelock and Patterson, 2015). Recruitment agencies
are widely concern on implementing appropriate changes in their resources or technologies in
respect to developing the business model for the purpose of attaining higher growth and success
within the market place. Recruitment agencies are using digital technologies like social media,
mobile technology, internet facility, website etc. for recruiting people around the globe. UK has
wide range of opportunities for an individual or an organisation, as the country is famous of its
wide range of industries. In UK, organisations are mainly hire people with the help of
recruitment agencies and these agencies are effective in providing fresh and appropriate talents
to the organisations for the purpose of attaining higher competitive edge. Recruitment agencies
are required to make alteration in their technologies in regards to implementing good relationship
with people or organisations.
Research Gap
The existing exploration work is based on the analysis of the significance of technology
alteration in development of business model for recruitment agencies in the UK and appropriate
skills that are required in the future (Ward, 2016). In this technological alteration is the key
aspect and organisations are widely concern on making alteration in their technologies for the
purpose of developing business model for recruitment agencies in UK. The present area of study
helps in overcome with the research issue through accumulation of relevant or reliable
information on the specified area of study.
Research Aim
Research aim is considered as the most essential part of an investigation because the
proper implementation of research activities are based on aim of the research. This also refers as
a predetermined statement in which research issue is mentioned in clear or concise way. It is a
common way to express research issue in the form of statement (Cummings and Worley, 2014).
This section of the research helps the researcher in moving forward towards right direction to
address the research issue in effective manner. The significant aim of this particular research is
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"To analyse the significance of technology alteration in development of business model for
recruitment agencies in the UK and appropriate skills that are required in the future".
Research Objectives
The significant objectives of this particular research are associated as under:
 To understand the concept of technology alteration and its influence on business.
 To identify the importance of recruitment model and technology alteration for the
business growth of recruitment agencies in UK.
 To determine the potential skills that are required for the future growth of recruitment
agencies. To evaluate the interrelationship between technology alteration and developing business
model for recruitment agency.
Research Questions
The potential research questions are described as below:
 What is the concept of technology alteration and its influence on business?
 What are the importance of recruitment model and technology alteration for the business
growth of recruitment agencies in UK?
 What potential skills are required for the future growth of recruitment agencies?
 What is the interrelationship between technology alteration and developing business
model for recruitment agency.
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Literature Review
Literature Review is considered as the most necessary part of the research work which is
required to be used by the investigator to develop an effective or in depth review of data which
are generated by the secondary source of data collection (Paroutis, Bennett and Heracleous,
2014). It is essential to conduct an effective measure of past literatures and data acquires with the
help of secondary source. In this section of the exploration , previous research helps in
conducting a new and most effective research for the purpose of generating significant outcomes.
The concept of technology alteration and its influence on business.
Technological change mainly focuses on industrial processes, at least among economists.
Alteration is refers as a term which is used to describe a literary device in which a series of
words begin with the same consonant sound. As per the views expressed by Charles Baden-
Fuller, Stefan Haefliger, 2013, Business models are essentially interlinked with the technological
advancement or alteration, yet the organisational model construct is significantly separable from
technology. Technology has altered the overall recruitment and job search process for the growth
and development of recruitment agencies. Technological advancement or alteration helps the
recruitment agencies or managers, it is easier than ever to search candidates to suit niche skills or
even sway candidates who might not be actively searching for a job. With the help of digital
technologies like social media, websites, online applications, organisational sites, internet etc.
job seekers can easily find out job and even reach out directly to employers or develop online
profile to attract recruiters and apply for jobs with the click of a single button (Djelassi and
Decoopman, 2013). In today's modern world, humans life is very much based on digital tools
and technologies, thus this is the reason small as well as large business organisations are concern
on making appropriate changes in their business model with the help of making alteration in
technologies in respect to providing benefits to their clients or customers. In UK mostly business
organisations are based on digital tools and technologies and organisations are taking potential
help from recruitment agencies in respect to developing the manpower through hiring suitable
people with appropriate skills or talent.
The importance of recruitment model and technology alteration for the business growth of
recruitment agencies in UK.
According to the views expressed by Mahr, 2017, Human resource is considered as the
most essential aspect of an organisation as the major concern of an organisation is to hire well
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skilled or talented people within the work place. Each business has their own hiring needs which
depends on level of engagement, exclusivity, long term prospects and other aspects, many
recruitment models are used by organisations in which some are described as under:
Contingency Hiring: This model works based on few agreed terms & conditions with clients &
offering employees on as required basis to the organisation. It incorporates an ongoing
recruitment & placement action to the client company (Schaltegger, Lüdeke-Freund and Hansen,
2012).
Retained Search: This is also an effective recruitment model in which a retained recruiter works
based on a contractual relationship with the clients or employers for strategic search projects or
assignments.
Exclusive Recruitments: It is a key aspect of recruitment model in which employees or workers
are based on an agreement of some exclusive requirements among recruiter or clients. In this
employer assures their clients to fill the position within a periods of exclusivity and significant
date.
As a successful country UK has various opportunities in its industry and provide chance
to domestic as well as internation people to grown and attain benefits. However organisations in
UK hire people with the help of recruitment agencies as these agencies are effective in fulfilling
the requirement of clients in suitable manner. Organisations are concern on making alteration in
the technologies as per the new advancement, so that appropriate facilities can be provided to the
employee or organisation. Technology like web applications, online sites, social media etc. are
the best tools that are effective in implementing collaboration with people or organisations and
better services can be offered to the client companies in the form of skilled employees.
Potential skills are required for the future growth of recruitment agencies.
According to the views expressed by Ankit Sindhi, 2018, Recruitment agencies are the
key consideration of each business organisation as these are effective in building an appropriate
man-force for the development of business. In today's business world recruitment agencies and
experts noted that in future aspect, technology will automate almost all monotonous, manual
elements of recruitment, technically making human efforts away from the recruitment efforts.
Recruitment aspects such as sourcing, curated talent pools, communication delivery, timeline
management, organizing, etc. this will all be automated and will require negligible to zero human
intervention. Growth and success is considered to be the key aspect of each business organstion
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and in UK the overall requirement process within small as well as large business organisations
are based on recruitment agencies, so it is essential for the recruitment firms to making
appropriate changes in their technologies so that better opportunities can be offered to the people
or organisations (Gunasekaran and Ngai, 2012). There are various skills that are required for the
future growth of recruitment agencies in which some are described as below:
Become a digital Native: A digital native is refers as an individual who is open to learning and
quickly adopting to technologies and platforms which are mainly offered by digital suites.
This would involve, but not be limited to, significantly applying social media platforms such as
LinkedIn and Twitter, applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms and the entire gamut of
recruitment technology that is being brought by the booming start-up ecosystem.
Become a net worker: The human capital sector is created by man-forces. Its is essential for the
agency to build good relationship with colleagues, peers, candidates, influencers, vendors or
clients. Recruiter through an constituted network in their areas of specialization are assets for any
firm or team.
The interrelationship between technology alteration and developing business model for
recruitment agency.
Now a day's more and more business organisations understand the value of human
resource management and its impact on the successful operations of a firm. It is not a secret that
various corporations pay a lot of attention to the recruiting process and well-being of their
employees, as people are the major key asset in the business for the execution of organisational
operations in effective manner (Kovács, Tatham and Larson, 2012). Even though an organisation
has an appropriate strategy and sustainable funds, thus it will not reach success without loyal and
well-trained human capital. In this modern business era technological advancement plays vast
role in improvising the operations of the firm in effective manner. In the modern business
environment, there is rapid change arises in the technology, so it is also essential for recruitment
agencies to adopt changes in their technologies in respect to providing effective facilities to their
clients. Technological alteration and developing business model for recruitment agency has a
positive interconnection as with the help of technological advancement agencies are able to
provide facilities to their client organisation, Thus this will helps in developing the business
models that create value in attainment of high growth and success within the market place.
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Research Methodology
Research Methodology is a crucial part of research project as it helps the investigator in
providing appropriate direction to implement all activities in appropriate manner. The existing
exploration work is based on analysing the significance of technology alteration in development
of business model for recruitment agencies in the UK and appropriate skills that are required in
the future. The major obligation of an investigator is to select the most suitable methodology that
support the overall investigation work in right manner (Cavalcante, Kesting and Ulhøi, 2011). A
research is either qualitative or quantitative in nature and the selection of the research type of
based on the data that are accumulated by the researcher. The existing exploration work is based
on qualitative research as it based on theoretical aspect. In this descriptive research design is
being selected by the investigator as it is the most suitable tool for qualitative research and also
provides descriptive analysis on the qualitative research issue. Along with this inductive research
approach is efficient for determine various aspects of the issue with proper facts and figures.
furthermore interpritivisim philosophy has been applied for gathering information with guidance
of authors and writers. In a research work data collection tool, primary and secondary sources
plays vast role in accumulation of relevant or reliable information for the purpose of reaching at
the potential outcome. In this present proposal work data has been gathered through secondary
source of data collection as it is effective for conducting an appropriate theoretical frame work
with the support evidence of authors point of view.
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Expected Results
From the above given analysis it has been concluded that technological transformation
plays effective role in growth and development of recruitment agencies in respect to hiring
people with more easy and comfortable methods. Digital tools and technologies like social media
sites, online applications, mobile phones are helpful in making collaboration among clients or
firm and also plays effective role in building good relationship with their clients. In the modern
business world the potential motive of each business organisation is to attaining higher growth
and success within the commercial centre. UK is famous for its business industries and also
provide opportunities to people or organisations to expand their business operations for attaining
higher growth or success. Numerous ethnographic studies have shown how a variety of new
technologies have altered the way work is performed, the roles that workers play in a firm’s
division of labour, and the way these changing roles alter the structure of organizations.
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Research Plan
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