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David Willetts: universities need more external funding to help generate economic growth and job creation

David Woods, 06 Jan 2012

Universities and science minister David Willetts (pictured) argued universities, science facilities and...

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December's job statistics defy gloomy predictions, according to analysis of 8,000 recruiters

David Woods, 03 Jan 2012

Job opportunities were 17% higher in December compared to the same time in 2010 and more than a fifth...

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Hastings Direct poised to create 200 new jobs

HR Editorial, 03 Jan 2012

Hastings Direct, the insurance retailer is set to create 200 new jobs for 2012.

Employment figures could drop by 120,000 this year, CIPD's chief economic adviser predicts

David Woods, 03 Jan 2012

The CIPD has forecast the number of people in work in the UK will fall by 120,000 in 2012 despite a continued...

Public sector job seekers would sacrifice pension for private sector career

Siân Harrington, 22 Dec 2011

More than half of public sector job seekers would be prepared to sacrifice their pension for a career...

Travelodge to recruit 120 apprentices by autumn 2012

David Woods, 21 Dec 2011

Hotel chain Travelodge is to recruit 120 apprentices to join its Junior Management Programme (JuMP) in...

Employer demand for agency workers is growing, despite AWR, says REC

David Woods, 21 Dec 2011

Demand for temporary staff over the past month has remained stable and is up on the same time last year,...

Jobseekers warned to 'look beyond basic pay' to combat unemployment

HR Editorial, 20 Dec 2011

As unemployment levels remain at their highest for a generation, Office Angels has urged jobseekers to...

UK talent acquisition costs rise to £5,311 per hire, compared to £2,226 in US

David Woods, 16 Dec 2011

Spending by UK employers on talent acquisition rose 6% in 2011, primarily driven by expectations for...

Morrisons to create 7,000 new jobs next year

David Woods, 14 Dec 2011

Morrisons is to create 7,000 new jobs in 2012 as it continues its store expansion programme.

Mary Portas presents Government with her recommendations to boost high street retail

David Woods, 14 Dec 2011

Mary Portas published her review and her vision to breathe economic and community life back into high...

IT skills gap prevents UK competing with Silicon Valley, poll of 1,300 shows

HR Editorial, 12 Dec 2011

The skills gap is preventing the UK IT industry from competing with the US, according to a survey from...

Nike accelerates its recruitment and talent strategy in Asia

David Woods, 09 Dec 2011

Nike Sports China has implemented new technology to upgrade its recruitment strategy across the Greater...

Global recruitment levels are holding up - and look set to increase, according to survey of 19,000 businesses

David Woods, 07 Dec 2011

Despite ongoing worries about fall-out from the eurozone crisis, a global survey of over 19,000 organisations...

Despite economic uncertainty, more than a third of employers still plan to recruit before April 2012

David Woods, 07 Dec 2011

More than a third (36%) of businesses plan to hire new staff in the first three months of 2012, according...

Decline in staff placements in November is sharpest for 17 months, according to REC/KPMG

HR Editorial, 07 Dec 2011

Permanent staff placements decreased for the second month running in November according to the Recruitment...

Morgan McKinley: financial staff predict a drop in their bonuses as job availability wanes

David Woods, 05 Dec 2011

A third of financial professionals expect lower bonuses next year, according to Morgan McKinley, as job...

Job opportunities rise to 23-month high, 20% up year on year, according to Reed

HR Editorial, 05 Dec 2011

New job opportunities across the UK have bucked the gloomy economic news and risen 3% from October to...

GlaxoSmithKline enhances recruitment and talent strategy for Chinese growth

David Woods, 02 Dec 2011

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has launched global recruitment technology to support its shared HR-service team...

Lack of 'get up and go' attitude in UK graduates is enough to concern employers

Tony Goodwin, 01 Dec 2011

Conservative politician Norman Tebbit may have been wrong about a lot of things but when he said "get...

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