Eight out of 10 organisations are struggling to recruit staff with the right skills but the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) says they are looking in the wrong places by not using e-recruitment.

Nearly nine out of ten (86%) of recruiters admit to using the internet to research potential employees.

HR has been told to be bold, be brave and embrace online recruitment.

Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is launching a new website to give potential applicants a view of what it is like to work for the British Intelligence Services.

Despite claims that the credit crunch is affecting recruitment there are still plenty of job vacancies in the UK, according to fish4jobs.

Online recruitment in the legal sector has seen the largest decline on record.

Rising food prices has gifted burger chain McDonald's an extra two million budget-conscious customers a month, causing it to recruit 4,000 staff to meet demand.

The public sector is being urged to make use of e-recruitment as new research shows how it can be used to attract high-quality job seekers cost-effectively.

Companies are seeking more innovative ways of using the internet as a recruitment tool. Meg Carter reports