Using technology to attract staff presents ageism risk, warns recruitment expert

Cutting-edge technology is increasingly being used to attract the best talent to companies and improve candidate experiences. However, this may lead to a disconnect with older potential employees who...

Recruitment should be a ‘learning and development exercise, not a transaction'

Companies and candidates should both be able to learn from the recruitment process, an industry expert has said.

Guide to managing young people published

Employers hiring young members of staff should manage colleagues’ expectations of what they can do and consider giving them a mentor, new guidelines suggest.

Young people ill-equipped to enter job market

More than half of HR decision-makers within small and medium-sized businesses believe young entry-level employees are unable to handle clients, customers and suppliers.

Economic recovery leads to higher attrition, study finds

If the economy does recover, as predicted, HR departments could face a battle to keep hold of top performers as they start to look elsewhere for opportunities.

Chancellor urged to address youth unemployment

The chancellor’s March budget must include investment to tackle youth unemployment, leading employment and business representatives have stated.

Diageo to help Scottish young people into employment

Global drinks manufacturer Diageo is to offer young people in Scotland free training aimed to lift them out of unemployment.

Unemployment falls by 125,000

The job market will be characterised by higher wages and increased movement in the future, Reed group managing director Tom Lovell has suggested.

Manufacturing group EEF accuses Government of 'acting unreasonably' over international graduates

EEF has submitted evidence to a House of Lords committee claiming the Government is damaging employers by forcing skilled non-EEA (European Economic Area) graduates to go home straight after their...

Unemployed graduates question value of university degree, says report

Nearly half of graduates struggling to find work several months after leaving university wish they had taken a vocational course, a new study has found.

Employment rate to slow in early 2014

Employment levels will grow sharply in the first quarter of 2014 but at a slower rate than at the end of 2013, a survey suggests.

More women than men applying for professional services positions

The number of women applying for jobs in professional services has overtaken the number of men for the first time, figures suggest.