With GCSE and A-Level results due out shortly, many young people - and their parents - are considering their options for the future.
Latest analysis of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows that during the first three months of 2012 the number of paid employees in the sector increased by approximately 20,000, representing an increase...
A third of employers are maintaining staff levels higher than they need in order to avoid losing skills, but will make redundancies if economic growth does not return soon, according to a CIPD report...
It’s 2022. As the HR director of a large corporate you are writing your HR strategy for the next year and you begin by reflecting on the last 10-15 years of change.
Jobseeker confidence has “soared” in the past 12 months, with the number of unemployed confident in finding a job in the next year jumping from 51% in 2011 to 64%.
Although there were further reductions in both permanent and short-term staff appointments during July, in both cases the rates of decline eased slightly since June, according to The Recruitment and...
The British Army has launched the first of three recruitment videos - Slough to Soldier: Why I joined the Army.
Last month, Asda unveiled a fast-track retail management scheme, which will offer 15 graduates an opportunity to become a manager in a year. Asda launched a programme of apprenticeship training...
Recruiters need to move beyond a focus on active or passive candidates, according to a recent poll by online recruiter, Webrecruit, which found 41% of employees, while not actively looking for a job,...
Nine out of 10 UK companies rely on traditional interviews to ensure a match between the employee and corporate culture but only 28% are implementing pre-employment screening tests, a study of 169 HR...
The UK is in the grips of Olympic fever, and as businesses involved in the Games come under increasing pressure to deliver, I can’t help but acknowledge that there are several lessons we can all learn...
Awareness of the benefits of psychometric assessments among HR professionals and managers has grown steadily over the past few decades, from its mainstream introduction in the 1980s, when the idea...
