Online job opportunities for HR staff increase by 12% since May 2011

Online job opportunities have increased by 3% since May 2011 with HR roles demonstrating “robust growth” according to the Monster Employment Index.

Government invests in Mandatory Work Placement scheme and tightens sanctions for jobseekers that avoid it

The Government will invest £5million in the expansion of the Mandatory Work Activity scheme, requiring more jobseekers to do a month's full time activity to help them back into work.

UK's employment outlook keeps head above water despite recession fears, reports Manpower

The UK’s employment outlook has continued to keep its head above water, according to Manpower Group, which this morning unveiled its quarterly Employment Outlook Survey.

We are letting our children down. And therefore our employers and country

I am going to nail my colours to the mast from the start. I am bewildered about education today. I just cannot understand why it has become so difficult to teach kids to read, write and do simple...

Is the traditional CV the best recruitment tool in a digital society?

News of employees coming under fire for falsely stating qualifications on their CVs has sparked my thinking about how candidates use the traditional paper CV as a tool for recruitment in a digital...

Bosch seeks to big up UK engineering, says its global HR director

Bosch’s most senior human resources director said the key to the German firm’s growth is engaging young people with science and technology skills as early as kindergarten, in the week the UK’s GDP...

Lack of clarity still evident around Agency Workers Regulations, finds TEAM and BIS

Despite years of discussion and the eventual implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), increased employment costs and a reduction in the use of agency workers, almost 60% of temporary...

Closing the gap between classroom and workplace

"I always wanted to be a graphic designer,” says Kenton Robbins, business coach and regional director for Yorkshire and Humber at the Institute of Directors (IoD).

Applications for food and drink sector retail double between 2010 and 2011, as vacancy numbers shrink

The number of supermarket and food retailer roles available has not followed a steady pattern since the start of the recession in 2008.

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Employers expect skills shortfall to worsen, finds Elemense/OnePoll survey

Half of key UK industries surveyed believe their sector is suffering a skills shortage – and even more expect the shortfall to get worse, according to research commissioned by Elemense, a recruitment...

End division between permanent and temporary staff: the future of recruitment process outsourcing

The recruitment industry has been the subject of great change in recent years. We have seen a shift both in the way that companies are approaching their recruitment strategy and the way recruitment...

Bosses, be less egotistic and more focused on stakeholders, urges report

Leaders need to develop beyond their personal ego and become radical, ethical and authentic if they are to succeed in the 21st century, according to a report published this week, based on research...