Soft skills such as communication, teamwork and time management contribute £88 billion to the UK economy, research by a campaign calling for the re-evaluation of soft skills has found.
Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to build its first sports utility vehicle (SUV), creating 1,300 new jobs at its Solihull plant in the West Midlands.
More than half (52%) of London businesses are struggling to recruit the skilled staff they need, according to research from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).
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The use of interim managers in the public sector is at its highest rate since 2009, according to research by the Interim Management Association (IMA).
Eighty per cent of senior HR and procurement professionals do not regard the candidate experience as a priority in recruitment, according to recent research. But providing a positive candidate...
A polarisation of the jobs market, high youth unemployment and large regional variations mean the latest ONS figures are not as positive as they first appear, according to Warwick University professor...
There’s a worldwide skills gap emerging and if it isn’t quickly bridged by HR it will threaten the prosperity of business everywhere.
UK unemployment fell by 63,000 to 1.96 million in the third quarter of 2014, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Psychological testing as a recruitment tool is not new. While cognitive ability tests tend to be the most commonly used, there is now growing evidence that behavioural testing enables recruiters to...
Politicians need to fix the education system, cut down on needless regulation and stop threatening to curb the flow of skills into the country, Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) CEO Kevin...
Businesses looking for talent can’t rule out candidates without qualifications, or experience not readily available to those from deprived socioeconomic backgrounds, according to Deloitte UK head of...
