Recruitment

Job insecurity up for all, but worse for public sector, says CIPD

The economic downturn continues to erode workers’ standard of living and undermine job security, says the CIPD quarterly survey, while employee confidence and trust in senior leaders have dropped to...

BT in recruitment drive for ex-armed forces engineers

BT’s Openreach division is hoping to recruit 200 ex-armed forces personnel to help deliver super-fast fibre broadband.

Increase in demand leads SME employers to recruit

The UK’s small and medium-sized manufacturers saw the volume of orders at home and abroad grow at the fastest rate in 16 years, leading an increase of 16% to move to increase headcount since the last...

Job opportunities lower than March but up on 2010, says Reed

Job opportunities across the country slipped further back last month, down 2% in April compared to March, according to the latest Reed Job Index.

Recruitment prospects look promising for the rest of the year, according to REC

Increasing numbers of employers are planning to grow their permanent workforce in the next year, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest JobsOutlook.

Despite Government plans to tackle unemployment, employers are still struggling to recruit the right staff

Despite optimism from the Government that its new work programme will help millions of unemployed people back to work, the picture looks very different when seen through the eyes of employers,...

50% reduction on recruitment costs: how social media became my best friend

The use of social media for recruitment purposes is commonplace for many organisations these days.

PwC reports largest ever graduate recruitment intake

Accountancy firm PwC has taken on 209 new graduates this April, the highest ever number to join through its annual Spring intake.

SME recruitment confidence is dwindling, stats from the Forum of Private Business show

Over a fifth of small business owners (22%) expect to recruit in 2011 – but confidence that they will be able to do so is dwindling compared to December 2010, when almost 30% of respondents said they...

Olympics jobs website launches today

Organisations looking to take on staff in the run up to the London 2012 Games can now access online a central pool of enthusiastic and available talent, all seeking roles related to the Games.

In-house or recruitment agency? It’s horses for courses

With HR functions under pressure to deliver tangible value in the wake of the economic turmoil of recent years, direct hiring has become the ‘new black’. Why pay recruitment agency fees, the argument...

Travelodge in tie-in with resurgent pub sector in recruitment

Budget hotel chain Travelodge is targeting a £100 million, 36-site expansion programme in partnership with the UK’s resurgent pub companies by 2015 and it is expected this could create 550 new jobs in...

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