Tesco hires 2,000 long-term unemployed

Tesco has recruited more than 2,000 long-term unemployed since February 2007.

HR salaries rocketing

Salaries are rising for HR professionals as demand for staff to fill HR vacancies is outstripping supply.

Single online hiring system for Dominos Pizza

Dominos Pizza has launched a worldwide online recruitment platform.

NMC wants public input when making appointments

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) plans to recruit members of the public to join its appointments board on a part-time basis.

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Fewer Christmas jobs in retail this year

More than a third of retailers (37%) plan to hire fewer Christmas staff this year than in 2007, with a further 26% offering overtime to cover busier periods.

Call for employers to hire ex-cons to reduce re-offending

Prisons minister David Hanson has urged employers to help get offenders into work and away from crime when they are released from prison.

Sin-terviewing - is your company guilty?

With 74% of people in business judged by UK heads of HR to use poor interviewing techniques, it is highly likely your company is missing the best candidates or taking on the wrong ones.

Graduates with mobile technology skills are in demand

More than half (51%) of employers value new staff who are able to adopt mobile technology quickly and to work effectively from remote locations but 84% of graduates do not give any indication of their...

Young and old unemployed struggle to find work

Longer-term unemployment among young and older workers is growing sharply according to the TUC.

Massive job cuts at BT

BT has announced it will shed 10,000 jobs by March 2009.

East Midlands launch for radio stations job board

Global Radio has launched a recruitment job board for employers and jobseekers in the East Midlands with a view to rolling it out to other radio stations within the network depending on its success.