Class of 2011 destined for low-skilled jobs or unemployment

Over half of graduates from the class of 2011 will end up in low-paid roles or still be out of work six months after graduation.

George Osborne and Ed Balls slug it out over employment discrimination and job losses

Chancellor George Osborne and shadow chancellor Ed Balls traded a war of words at yesterday’s Institute of Directors conference, with each – separated by an hour – giving delegates made up of HR...

Recruitment market growing with accelerated pace, according to REC/KPMG report

The number of people being recruited increased in April and the rate of growth in recruitment is accelerating, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation/KPMG Report on jobs.

Standard Chartered launches initiative to recruit 500 graduates globally every year

Standard Chartered has launched a multi-language, multi-location recruitment initiative to recruit 500 graduates per year in 30 countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Public sector forced to defend its training and staff development methods

HR directors in the public sector have come under new scrutiny – and have been forced to defend their training methods – following research showing employers in small businesses are reluctant to hire...

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.