Women desperately needed for science, engineering and technology sectors

Britain's science, engineering and technology industries are in desperate need of female staff despite a 1000% rise in their numbers over the past five years, according to the New Engineering...

Recruiters should see the recession as a chance to cast their nets in other sectors

One of the things to strike me in the current recession is that it presents an opportunity for recruiters to take advantage of a new bank of available and talented business leaders and managers,...

How to future proof your workforce

There are 1.3 million people working for the health service, making the NHS the largest employer in Europe. With a workforce this size, staff turnover is considerable and so the health service must...

Reddich Borough Council updates its recruitment process for temps

Reddich Borough Council has updated its temporary recruitment requirements to increase transparency and efficiency and plans to make a 20% saving on its recruitment spend.

Grant Thornton answers graduates' recruitment questions in online chatroom

Grant Thornton has added a feature to its graduate website that allows employees and students to put recruitment questions to the firm's graduate recruitment experts.

Clocking out: Who's making job losses this week?

Announcements of job losses across the UK in 2009

Nursing to become a graduates-only profession

From 2009 nurses must have a degree to be recruited into the NHS.

Clocking in: Who's hiring this week?

Announcements of the creation of new jobs across the UK in 2009

Fears that HR staff could be among the 500 to lose jobs at Vodafone remain unconfirmed

Vodafone has confirmed it is to make 500 redundancies although it will not be closing any retail outlets, prompting fears HR jobs could be lost.

Employees lose jobs because former bosses are too busy to provide reference

More than two million UK employees have missed out on a job because their former employer has failed to provide them with a reference.

Interviewers don't spend enough time weighing up candidates' pros and cons

More than half (54%) of UK job interviewers are unable to correctly identify illegal interview questions - because staying on the right side of the law is low on their list of concerns.

Islamic Relief updates HR, payroll and online recruitment

Islamic Relief has updated its HR and payroll technology and is set to roll out an online recruitment module.