Attracting talent the marketing way

HR and marketing, as business functions, have a lot more in common than might be apparent at first glance.

Staff 'trapped' in career silos because employers fail to recognise tranferable skills, finds Hays

Workers are being trapped in career silos because they don’t believe they can cross sector or industry boundaries, according to data published this morning from the Hays Career Outlook Survey.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to create scholarships for less privileged law students

Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has entered into a partnership with the Faculty of Laws at UCL (University College London) to provide two scholarships per year for law students from socially...

Recruitment opportunities eroded by perception gap between the skills jobseekers and employers find important, finds Learndirect

There is a perception gap between the skills employers are looking for from prospective employees and the skills jobseekers believe to be important, according to Learndirect.

Graduate recruiters should stay away from ‘career experience’ if they want to find the best candidates

So many young people now attend Britain’s Universities that it is becoming prohibitively expensive and difficult for employers to sift through a growing surge of CV’s marked “graduate”.

Employers urged to sign-up to £1 billion Government contract to be ready to employ young people in April

The deputy prime minister has called on businesses to sign up to the government’s £1 billion Youth Contract so they are ready to offer the jobs to young people in April.

HR salaries and vacancies both on the rise according to Badenoch & Clark

Permanent vacancies have 1.55% month on month to 1,967 and permanent salaries up 0.08% on average, according to the Talent Spotlight Report from Badenoch & Clark.

Social media and recruitment: time for a coherent HR strategy?

Is it time for human resources professionals to go beyond the ‘toe-dipping’ stage with social media recruitment?

First quarter of 2012 will be most difficult for jobs market since recession began, says CIPD

The first quarter of 2012 will be the most difficult quarter for the jobs market since the recession, as the number of private sector firms surveyed planning to make redundancies increases, according...

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DWP to launch online job matching service this autumn

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is working with online recruiter Monster to provide a managed online vacancy taking, filling and automated job matching service.

Graduate recruitment: You need a good attitude not a good degree says Ernst & Young

With over 22% of 16-24 year olds out of work, graduates will need to build resilience and get out of their comfort zones if they are going to realise their potential, according to the findings of a...

National Apprenticeships Week: Employers pledge to increase recruitment

British employers have pledged to increase apprenticeship recruitment, according to a study released on the final day of National Apprenticeships Week.