Graduates facing unemployment still shun careers in public sector or charities, says Totaljobs

Less than one in 10 of graduates would choose to work in the public sector over the private and charity sectors, according to research from Totaljobs.

Campaign launched to save 600 call centre jobs in Derby

A campaign to avert hundreds of job losses at a Derby call centre, launched yesterday.

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Finance businesses worldwide struggle to recruit and retain talent, according to Robert Half

Financial leaders across the world report difficulties in finding skilled staff and are growing concerned about their ability to hold on to their best employees, according to a global survey of 6,000...

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Employers must push the benefits of apprenticeship schemes to GCSE students, says AELP

Employers have been urged to better market their apprenticeship programmes to GCSE students.

Boots UK launches apprenticeship scheme as an alternative to university

Boots UK is launching a new 18-month business apprenticeship programme for students who have completed their A-levels.

BCC: Government must make it easier for businesses to create jobs to boost 0.2% growth

The less than encouraging growth figures for the second quarter of 2011, has put yet more pressure on the Government to help businesses create jobs, according to the British Chambers of Commerce...

Higher than average staff turnover in the charity sector puts pressure on HR departments, according to Agenda Consulting

Staff churn in the charity sector has dropped in the last 12 months, but turnover in among third sector staff is still higher than their private and public sector counterparts, putting the pressure on...

Asda reports increase in apprentice applications

As thousands of students receive their GCSE results today, supermarket chain Asda has recorded 4,000 young people signing up to train for GCSE and A Level equivalent qualifications in the last three...

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Argos partners with Tui UK to place summer holiday staff in its stores for the Christmas period

Argos has launched its annual Christmas recruitment campaign to employ 12,000 festive staff to work in its stores.

Edenred enhances global recruitment strategy and employer brand through online portal

Edenred is poised to strengthen its global recruitment by improving its monitoring and analysis and develop its brand using an online portal.

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Psychometric profiling: is it worth the investment?

In an economic climate where accountability rules and every penny spent by a business needs to be justified, some may question the validity of an investment in psychometric profiling.

Making the right matches in the recruitment industry can often be a tough game

There is much to consider from both the potential employee and employer’s perspective regarding skillset, mind-set, attitude and aspirations. But recruitment can be such a target driven industry,...