Why Facebook searches on job hunters should be banned

Facebook has been no stranger to debates over privacy over the last few years.

Employer demand for flexible staffing increases, as permanent recruitment wanes, REC research confirms

Continuing fragility in the UK economy has resulted in employers increasing their long-term demand for flexible staffing whilst downgrading their plans to increase their permanent workforce in the...

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Employment minister: Government has to remain focussed on driving private sector growth

The Government must remain focused on supporting the economy and driving growth in the private sector, Employment minister Chris Grayling (pictured) said yesterday.

Ernst & Young offers school leavers an alternative to University

Ernst & Young has today launched a new school leaver programme.

Hastings Direct creates 100 new jobs with 200 vacancies

Insurance broker Hastings Direct is to recruit 200 members of staff, including 100 for newly created jobs.

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Kingston Business School HR students to interview volunteers for the Olympic Games

Undergraduates at Kingston University studying HR management will be at the heart of the Olympic volunteering interview process filtering some of the quarter of a million people who have applied to...

Managing your employer brand online: don't bury your head in the sand

There is little denying that social media have transformed the way we live our lives and do business, infiltrating almost every part of the modern world.

Why is it easier to get a date online than hire talent online?

Match.com, Eharmony.co.uk, plentyoffish.com: there has been an explosion in online dating sites over the past decade or so. No longer wanting to leave it to chance (or Cupid), single hopefuls register...

Future-proofing recruitment strategy: why recruit at all?

I love challenging conventional wisdom. So while this may sound paradoxical for a recruiter, I want to question the value of employing staff. Is there a perhaps a natural bias or knee-jerk tendency to...

Western Australia to recruit 150,000 people over the next five years - with the help of UK HR directors

Western Australia (WA) should be the destination of choice for skilled migrants, said its training and workforce development minister, Peter Collier (pictured). He visited the UK last month to promote...

Guide launched to help HR directors work with freelancers ahead of Agency Workers Regulations

Recruitment agencies and HR directors across the country will today receive the first ever guide to ‘working with freelancers’ in advance of October’s introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations...

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Recruiters see an increase in staff placements as employment levels reach 1% off pre-recession peak

Recruitment consultants reported further increases in the number of people placed into both permanent and temporary job roles during July, according to findings published today by the Recruitment and...