Right Management offers two guides for use both by HR staff and new graduates in the workforce

Right Management has produced a free resource for HR managers to use with recent graduates in their organisations.

Don't hire without first carrying out background checks

There is plenty of talent available on the market - students that won't be getting into university due to an excess of applications, the recently made redundant, those leaving the public sector before...

More companies are recruiting overall but number of advertised vacancies is fewer, says Jobsite

Following the figures yesterday from the Office for National Statistics showing unemployment has dropped by 49,000, Jobsite reports while more companies are recruiting overall, fewer vacancies are...

Boost in employers' intentions to hire in the autumn is unlikely

While employers' business confidence has stabilised, it has not yet converted into short-term hiring intentions, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

Small businesses' immediate recruitment plans do not include graduates

Small businesses are expecting their businesses to grow over the next six months and are poised to recruit - but not from the graduate pool.

Jobsite for senior executives launched by Institute of Directors

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has launched a jobsite for business leaders, in association with TotallyExec.

Labour market survey is pessimistic about ability of growth in private sector to offset decline in public sector

Labour demand in private sector is offsetting the 'sharp fall' in demand in the public sector, but not for long, a new report shows.

Outplacement service launched aimed at helping public-sector employers and employees cope with expected redundancies

With over 600,000 public-sector redundancies expected to be made over the next five years, NorthgateArinso and Chiumento have launched a new outplacement service aimed at helping public-sector...

Demand for staff in July continued to increase but rose at the slowest pace for eight months

Increases in permanent and temporary staff appointments continued during July but in both cases the rates of growth continued to ease reaching eight-month lows.

UK recruitment companies are planning to expand abroad despite the uncertain economic outlook

Nearly a third of UK recruitment businesses intend to expand into Europe over the next 12 months.

HR needs to look for softer skills as well as technical capability in IT professionals

No longer considered practitioners of a dark art, IT professionals now have an impact on all aspects of business life. As a result employers should be looking for commercial and communications skills...

Deloitte to recruit students in their penultimate year at university for its seven-week paid work experience programme

Deloitte has begun recruiting around 150 undergraduates to take part in its Summer Vacation Scheme.