Recruitment

Sixth formers are 'ambitious and entrepreneurial' but only a quarter get to visit employers, finds City & Guilds

Almost nine in 10 16-18 year olds said that a visit to an employer was "extremely useful" to them, yet only a quarter of learners have been given this opportunity, according to research published by...

Employers waste £270 million a year on 'failed recruitment', reveals Learndirect

Employers may be wasting as much as £270 million a year on failed recruitment, according to a report from Learndirect.

Employers' confidence to hire reaches three-year high, according to REC

Employer confidence to recruit has reached the highest level since 2009, according to The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s JobsOutlook, a monthly survey of employers’ hiring intentions.

A third of graduates forced to claim Jobseekers Allowance, reports Totaljobs

More than a third of UK graduates have been searching for work for over six months, forcing the same percentage to claim Jobseekers Allowance, according to recruitment website Totaljobs.

Class discrimination and unconcious bias plague recruitment and promotion opportunities, admit HRDs

Social class discrimination and unconscious bias in the workplace are the new equality frontiers, according to law firm Pannone has revealed.

UK staff have felt more impact from recession than mainland European peers, according to Monster survey

Almost nine out of 10 staff admit their career plans have been affected by the economy, according to a Monster survey.

Neither governments nor corporations can operate as silos; they must cooperate to resolve economic woes

The latest unemployment rates for the UK are chilling – 8.4% of the UK population is now unemployed (the highest for 17 years) and the 16-to-24-year-old age group make up 22.2% of this unemployment...

Staff performance ranked higher than cost and time-to-hire by HRDs measuring recruitment ROI, according to poll of 1,500 HR pros

Focus on an employee's performance ranked highest among HR directors, when evaluating the success of the recruitment process ahead of factors such as the cost of hire and the time it took to secure...

Google tops poll of employers graduates most want to work for

Google has taken the top spot of the most desirable employer amongst graduates, with BBC TV at number two, whilst the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Security Service (MI5) also feature in...

Three quarters of UK employees on the hunt for a new job, finds Kelly Services

Employees across the UK are disengaged, with less than half currently happy in their job and well over a third frequently thinking about quitting, according to the latest survey results from global...

Government's social mobility reviewer voices concerns over unpaid internships

Alan Milburn, independent reviewer of social mobility and child poverty for the coalition government, has voiced his concerns over the implications of unpaid internships.

Saatchi & Saatchi X gives graduate candidates 30 seconds to impress senior executives in a lift

Creative agency Saatchi & Saatchi X has invited graduates to its agency offices on Friday to pitch for a job - in the lift.

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