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.

Jobcentre Plus will no longer advertise sex industry jobs

Sex industry jobs, which could lead to exploitation, will be banned from job centres, according to minister for employment Chris Grayling.

UK retailers recruit 22,000 staff over the last year with employment levels set to increase further

Retailers have increased their recruitment numbers by 22,000 over the last year, new statistics reveal

London 2012 Olympic Games launches recruitment drive for up to 70,000 volunteer games makers

Yesterday marked exactly two years until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games and the opening of the London 2012 Volunteer Programme, seeking to recruit up to 70,000 volunteers or...

The market for HR interim managers remains buoyant as their pay soars

The demand for HR interim managers is increasing and their daily rate of pay has jumped by 11% from 547 in December to 614 in June.