Managers have little faith the recession will end any time soon, with 30% of them believing it will last for another year, according to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

Global recruitment is still decreasing but a growing number of companies are planning to hire in the coming quarter.

Companies are still not taking future employee engagement into account when recruiting staff, according to a talent and engagement expert.

Job opportunities in the UK have risen to their highest level since recession hit in September 2008, according to figures from recruitment site Reed.