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Job opportunities across the country slipped further back last month, down 2% in April compared to March, according to the latest Reed Job Index. In spite of this, year on year employer demand is up 22% and UK job vacancies have risen 25% since December 2009, according to the report compiled from analysis of over… Read article/comments
With HR functions under pressure to deliver tangible value in the wake of the economic turmoil of recent years, direct hiring has become the ‘new black’. Why pay recruitment agency fees, the argument goes, when you can create an in-house hiring team that will do the talent acquisition job just as well and demonstrably cheaper?… Read article/comments
Soft skills, such as interpersonal and communication skills will rate highest in employers’ recruitment processes in 2011, research from Virgin Media Business shows. According to the nationwide survey of 5,000 business owners, a ‘can-do’ attitude and soft skills were noted as the most important attributes that employers looked for when recruiting new workers, with 85%… Read article/comments
Small businesses are set to hire new staff in 2011, but are unwilling to hire ex-public sector workers. According to a survey of SME employers by utility price comparison website uSwitch, 22% of small to medium business enterprises (SMEs) intend to hire new staff but just 2% of them would actively seek to recruit public… Read article/comments
With the recent launch of the iPad2, which has already sold out throughout the UK, it is becoming clear that many people are moving towards mobile devices more and more in their daily lives. Only this morning on the tube, I looked around and saw everyone tapping away on their iPhones, Andriod phones and Blackberry’s…. Read article/comments
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