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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
Recruitment opportunities are continuing to increase, but the pace of growth is slowing, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG Report on Jobs. The report reveals the rate of expansion of permanent staff placements eased in March following February’s ten-month high. Agencies’ temporary/contract staff billings also increased at a slower pace than the… Read article/comments
Employers, particularly in the public sector, are braced for a surge of industrial action, with a third preparing to deal with their own staff downing tools on strike, CIPD research shows. Seven in 10 employers (71%) agree there will be increasing levels of industrial action in the next 12 months and one in three (33%)… Read article/comments
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