Recruitment

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News

Give Britons jobs first, Grayling urges

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Gordon Brown had his ‘British jobs for British workers’ slogan which many dismissed and now the current employment minister Chris Grayling has said that young British people looking for work…

Effective recruitment through creativity recognised in CIPD Recruitment Marketing Awards: entries now open

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The recognition of creative and impactful recruitment marketing campaigns that effectively utilise an ever growing variety of media channels will be highlighted at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development…

Sector-specific HR executives in demand, says Boyden

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The global executive search firm’s latest outlook shows that HR executives with sector-specific experience are in demand. The quarterly Boyden Executive Outlook, has shown that organisations are holding off on…

Unemployment continues to climb

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Unemployment in the UK has risen by 48,000 to 2.67 million in the three months to December, according to the Office for National Statistics. Carmen Watson, Managing Director of Pertemps,…

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Supplier News

Totaljobs.com increases access for recruiters through Facebook’s first professional network in the UK

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Partnership with BranchOut, the professional network on Facebook, signals increased scope for recruiters Totaljobs.com announced today that it will be partnering with BranchOut, the largest professional network on Facebook. The…

Comensura and North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) Extend Contract to April 2014

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Comensura, the specialists in organisational efficiency through the managed supply of people, announced today that it has agreed an extension of its collaborative temporary workforce framework contract with NEPO for…

Lumesse customer COSLA saves taxpayers millions with award-winning recruitment website

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• COSLA awarded UK Public Sector Digital Award for ‘myjobscotland’ London, 7 February, 2012 – COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) has won the award for ‘Best example of shared…

G4S promotes London 2012 jobs in Enfield

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G4S, the official security services provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is taking part in the Enfield Jobs Fair today, as it continues to roll out the…

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Analysis

Four lessons for a great candidate experience

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Providing a bad experience to job applicants can irreparably damage your employer brand. Richard MacKinnon of Talent Q claims that good practice can be gleaned from the four mistakes typically…

Sustainable recruitment

Geoff Newman, CEO, RecruitmentGenius.com The recession has underlined the fact that businesses that do well in this climate are also likely to be the most adaptable. This in turn means…

The true cost of businesses recruiting the wrong person for the job

In the build up to October’s Talent Management & Leadership Development Summit, James Callander, Managing Director of FreshMinds Talent considers why employing the wrong person could be more than just…

The benefits of SAYE schemes to both the employer and employee

As part of the build up to September’s Employer Branding Summit, HRreview features a piece by David Kilmartin, Head of Business Development, Capita Registrars which – among other topics –…

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Blogs

Tim Ringo: Is the UK’s unemployment rate artificially high?

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In today’s economic climate, a number of major companies are not achieving their full potential in terms of revenue and profit. Whilst this can be attributed to a number of…

Lee Stephens: Warning- the Agency Worker Regulations….are coming!

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To all those who haven’t dealt with this yet, the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) will be in place as of the first of next month. If you supply temporary staff…

James Uffindell: The value of internships to firms

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You have probably noticed the increase in internship opportunities which have been taking over the job market, in recent years – but have you considered why this is happening? Internships…

James Uffindell: Data Explosion

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As the world has moved online, there has been an explosion of data stored globally. One estimate was that there was a 60% increase in data stored last year. Experts…

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